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IndiGo flight from Jeddah diverted to Mumbai after bomb threat
India | November 01, 2025 23:53 ISTFollowing thorough inspections and close coordination among the airport’s fire safety and security units, authorities determined that the threat lacked credibility. At 11:38 am, ATC officially lifted the full emergency, allowing normal operations to resume.
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'Ae Watan…' song resonates in Jeddah as Saudi singer welcomes PM Modi | Watch video
World | April 22, 2025 16:54 ISTPM Modi in Jeddah: This is Prime Minister Narendra Modi's third visit to the country and the first one to the historic coastal city of Jeddah.
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Ukraine agreed for ceasefire, hopefully Russia will agree to it, says Trump after meet in Jeddah
World | March 12, 2025 6:34 ISTTrump's statement comes after Ukraine expressed readiness to accept the US proposal to enact an "immediate, interim 30-day ceasefire," which can be extended by mutual agreement of the parties, and which is subject to acceptance and concurrent implementation by Russia.
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Saudi Arabia: Assailant attacks US consulate in Jeddah; Nepalese security guard and shooter killed
World | June 29, 2023 8:49 ISTMecca city police spokesperson confirmed that the shooter was killed in an exchange of fire with security forces.
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'How's the Josh?', asks Muraleedharan as Air Force pilots use night vision goggles to land in Sudan
India | April 29, 2023 11:04 ISTIndia launched 'Operation Kaveri' earlier this week to bring back the stranded Indians from Sudan.
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SpiceJet announces launch of daily non-stop Mumbai-Jeddah flight service, six other new flights
May 17, 2019 8:13 ISTOn the domestic sector, it will launch six new domestic flights connecting the country's financial capital to other destinations from May 20.
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Saudi Arabia won't confiscate passports of Indian crew on arrival, says Air India
India | March 31, 2018 8:56 ISTIndian authorities had taken up the issue with the Saudi authorities and the decision not to retain the passport of the crews of Indian airlines came into effect from mid-February this year, the Air Indian spokesperson said.
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Saudi Arabia: Two guards killed in attack at Royal Palace in Jeddah; attacker shot dead
World | October 08, 2017 9:06 ISTThe gunman drove up to the Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah and opened fire, killing two security guards posted at the gate and injuring three others.
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27 pilgrims from West Bengal go missing in Jeddah, Maha ATS begins probe
India | February 23, 2017 12:16 ISTThe Maharashtra anti-terrorism squad (ATS) is probing the mysterious disappearance of 27 pilgrims from West Bengal in Jeddah.
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A Twice-Divorced Saudi Mother Of 6 Reinterprets Islamic Law
World | November 08, 2016 7:29 ISTWhen Souad al-Shammary posted a series of tweets about the thick beards worn by Saudi clerics, she never imagined she would land in jail. She put up images of several men with beards: An Orthodox
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Daughter locked for four years, shaved bald, tortured by father for ‘kissing a man’
World | July 28, 2016 19:11 ISTIn a shocking incident, a Welsh woman was allegedly beaten, starved, her head shaved and locked up by her father at his home in Jeddah for a period of over four years because she had
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Suicide bomber in Jeddah attack was a Pakistani, 'claims' Saudi Arabia
World | July 05, 2016 11:52 ISTSaudi Arabia’s Interior ministry has claimed that the suicide bomber who blew himself up near the American Consulate in Jeddah early Monday was a Pakistani citizen
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Air India crew member detained in Jeddah
India | June 05, 2015 10:01 ISTNew Delhi: A cabin crew member of an Air India flight was detained by the Jeddah Airport authorities on charges of smuggling out gold.The detained cabin crew was to board the flight bound for Kochi,
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Over 400 India-bound passengers stranded in Saudi Arabia
World | May 01, 2014 15:53 ISTRiyadh: Over 400 India-bound passengers were stranded for many hours at a Saudi Arabian airport since early Wednesday morning as an Air India flight could not take off due to a technical glitch, a news
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OIC expresses concern over Muzaffarnagar riots
World | September 12, 2013 8:54 ISTJeddah: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has expressed concern over the communal violence in Muzaffarnagar and has urged India to restore peace, protect the lives, property and places of worship, and bring the perpetrators
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Over 51,000 Indians Arrive For Hajj, 13 Dead
World | October 13, 2011 6:48 ISTDubai, Oct 13: A total of 13 Indian pilgrims have died during this Hajj season as of today, a top consulate official has said, even as more than 51,000 Indians have arrived in Saudi Arabia
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Air India Plane From Jeddah Makes Emergency Landing
India | August 31, 2011 17:47 ISTMumbai, Aug 31: An Air India plane from Jeddah with 286 passengers and crew on board on Wednesday landed under emergency conditions at the airport in Mumbai following suspected hydraulic failure, the second such incident
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