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Saudi Arabia announces return of ambassador to Lebanon
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], April 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Saudi Arabia's Foreign Ministry announced on Thursday the return of its ambassador to Lebanon, in a positive sign of a thaw in their tense ties.
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Mumbai City to face Al Shabab in AFC Champions League debut
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], April 7 (ANI): Making their debut in the prestigious AFC Champions League, Mumbai City will face off against Saudi Arabian side Al Shabab in their opening game of Group B in the 2022 edition of Asia's premier club competition at the Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium in Ri
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Saudi Arabia welcomes UN-backed 2-month truce in Yemen
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], April 2 (ANI/Xinhua): The Saudi Arabian Foreign Ministry welcomed on Saturday a two-month truce in Yemen announced by the United Nations, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
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Turkey agrees to transfer Khashoggi murder case to Saudi Arabia: minister
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], April 1 (ANI/Xinhua): The Turkish justice minister said on Friday that he will accept a local prosecutor's demand to transfer a case against suspects in the killing of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi to the Saudi authorities, as Ankara seeks to mend ties with Riyadh.
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Saudi Arabia finally gets Patriot missile systems from US
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], March 21 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States has transferred a "significant number" of Patriot missile systems to Saudi Arabia over the past month, The Wall Street Journal reports citing senior US officials.
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UK pays Iran USD 530 mln debt for unfulfilled tanks order
Updated : 4 years ago IST
London [UK], March 16 (ANI): Following the release of two British nationals held in Iranian prisons for several years, UK foreign minister Liz Truss on Wednesday confirmed that the UK had paid Iran a USD 530 million debt for an order of tanks that was canceled after the 1979 Islamic revoluti
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Yoga soon to be introduced in Saudi schools as a sport
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], March 14 (ANI): Yoga will soon be introduced in schools in Saudi Arabia as part of the sports curriculum due to its significance for mental and physical health, the president of the Saudi Yoga Committee, Nouf Al-Marwaai, said.
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Saudi Arabia executes 81 persons linked with ISIS, al-Qaeda
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], March 12 (ANI): Saudi Arabia's interior ministry on Saturday executed 81 persons on charges of working with ISIS and al-Qaeda and committing crimes such as murder and rape, reported Al Arabiya citing the Saudi Press Agency (SPA).
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Saudi Arabia inks 22 deals with local, foreign defence firms
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], March 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Saudi Arabia has inked 2.13 billion U.S. dollars' worth of deals with local and foreign defence companies at the ongoing World Defense Show in Riyadh, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Monday.
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J-K's handicrafts industry reviving with govt efforts
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], February 6 (ANI): Handicrafts are making a comeback in Jammu and Kashmir, thanks to the government's efforts over the last two years to breathe fresh life into the traditional arts and crafts that have long been a part of the Himalayan region's culture.
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Salman Khan honoured at Joy Awards 2022 in Saudi Arabia
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 31 (ANI): Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has been honoured at the Joy Awards 2022, held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Expat doctors worked alongside Kuwaiti counterparts to revive Kuwaiti heal
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kuwait City [Kuwait], January 22(ANI): Dr Riyadh A Khan, an Indian doctor in Kuwait said that expat doctors worked shoulder to shoulder with their Kuwaiti counterparts to revive the Kuwaiti health sector post-invasion from Iraq.
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