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February 16, 2025 12:23 PM
U.S. and Russian officials will meet in Saudi Arabia in the coming days to start talks aimed at ending Moscow's nearly three-year war in Ukraine, a U.S. lawmaker and a source familiar with the planning said on Saturday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr...
February 11, 2025 4:21 PM
The first Olympic Esports Games will be held in two years in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the International Olympic Committee said on Tuesday, as part of a 12-year-deal with the country signed last year. The IOC has been looking into Esports for several ye...
January 13, 2025 3:32 PM
Saudi Arabia plans to monetize all minerals, including by selling uranium, Saudi energy minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said on Monday. "We will enrich it and we will sell it and we will do a 'yellowcake,'" Prince Abdulaziz told a conference in...
December 11, 2024 8:10 PM
As the 16th session of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (COP16) nears its conclusion in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the atmosphere is charged with urgency. Delegates are racing to finalize agreements that could redefine humanity's ap...
December 2, 2024 9:33 AM
The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification's sixteenth Conference of Parties (COP16) is beginning today in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, marking the first time West Asia hosts this crucial environmental conference. India will join representative...
November 13, 2024 3:12 PM
India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met with Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister, Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, in New Delhi on Wednesday for high-level bilateral discussions. The meeting, which took place at the iconic Hyderabad House, marks a...
October 9, 2024 2:21 PM
Tehran has told Gulf Arab states it would be "unacceptable" if they allowed use of their airspace or military bases against Iran and warned that any such move would draw a response, Reuters reported, citing a senior Iranian official. The comments co...
September 12, 2024 5:30 PM
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar arrived in Geneva, Switzerland, on Thursday, starting his visit by paying homage to Mahatma Gandhi. In a post on X, he said, "Started my visit to Geneva by paying homage to Mahatma Gandhi. In a world of polari...
August 30, 2024 1:28 PM
In a significant move to enhance bilateral cooperation in public sector auditing, India and Saudi Arabia signed a Memorandum of Understanding today in Riyadh. The agreement was signed by Girish Chandra Murmu, the Comptroller and Auditor General of In...
June 28, 2024 4:57 PM
The heatwave in Saudi Arabia blamed for the deaths of 1,300 people on the haj pilgrimage this month was made worse by climate change, a team of European scientists said on Friday. Temperatures along the route from June 16 to 18 reached 47 degrees Ce...
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