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Saudi officials issue brief emergency danger alert for Makkah
The Saudi Civil Defence on Tuesday, September 15, issued a brief hostile aerial attack alert for Makkah, warning of possible danger. It marked the first such alert sent to the holy city…
- Middle East
Potential danger alerts issued for Jeddah, 5 other Saudi cities
Saudi Arabia’s National Early Warning Platform on Tuesday, September 15, issued alerts warning of a potential danger in Jeddah Governorate, urging residents to remain calm and follow official safety instructions. The Saudi…
- Middle East
Wizz Air announces return to Dubai and Abu Dhabi with new routes
Wizz Air has announced plans to return to Dubai and Abu Dhabi, less than a year after ending its locally based operations in the UAE capital. The ultra-low-cost airline said the two…
- Middle East
Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed elected Secretary-General of OIC
Jeddah: Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, a 66-year-old Mauritanian diplomat and former United Nations official, was elected Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Thursday, August 27, succeeding Hissein Brahim Taha.…
- 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
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
India, Saudi Arabia sign MoU on water resource cooperation
Riyadh: India and Saudi Arabia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to boost cooperation on water resource management, according to an official statement on Monday, june 29. The agreement was signed at…
- India
AI Express Kannur-Jeddah flight returns due to engine fault
Kannur: An Air India Express flight bound to Jeddah from Kannur returned within two hours of the flight on Tuesday, June 16, due to a fault in the aircraft’s engine, airport sources…
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Haj pilgrims report stolen items from luggage at Lucknow airport
Lucknow: Haj pilgrims returning from Saudi Arabia protested at Lucknow’s Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport on Tuesday, June 2, after reporting missing valuables and damaged luggage upon arrival from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.…
- News
India’s Consulate greets Haj pilgrims as departure phase starts
Riyadh: India’s Consul General in Jeddah, Fahad Suri, has extended his heartfelt ‘Haj Mubarak’ greetings to all Indian Haj pilgrims on the successful completion of the main Haj rituals. On the occasion…
- Middle East
Delhi: Two Indians from Jeddah, Doha held with gold hidden in modified bottles
New Delhi: Delhi Customs officials have seized concealed gold from two Indian passengers arriving from Jeddah and Doha at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport in separate smuggling cases involving modified water bottles.…
- Middle East
Jeddah Tower reaches 100th floor on path to world height record
Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah Tower has recently reached its 100th floor, marking a significant step for the skyscraper set to become the world’s tallest building once completed. The tower now stands at around…
- Sports
PCB in talks with Saudi board to build cricket stadium in Jeddah
Lahore: The Pakistan Cricket Board is in talks with the Saudi Arabia Cricket Federation to build a stadium in Jeddah, a proposal that has already received approval from the PCB’s Governing Board.…
- Lifestyle
Inside the 34-year-old Jeddah spot serving Hyderabadi biryani
Queuing up for a steaming plate of biryani is a familiar sight in Hyderabad. But to find a huge crowd snaking down a sidewalk in Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah is a scene that…
- India
Iran War: Air India to operate 58 flights to and from West Asia on March 11
Full-service carrier Air India and its low-cost subsidiary Air India Express on Tuesday said they will together operate a total of 58 scheduled and non-scheduled flights to and from West Asia on…
