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Saudi-led coalition intercepts 2 drones fired toward border city
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], June 28 (ANI/Xinhua): The Saudi-led coalition involved in a war in Yemen on Sunday intercepted two drones launched toward the Saudi border city of Khamis Mushait, the Al Ekhbariya TV reported.
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India administers 3.77 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses in 6 days, more than p
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 27 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting with top officials to review the progress of vaccination and COVID-19 situation in the country and was informed that 3.77 crore doses have been administered in the last six days in the country, which is more tha
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Saudis miffed at Islamabad over calls of Pakistan-led coalition of Islamic
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], June 26 (ANI): Pakistan has drawn the ire of Saudi Arabia after Islamabad called for a Pakistan-led coalition of Islamic countries to counter Israel.
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Obama-Era State Dept approved paramilitary training in US for Khashoggi ki
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], June 23 (ANI/Sputnik): The Obama-era State Department approved training in the United States for Saudi operatives who were involved in the assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the New York Times reported citing documents and people familiar with the matter.
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Pentagon pulling out missile defense, military hardware from Saudi Arabia,
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 20 (ANI): Headquarters of the US Department of Defense, the Pentagon is pulling missile defense systems and other military hardware and personnel from Saudi Arabia and other countries in the Middle East.
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India with Saudi Arabia on decision not to allow foreign Haj pilgrims amid
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 15 (ANI): Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Tuesday said that India is with Riyadh's decision not to allow pilgrims from outside Saudi Arabia to go on Haj this year due to COVID-19.
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Pakistan's Gwadar loses shine as Saudis shift billion-dollar oil refinery
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], June 14 (ANI): Saudi Arabia has decided to shift a planned USD 10 billion oil refinery to Karachi from Gwadar, the epicenter of the country's flagship China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, further highlighting the infrastructural deficiencies of the project in the port city.
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Bomb-laden drone falls at school in Saudi border city Asir: Defence Minist
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], June 14 (ANI): A bomb-laden drone fell on Sunday at a school in Saudi border city Asir, the country's Defence Ministry said.
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Saudi Arabia bars foreign pilgrims from Hajj due to COVID
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], June 12 (ANI): In a wake of entire world witnessing the COVID-19 pandemic, Saudi Arabia once again barred foreigners to perform the Hajj, and set a limit of maximum of 60,000 pilgrims inside the Kingdom.
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Jaishankar holds meeting with Indian envoys in Gulf nations, discusses tra
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Kuwait City [Kuwait], June 11 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar chaired a meeting of Indian envoys in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Iran, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and Bahrain and discussed the welfare of the Indian community and trade interests in these countries.
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Bodies of Malayali nurses killed in Saudi Arabia road accident to be broug
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 9 (ANI): Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan on Wednesday said that the bodies of two Malayali nurses, who had died in a road accident in Saudi Arabia, will be brought to Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday.
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Deportations of Uyghurs from other countries to China spark fears of Beiji
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 9 (ANI): Dozens of accounts have surfaced detailing the alleged detention and deportation of Uyghur Muslims at China's request in three major countries-- Egypt, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia-- raising concerns of Beijing's growing reach in foreign nati
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