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Saudi Arabia: Fortress dating back to 1516 AD discovered in Jeddah
Riyadh: Archaeologists in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) have discovered a fortress dating back to 1516 AD in Jeddah, which is known as Al Shouna fortress, local media reported. According to…
- Featured News
Jeddawis and CGI pay glowing tributes to “People’s Ambassador” Dr. Ausaf Sayeed
By Abdul Rahman M. Baig Jeddah – Glowing tributes were paid to the outgoing Indian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Dr. Ausaf Sayeed, at an impressive event here recently. The event was organized…
- Middle East
Iran says ready to reopen embassy in Saudi Arabia
Tehran: Iran is ready to reopen its embassy in Saudi Arabia, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said. Addressing reporters here on Monday, the spokesman, Saeed Khatibzadeh, said the decision still depends on the…
- Bollywood
Ranveer, Deepika lift their fashion quotient in Jeddah, Dubai
Mumbai: Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh, who is known for making theatrical fashion statements, was his usual flamboyant self during the screening of his upcoming movie ’83’ at the just-concluded Red Sea Film…
- NRIs Corner
India Maha Utsav hit in Jeddah
By Irfan Mohammed Jeddah: The prolong battering of the COVID-19 has considerably hit social life of expatriates in abroad. While vaccination and receding in the virus cases has provided some respite to…
- NRIs Corner
How busting hub of Hyderabadis become deserted lane in Jeddah
By Irfan Mohammed Jeddah: Once a bustling market for ethnic Indian community in the heart of port city Jeddah, Sharafiah has become a deserted place now. The narrow lanes full of pan…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia, France agree to strengthen cooperation
Riyadh: Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud on Saturday met with visiting French President Emmanuel Macron in Jeddah, where they agreed to strengthen cooperation between the two countries. During…
- Middle East
Reema Juffali, the first Saudi female racer named F1 ambassador
Saudi Arabia’s first female race car motorist, Reema Juffali, has been named as the ambassador for the country’s first-ever Grand Prix in Jeddah. Juffail has been appointed as a race ambassador for…
- Offbeat
Saudi Arabia: Father builds plane to fulfil his son’s pilot ambitions
Riyadh: A Saudi Arabian citizen has built a plane at his residence in Jeddah with limited flying tools to fulfil his son’s desire to become a pilot. One day Mohammed Bilal Khoutani’s…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia national day: In a first, women partake in military parade
Riyadh: For the first time in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s history, women took part in the annual Saudi National Day military parade on Thursday in Riyadh and Jeddah. Female soldiers of…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia announces project to revive historic Jeddah
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s crown prince Mohammed bin Salman announced the launch of a project to revive historic city of Jeddah, state media reported. According to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), the project,…
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Dilip Kumar said his mother tongue was Pashtun
Mir Ayoob Ali Khan ‘Urdu and English are not my languages. Pashtu is my mother tongue. You may speak in whichever language you wish.’ It sounds clichéd but I don’t know any…