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CZN Burak performs Umrah with his mother, shares pics
Riyadh: Celebrity chef Ozdemir Burak, who is popularly known as CZN Burak worldwide, has performed Umrah in the holy city of Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Burak, a Turkish chef and restaurateur, gained fame…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia: Check out master plan for Abha airport project
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman has announced the launch of a master plan for the Kingdom’s new Abha International Airport on Thursday, October 12. The new airport design aims to embody…
- Pakistan
Ex-Pak PM Nawaz Sharif performs Umrah in Saudi Arabia
Islamabad: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif performed the Umrah pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia and is expected to meet top leaders before his scheduled return to Pakistan on October 21, ending a four-year…
- Middle East
Over 100 countries support Saudi’s bid to host 2034 FIFA WC
Riyadh: Over 100 of 211 member federations of FIFA across different continents have publicly pledged their support for Saudi Arabia’s bid to host the 2034 World Cup. As of Thursday evening, October…
- Sports
Indian women football team to train in Saudi Arabia ahead of Olympic Qualifiers
New Delhi: Indian senior women’s team is leaving for Saudi Arabia on Saturday for a training-cum-exposure tour ahead of the AFC Women’s Olympics Qualifiers to be played in Uzbekistan later this month.…
- Middle East
Saudi’s MBS, Iran’s Raisi discuss Palestine over phone, a first since March
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, on Wednesday, October 11, discussed the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas on a phone call. This is the first…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia to launch hydrogen train soon
Saudi Arabia Railways (SAR) announced that the kingdom will soon witness a hydrogen train. The announcement came just after signing a deal with French train firm Alstom, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA)…
- Middle East
Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman clears stand on Israel-Palestine conflict
Hyderabad: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has cleared his stance on the ongoing unrest in Israel and Palestine following Hamas attacks. During a call with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, the crown…
- Middle East
2034 FIFA World Cup: Saudi Arabia submits letter of intent to host
Riyadh: Days after announcing its bid for the 2034 FIFA World Cup, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on Monday, October 9, officially submitted a letter of intent to host the event to Federation Internationale…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia expands foreign tourists’ health insurance coverage to SR 1 lakh
Jeddah: Keeping in view the surging number of foreign tourists in Saudi Arabia, the kingdom has further expanded health insurance coverage up to SR 1 lakh. According to the terms of the…
- India
India, Saudi Arabia sign pact on clean hydrogen, supply chains
New Delhi: India and Saudi Arabia on Sunday signed a MoU on electrical interconnections, green and clean Hydrogen and supply chains. The MoU was signed between Power Minister R.K. Singh, who is…
- Middle East
Jeddah plans to set up 20 water taxi stations to ease traffic congestion
The Jeddah Mayoralty is planning to establish 20 water taxi stations, capable of accommodating 29,000 passengers daily, local media reported. The aim behind this move is to enhance public transport and alleviate…
- Middle East
2034 FIFA World Cup: Aus faces deadline as Saudi announces bid to host competition
The Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) has set a deadline of October 31 for Australia and other potential Asian countries, to decide whether to bid for the 2034 men’s World Cup.…
- Middle East
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…