Saudi Arabia
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia announces voluntary oil production cut
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s Energy Ministry has announced a voluntary oil cut of 500,000 barrels per day from May till the end of 2023. The production cut is in coordination with some other…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia to become SCO dialogue partner
Riyadh: The cabinet of Saudi Arabia’s government has approved a memorandum granting the country the status of a dialogue partner in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, according to Saudi Gazette, citing Saudi Press…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia to renovate 1300-year-old Al-Safa mosque in Al-Baha
Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s 13th century mosque built nearly 1,350 years ago, will be renovated as part of a project to safeguard the Kingdom’s heritage, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA)…
- Middle East
Foreigners can now own properties in Saudi Arabia
Riyadh: The authority in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has revealed that foreigners will be allowed to purchase property anywhere in the Kingdom, local media reported. The Kingdom’s Real Estate General Authority…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia signals readiness to provide more credit to Pakistan
Islamabad: Pakistan claimed that it received an indication from Saudi Arabia for additional loans that may help to break gridlock with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). “We have received an indication from…
- Middle East
Egyptian pilgrim dies of heart attack during Umrah in Saudi Arabia
Riyadh: An Egyptian pilgrim passed away while on a fast and performing Umrah rituals at the Grand Mosque in Makkah during the holy month of Ramzan, local media reported. Heba Mustafa, an Egyptian…
- India
4,314 Indian women set to perform Haj without ‘Mehram’ this year
New Delhi: As many as 4,314 Indian women are set to perform Haj without ‘Mehram (male companion)’ this year, the largest since the reform in 2018 which did away with the compulsion…
- Middle East
Saudi: Prophet’s Mosque cleaned five times a day during Ramzan
Riyadh: The Agency for the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Prophet’s Mosque has announced that it is intensifying its efforts to clean and sterilize the Prophet’s Mosque during the holy…
- Middle East
Saudi: Haramain train raises daily trips to 100 during Ramzan
Riyadh: Haramain High-Speed Railway has increased over 100 daily trips to transport pilgrims between Saudi Arabia’s Makkah and Madinah during the holy month of Ramzan, local media reported. This comes to facilitate…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia: 120 prayer areas prepared in Grand Mosque’s new expansion
Riyadh: At least 120 prayer areas in the new Saudi expansion of the Grand Mosque in Makkah are prepared to ensure a comfortable visit for pilgrims during the holy month of Ramzan,…
- Middle East
Saudi bus accident: Death toll rises to 21; DNA samples collected to identify victims
Riyadh: The death toll in Monday’s bus accident in southern Saudi Arabia carrying Umrah pilgrims has risen to 21, while the number of injuries reached nearly 29. The accident occurred at around…
- NRIs Corner
How identity crisis haunting Indian dead worker in Saudi Arabia
Jeddah: A foreign worker’s existence in any Gulf country is based on the visa (iqama), everything from work to house even death is identified by the visa. Seeking help from a friend,…
- World
China expects Saudi, Iran to improve ties under Beijing brokered peace deal
Beijing: Weeks after China brokered a landmark peace deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia, Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday said he expects both countries to improve their ties as arch-rivals in…
- Middle East
Video: At least 20 Umrah pilgrims killed, 29 injured in Saudi Arabia bus crash
Riyadh: At least 20 Umrah pilgrims were killed and 29 injured after a bus crashed southwest of Saudi Arabia on Monday, Dubai-based Gulf News reported. The bus hit a bridge, tipped over,…
- Hyderabad
Saudi Arabia: Hyderabad woman rescued in Nov awaits repatriation
Hyderabad: A Hyderabad woman named Sakina Fatima was rescued in November after being tortured by her employer in Hafar Al Batin, Saudi Arabia. Since then, she is staying in the Indian Embassy…