Search For "saudi"
Saudi Arabia King was first leader to contact me after coup attempt: Turke
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Dubai [United Emirates], Feb. 14 (ANI): Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has revealed after following the recent coup attempt in the nation, Saudi Arabia's King Salman was the first leader to contact him and assure him of solidarity with Istanbul.
Read More
1.70 lakh pilgrims allocated for Haj 2017, subsidy to be reduced progressi
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, [India], Feb. 8 (ANI): As per the Annual Bilateral Agreement signed between India and Saudi Arabia, a quota of 1,70,025 pilgrims has been allocated for Haj 2017 as opposed to the quota of 1,36,020 pilgrims last year.
Read More
Houthi rebel missile strikes Riyadh military base: Reports
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK]/Abu Dhabi [UAE], Feb. 6 (ANI): Yemen's Houthi rebels have reportedly fired a surface to surface missile that hit a Saudi military camp 40 kilometer west of Riyadh on Sunday night.
Read More
160 'illegal' Pakistani residents deported from Saudi Arabia
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Feb. 5 (ANI): The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has deported 160 Pakistanis who were living illegally in the country.
Read More
Kerala: DRI recovers Rs. 45.69 lakh concealed in bunch of bananas
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kozhikode (Kerala) [India], Feb. 1 (ANI): Officials of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized unaccounted Saudi riyal worth Rs 45.69 lakh from two Dubai-bound passengers at the Kozhikode Airport on Thursday.
Read More
Al Rajhi Bank deploys Gemalto's instant EMV card issuance solution in
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 30 (ANI): Gemalto, the world leader in digital security is supplying Al Rajhi Bank, Saudi Arabia's leading financial institution, with its instant card issuance solution for the bank's new generation of self-service kiosks.
Read More
Pak ties with Iran, S. Arabia hanging in balance due to China's plott
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan. 25 (ANI): The question of whether Pakistan can ever be a reliable partner for key allies Iran and Saudi Arabia hangs in the balance with Islamabad repeatedly sending confusing signals to Tehran and Riyadh, and often reneging on promises made in the recent past.
Read More
13 Pakistani among 16 arrested in Saudi Arabia on terror charges
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan. 25 (ANI): The security forces in Saudi Arabia have arrested 13 Pakistanis and three Saudis suspected of having links to terrorists who blew themselves up during a weekend fire fight with police.
Read More
Saudi Security forces foil major terror bids in Jeddah
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Jeddah [Saudi Arabia], Jan. 24(ANI): Saudi security forces recently foiled major terror attempts by storming two hideouts in Jeddah.
Read More
69 Pakistanis under detention in Saudi Arabia on terrorism charges
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Jeddah [Saudi Arabia], Jan. 24(ANI): The arrest of a Pakistani woman in Jeddah's Al-Naseem district during a security operation on Saturday has raised the number of Pakistanis detained for involvement in terror activities to 69.
Read More
Pak army chief, Saudi envoy discuss defence cooperation
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Rawalpindi [Pakistan], Jan. 21 (ANI): Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa said during discussions with Saudi Arabian envoy Abdullah Marzouk Al - zahrani that the Pakistan Army held the defence of Saudi Arabia "at par with its own".
Read More
Parallel hardcore Islamic suburbs sprouting in heart of France- a sign of
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Paris [France], Jan. 17 (ANI): Women being banned from hanging out at bars and bistros, being told to wear fully covered clothes, being forbidden from mixing with men; such a scene is very easily acceptable in a place like Saudi Arabia where the Sharia law, which is quite clear on the role o
Read More