The China-Saudi summit tells the West that the Arabs have somebody else to look up to while the Chinese expect the summit to indicate that they have finally arrived in the region.
Saudi Arabia on Monday issued an advisory for its citizens in Pakistan to cease unnecessary movement and warned them to take caution in every possible way after the South Asian country was rocked by several blasts on Sunday.
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Secretary-General Hissein Brahim Taha on Sunday expressed his "exacerbated concerns" over the Taliban's order banning women from working in all local and foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in Afghanistan. Taha described the ban on wome
Khan joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1997. His first foreign assignment was to the Embassy of India, Cairo where between 1999-2001, apart from the other duties at the Embassy, he obtained an Advanced Diploma in the Arabic Language
Islamic countries -- Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Turkey -- and the US on Wednesday expressed concern and condemned the Taliban for disallowing women's right to education.
The three-day visit of Chinese leader Xi to Saudi Arabia and his talks with important Gulf Cooperation Council leaders, as well as the signing of dozens of agreements with Riyadh, show that Beijing is trying to increase its influence in the region.
The three-day visit of Chinese leader Xi Jinping to Saudi Arabia last week and his talks with the Saudi rulers and other important GCC leaders, as well as the signing of dozens of agreements with Riyadh, shows that Beijing is trying to increase its influence in the region.