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Saudi: Tanzanian conjoined twins successfully separated in 16-hr surgery
Riyadh: A team of doctors at the King Abdullah Specialist Children’s Hospital in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh on Thursday, October 5, successfully separated Tanzanian conjoined twins in a complex 16-hour surgery, the Saudi…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia to continue voluntary oil cuts till year-end
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) will continue with one million barrel per day voluntary crude oil production cut until the end of the year, the Saudi Press Agency reported on…
- Middle East
35 Saudi docs begin 16-hr surgery to separate conjoined Tanzanian twins
Riyadh: A team of doctors and specialists have started a 16-hour surgery to separate a Tanzanian conjoined twins at King Abdullah Specialized Children’s Hospital (KASCH) in Riyadh on Thursday, October 5, the…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia: Filipino domestic worker found dead with multiple stab wounds
Riyadh: A 32-year-old Filipino domestic worker, who was due to return home this month upon contract completion, was found dead stabbed with multiple wounds in Saudi Arabia. The domestic worker was identified…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia announces bid to host FIFA World Cup 2034
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on Wednesday, October 4, announced its intention to bid to host the 2034 FIFA World Cup, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported The Saudi Arabian Football Federation’s…
- World
Taliban irked over ‘fake news’ report in Saudi media
Afghanistan’s Taliban government has firmly rejected Saudi media reports about summoning of the Saudi Chargé d’Affaires over the presence of a woman in a meeting held in Moscow few days ago. Taking…
- Middle East
Riyadh Season 2023: Saudi Arabia set to open Cristiano Ronaldo museum
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is all set to open Cristiano Ronaldo museum on Saturday, October 28, as part of the upcoming Riyadh Season. Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr player Ronaldo…
- Middle East
UAE announces registration dates for Haj 2024; check details
Abu Dhabi: Authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have announced the registration dates for those wishing to perform Haj pilgrimage in 2024. The UAE’s General Authority of Islamic Affairs and Endowments…
- Hyderabad
Misunderstood visa rules prevent Indian expats’ entry into Saudi Arabia
Jeddah: Mohammed Zeeshan (name changed), a 28-year-old from Hyderabad, recently embarked on a journey to Riyadh, bidding farewell to his wife and family at Hyderabad airport. His friends and relatives eagerly gathered…
- World
Blinken to visit Israel, Saudi Arabia later this month
Tel Aviv: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Israel and Saudi Arabia later this month amid a diplomatic push to bring the Sunni kingdom into the Abraham Accords. The trip,…
- Middle East
Second Israeli minister visits Saudi Arabia in a week
In the second visit to Saudi Arabia by an Israeli minister within a week, the Israeli Minister of Communications, Shlomo Karai, on Monday, October 2, arrived in Riyadh to participate in the “Universal Postal…
- Middle East
New Jeddah-Makkah highway will reduce travel time to 35 minutes
Riyadh: Travel time between Jeddah and Makkah will be reduced to 35 minutes from 1 hour 43 minutes with the opening of a new 72-kilometer highway, which is currently in its final…
- Pakistan
Pakistan deboards 16 ‘beggars’ from Saudi Arabia-bound flight
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) offloaded 16 alleged beggars in the disguise of Umrah pilgrims from a Saudi Arabia-bound flight at the Multan airport two days ago, local media reported. According…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia: 7 arrested for defrauding elderly citizen of Rs 50 cr
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on Sunday, October 1, arrested seven Saudi citizens, who were accused of defrauding an elderly citizen of 23 million Saudi riyals (Rs 50,92,13,426), the Saudi…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia condemns Quran burning in Sweden
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia has strongly condemned the burning of a copy of the Islamic holy book of the Quran in the Swedish city of Malmo, a move which the kingdom says was…