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Hyderabad: Eminent Urdu journalist, poet Mahtab Qadr passes away
Hyderabad: Renowned Urdu journalist and poet Mahtab Qadr, whose real name was Syed Sarfaraz Ali, passed away in Hyderabad on Friday, September 25, after a prolonged illness. His son Suhail Syed announced…
- Middle East
Potential danger alerts issued for Makkah, Jeddah, 3 others
Saudi Arabia’s National Early Warning Platform issued alerts for Makkah City, Taif Governorate, Tabuk Province, Jeddah Governorate and Tanbu Governorate on Thursday, September 24. The platform asked people who received the warnings…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia postpones National Day fireworks, drone shows
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia has postponed fireworks and drone shows that were planned in several regions as part of the Kingdom’s 96th National Day celebrations. This comes as Saudi Arabia observes its National…
- Middle East
Hyderabad-Gulf traffic falls as West Asia tensions persist
Hyderabad’s air traffic to the Gulf has come under pressure in 2026 amid the continuing conflict involving Iran and wider security concerns across West Asia, with passenger numbers declining on several key…
- Middle East
Elderly Hyderabad mother in agony as son remains jailed in Saudi
Hyderabad: An elderly mother from Hyderabad has sought the intervention of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to secure the release and repatriation of her 35-year-old son, Mohammed Afroz, who has been…
- Middle East
Saudi officials issue brief emergency danger alert for Makkah
The Saudi Civil Defence on Tuesday, September 15, issued a brief hostile aerial attack alert for Makkah, warning of possible danger. It marked the first such alert sent to the holy city…
- Middle East
Potential danger alerts issued for Jeddah, 5 other Saudi cities
Saudi Arabia’s National Early Warning Platform on Tuesday, September 15, issued alerts warning of a potential danger in Jeddah Governorate, urging residents to remain calm and follow official safety instructions. The Saudi…
- Middle East
Wizz Air announces return to Dubai and Abu Dhabi with new routes
Wizz Air has announced plans to return to Dubai and Abu Dhabi, less than a year after ending its locally based operations in the UAE capital. The ultra-low-cost airline said the two…
- Middle East
Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed elected Secretary-General of OIC
Jeddah: Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, a 66-year-old Mauritanian diplomat and former United Nations official, was elected Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Thursday, August 27, succeeding Hissein Brahim Taha.…
- Middle East
Watch: Jeddah flyer held after Delhi Customs find gold in e-scooter
New Delhi: Delhi Customs has arrested a passenger arriving from Jeddah after recovering 869.5 grams of 24-carat gold ingeniously concealed inside the tyres of an electric scooter at Indira Gandhi International (IGI)…
- Middle East
Video: Jeddah Tower reaches 430m in race to become world’s tallest
Jeddah: Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah Tower has reached a height of 430 metres, marking a major construction milestone more than a decade after work began on the project and several years after it…
- Middle East
India, Saudi Arabia sign MoU on water resource cooperation
Riyadh: India and Saudi Arabia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to boost cooperation on water resource management, according to an official statement on Monday, june 29. The agreement was signed at…
- India
AI Express Kannur-Jeddah flight returns due to engine fault
Kannur: An Air India Express flight bound to Jeddah from Kannur returned within two hours of the flight on Tuesday, June 16, due to a fault in the aircraft’s engine, airport sources…
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Haj pilgrims report stolen items from luggage at Lucknow airport
Lucknow: Haj pilgrims returning from Saudi Arabia protested at Lucknow’s Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport on Tuesday, June 2, after reporting missing valuables and damaged luggage upon arrival from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.…
- News
India’s Consulate greets Haj pilgrims as departure phase starts
Riyadh: India’s Consul General in Jeddah, Fahad Suri, has extended his heartfelt ‘Haj Mubarak’ greetings to all Indian Haj pilgrims on the successful completion of the main Haj rituals. On the occasion…