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‘Won’t bring security’: Iran on Pakistan-Saudi-Turkiye pact
Islamabad: Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye on Friday, August 7, signed a joint defence agreement under which an attack on any one of the three countries would be treated as an attack…
- 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
Pakistan PM enters Kaaba, performs Umrah during Saudi visit
Makkah: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and members of his high-level delegation performed Umrah in Makkah early on Friday, August 7, during their official visit to Saudi Arabia, the Prime Minister’s Office…
- Middle East
Critically ill worker to be airlifted from Riyadh to Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The Telangana government has initiated efforts to facilitate the medical evacuation of a 45-year-old Indian worker from Saudi Arabia after his family sought urgent assistance to bring him to Hyderabad for…
- Middle East
Child among 11 injured in Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia
Riyadh: More than 10 civilians, including a 4-year-old child, were injured in Saudi Arabia on Thursday after a series of attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, according to the Saudi military. The attacks,…
- World
Pakistan PM, army chief heads to Saudi Arabia for key talks
Lahore: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Asim Munir will undertake a three-day official visit to Saudi Arabia from Thursday as Islamabad seeks to reinforce its…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia launches umbrella challenge for pilgrims
Makkah: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has opened a challenge inviting innovators, designers, developers and specialised companies to develop innovative personal umbrellas that improve the experience of pilgrims performing Haj…
- Middle East
Houthis claim missile attack on Saudi oil tanker in Gulf of Aden
Sanaa: Yemen’s Houthi group have said it had targeted a Saudi oil tanker with a ballistic missile in the Gulf of Aden, several hours after claiming a separate missile attack on another…
- Middle East
Makkah, Madinah rank among world’s top visitor cities
Saudi Arabia’s Pilgrim Experience Program (PEP) has highlighted major gains in pilgrim services and global tourism rankings, with Makkah and Madinah securing places among the world’s leading visitor destinations in its 2025…
- Middle East
Riyadh Air launches first India route with Mumbai service
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia-based Riyadh Air has commenced its first scheduled service to India, launching daily non-stop flights between Riyadh and Mumbai on Tuesday, August 4. The new route connects King Khalid International…
- Middle East
Saudi travel ban leaves Telangana nurse stranded after accident
Hyderabad: A 36-year-old Telangana nurse is stranded in Saudi Arabia after a road accident left her 87 percent permanently disabled, while a travel ban linked to an outstanding bank loan has prevented…
- Telangana
Haj 2027: 4,508 Telangana pilgrims selected, 6,114 waitlisted
Hyderabad: A total of 4,508 applicants from Telangana have been selected through a digitally randomised draw of lots for Haj 1448 AH/2027, while 6,114 have been placed on the waiting list. Telangana…
- Middle East
Iran war deal taking shape, US to stop new strikes: Trump
Washington: President Donald Trump, in a Saturday, August 1, evening social media post, claimed that Mideast allies have reached the parameters of a deal to end the Iran war and said that…
- 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
LuLu Group founder helps stranded Hyderabadi return from Saudi
Hyderabad: A 56-year-old Hyderabadi who had been stranded in Saudi Arabia after suffering a stroke and facing a travel ban has returned home, with LuLu Group founder and chairman MA Yusuff Ali…