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US House votes to block 'emergency' arms sale to Saudi Arabia
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [USA], July 18 (ANI): The US House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to block emergency arms sales to Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Jordan.
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US passes bill to impose sanctions on Saudi officials involved in Khashogg
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 16 (ANI): United States' legislators on Monday unanimously passed a bill that will impose sanctions on Saudi officials involved in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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37 countries, including Pak and Saudi, defend China in UN letter over Xinj
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 13 (ANI): UN ambassadors from 37 countries, including Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, have released a letter defending China's "contribution to the international human rights cause" in the Xinjiang region, in direct response to Western criticism earlier this week.
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Saudi Crown Prince's sister on trial in France for assaulting craftsman
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Paris [France], July 10 (ANI): The princess of Saudi Arabia, Hassa bint Salman Al Saud, is on trial in absentia in France after allegedly ordering her bodyguard to assault and humiliate a local French craftsman at her upmarket Avenue Foch luxury apartment here three years ago.
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Nicki Minaj calls off Saudi Arabia performance following criticism by huma
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 10 (ANI): Facing criticism from human rights activists, singer Nicki Minaj has pulled out of her scheduled performance at the Jeddah World Fest in Saudi Arabia.
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Air India to provide special baggage allowance for passengers carrying Zam
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): Air India will provide an additional baggage allowance of 5 kilograms to the passengers returning from Saudi Arabia after Haj with Zam Zam (holy water) cans.
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Air India allows carrying Zamzam cans
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): The passengers of Air India flights AI966 and AI964 are now allowed to carry Zamzam canisters within their permissible baggage allowance, the national carrier said on Tuesday.
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Drone attacks on 2 Saudi airports, claim Houthis
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Sanaa [Yemen], Jul 7 (ANI): Yemen's Houthi rebels on Saturday claimed that they have launched fresh drone strikes targetting two airports in Saudi Arabia.
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Pakistan takes steps to control locust attack
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Punjab [Pakistan], July 6 (ANI): The Provincial Secretary Agriculture, Wasif Khursheed, on Saturday said that teams have been formed to control the latest locust threat which has put thousands of acres of cotton crop in the line of devastation in Pakistan.
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Nicki Minaj criticised by human rights activists ahead of concert in Saudi
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 5 (ANI): American rapper Nicki Minaj is facing criticism by human rights activists for scheduling performance in Saudi Arabia, a Middle East Country which treats women and minorities as second-class citizens.
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First batch of Hajj pilgrims from Srinagar leaves for Jeddah
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 4 (ANI): The first batch of 11,000 pilgrims from Jammu and Kashmir left for Saudi Arabia on Thursday to perform this year's Hajj pilgrimage.
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Nicki Minaj to perform at Jeddah World Fest
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 3 (ANI): Rapper Nicki Minaj will soon make her way to Saudi Arabia to perform at the Jeddah World Fest scheduled to be held at King Abdullah Sports Stadium in the Red Sea city.
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