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Kashmiri nurse returns after Saudi detention over Khamenei post
Srinagar: A 29-year-old Kashmiri nurse has returned home after spending nearly three months in detention in Saudi Arabia in a case allegedly linked to a Facebook post featuring late Iranian leader Ayatollah…
- Middle East
Senior Houthi official warns Saudi targets ‘within range’
Sanaa: A senior Houthi official warned on Sunday, July 19, that Saudi Arabia’s “valuable targets” are within range of the group’s forces, and that the Houthis are prepared to “pay the highest…
- Middle East
Indian Umrah pilgrim saved after cardiac arrest in Madinah
Madinah: A 52-year-old Indian Umrah pilgrim was saved after suffering sudden cardiac and respiratory arrest near Al-Baqi Cemetery beside Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah, thanks to the swift response of emergency teams from…
- Middle East
Saudi family’s gesture helps Indian driver return home after stroke
Riyadh: A 66-year-old Indian driver from Rajasthan has recently returned to India for further medical treatment after suffering a stroke in Saudi Arabia, where he spent 36 years working for the same…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia sees 22.5 pc surge in Umrah visa arrivals
Saudi Arabia has recorded a 22.5 per cent increase in Umrah visa arrivals during the opening weeks of the 1448 AH/2026 season, welcoming 931,500 pilgrims between Dhu Al-Hijjah 15 and the end…
- Middle East
Indian man freed from Saudi jail with blood money held in drug case
Kannur: A man who returned from Saudi Arabia after securing his release through the payment of Rs 80 lakh as blood money was arrested for allegedly masterminding an interstate narcotics racket in…
- Middle East
1,000-year-old Ibn Al-Bawwab Quran manuscript on display in Makkah
Makkah: A rare Holy Quran manuscript penned more than 1,000 years ago by the celebrated calligrapher Ali bin Hilal, known as Ibn Al-Bawwab, is being exhibited at the “Iqra” Exhibition at the…
- Middle East
SATA attends farewell ceremony for Indian envoy in Saudi Arabia
Riyadh: A delegation from the Saudi Arabia Telugu Association (SATA) joined members of the Indian diaspora at a farewell ceremony for India’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Dr Suhel Ajaz Khan, in Riyadh…
- Middle East
Kuwait oil facility hit in Iranian attacks, several injured
One of Kuwait’s oil facilities was hit in repeated Iranian attacks on Saturday, July 18, causing significant material damage and injuring several people, according to Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) and the state-run…
- Pakistan
Saudi Arabia quietly rolls over USD 3 billion debt to Pakistan
Islamabad: Saudi Arabia has quietly rolled over its USD 3 billion debt to Pakistan as the country struggled to meet the tough conditions of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), according to a…
- Middle East
Dubai flights cancelled after attack on Saudi Arabia’s Abha airport
United Arab Emirates (UAE) passengers faced disruptions on Tuesday, July 14, after many flights were cancelled due to Houthis targeting the Abha International Airport in Saudi Arabia with missiles and drones. Two…
- Middle East
Kerala man travels to Telangana to repay 35-year-old Saudi loan
A Kerala man travelled to Telangana to repay a loan he had borrowed from a former colleague more than three decades ago, fulfilling a promise made during their years working in Saudi…
- Telangana
Jagtial youth stranded in Saudi Arabia seeks rescue in viral video
Hyderabad: A video purportedly showing a youth from Telangana’s Jagtial district stranded in Saudi Arabia has gone viral on social media, with the man appealing to the Indian authorities for help to…
- Middle East
Two Telangana workers return home in coffins from Saudi Arabia
Hyderabad: Thousands of kilometres away from home, two Telangana men had travelled to Saudi Arabia with the hope of earning a better livelihood for their families. Instead, they returned to their native…
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Gulf students move SC against CBSE’s exam assessment scheme
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday, June 8, sought responses from the Centre and the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on a plea by nearly 30 Class 12 students from Gulf…