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Telugu driver dies in Saudi Arabia after month-long battle
Riyadh: A man from Andhra Pradesh recently died in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, after battling for his life for nearly a month following a cardiac emergency. B Lakshminarayana, a native of Ramapuram in…
- Middle East
Saudi textbooks remove ‘Muslims will never give up Jerusalem’
Saudi Arabia has removed the phrase “the Muslims will never give up Jerusalem” from a school textbook, according to a review of the Kingdom’s curriculum published by Israel-based research organisation IMPACT-se in…
- Middle East
Rift widens as Saudi Arabia scrutinises UAE bank transfers
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia has quietly subjected bank transfers bound for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to the kind of enhanced scrutiny normally applied to high-risk countries, pointing to a deepening rift between the…
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Mecca defence pact: For Modi govt, Op Sindoor 2.0 is impossible
Spin doctors in the Modi establishment are trying hard to play down the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement between Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan, signed in Makkah in Saudi Arabia on August 7.…
- Middle East
Trump terms Saudi-Turkey-Pak defence agreement ‘big, bold’ step
Washington: US President Donald Trump has termed the Saudi Arabia-Turkey-Pakistan defence agreement a “big, bold and important first step” towards defending themselves in a “more meaningful way”. Trump’s remarks on Sunday came…
- Middle East
Indian worker returns from Saudi Arabia after serious site fall
Hyderabad: An Indian worker from Tamil Nadu, who suffered severe head, neck and shoulder injuries after falling from the second floor of a building site in Saudi Arabia, returned to Kerala on…
- Middle East
Telangana man trapped in Saudi desert finally returns home
Hyderabad: Dasari Aravind, a 23-year-old man from Telangana, has returned home after allegedly being made to work as a shepherd in a remote Saudi Arabian desert instead of being given the job…
- Middle East
Telangana worker dies in Saudi Arabia, NRI offers Rs 40,000 aid
Hyderabad: An Non-Resident Indian (NRI) entrepreneur has provided Rs 40,000 to support the family of a Telangana worker who died in a road accident in Saudi Arabia, helping them meet expenses to…
- Middle East
X suspends Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree’s account
Elon Musk’s social media platform X has suspended the account of Yahya Saree, the military spokesman for Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi movement. The profile now displays a notice reading: “Account suspended. X suspends…
- Middle East
Iraq will not allow attacks on neighbours from its territory: PM
Baghdad: Iraqi Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Ali Faleh al-Zaidi has said Iraq will not allow its territory or airspace to be used to launch attacks against neighbouring countries.…
- Middle East
US strikes against Houthis killed 153 civilians in Yemen in 2025
Washington: US airstrikes targeting Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen last year killed more than 150 civilians, according to a Pentagon review of the attacks, which comes as concerns rise over civilian casualties…
- Middle East
Vipul takes charge as India’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
New Delhi: Senior diplomat Vipul has assumed charge as India’s Ambassador-designate to Saudi Arabia, marking a new chapter in his diplomatic career and India’s representation in the Kingdom. In a post on…
- Middle East
Six killed as Houthis attack vessel in Bab el-Mandeb
Sanaa: Yemeni authorities said six people were killed by Iran-backed Houthi rebels attacking a vessel in the Bab el-Mandeb strait, while US forces fired on a ship they said was trying to…
- Middle East
After Hyderabad, Saudi’s flyadeal to launch Mumbai flights
Riyadh: Saudi low-cost carrier flyadeal will start non-stop flights between Riyadh and Mumbai on October 3, 2026, following the launch of its Hyderabad service earlier this year. The Saudia Group airline opened…
- Middle East
Riyadh factory fire claims lives of 16 Bangladeshi workers
Riyadh: A fire at a sofa manufacturing factory in Saudi Arabia’s capital has killed 16 Bangladeshi workers, Bangladesh’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Monday, August 10. The blaze broke out on…
