May 30, 2024 4:21 PM
Saudi Arabia may announce a landmark secondary share offering in oil giant Aramco later on Thursday, pending final approval, people with knowledge of the matter said. Final approval would come from Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The share offerin...
May 26, 2024 2:31 PM
In a historic first, around 32,000 Indian Hajis will travel by high-speed train directly from Jeddah's King Abdulaziz International Airport to the holy city of Makkah this year. Traditionally, pilgrims arriving in Jeddah have taken buses provided by ...
May 24, 2024 2:59 PM
The OPEC+ group of oil producers, comprising the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and allies led by Russia, has pushed back its output policy meeting by a day to June 2 and will convene online. The meeting was to have been in...
April 29, 2024 11:08 AM
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Saudi Arabia on Monday, the first stop in a broader trip to the Middle East to discuss issues including the governance of Gaza once the war with Israel ends. The top U.S. diplomat heads to Israel lat...
April 22, 2024 5:38 PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday lauded the increase in the Haj quota and simplified visa process for Muslim pilgrims from India to Saudi Arabia, saying that he had requested the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed - Bin- Salman to raise the Haj quota....
April 22, 2024 1:26 PM
The first group of Iranian pilgrims in nine years made its way to Saudi Arabia on Monday for the umrah, or minor pilgrimage, Iran's official news agency reported, as a result of improving ties between the two Middle Eastern powers. Iranian media had...
April 9, 2024 11:36 AM
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said dialogue was needed to resolve heightened friction between Pakistan and India during a meeting in Riyadh with visiting Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Sharif was making his first overseas visit si...
April 9, 2024 8:46 AM
Saudi Arabia appears to have supported India's stance on Jammu and Kashmir in a joint statement with Pakistan. It urged India and Pakistan to resolve their "outstanding issues" bilaterally. The two nations issued a joint statement after the meeting ...
April 2, 2024 4:30 PM
The Indian Embassy in Riyadh has cautioned Indian citizens living in Saudi Arabia to beware of fake social media accounts and email addresses that falsely offer assistance with travel arrangements from Saudi Arabia to India, often soliciting money. ...
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