US President Joe Biden plans to meet with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the de facto ruler of the kingdom, according to a senior administration official who briefed reporters on the condition of anonymity.
The BJP on Sunday suspended its national spokesperson Nupur Sharma and expelled its Delhi media head Naveen Kumar Jindal as the row over their alleged derogatory remarks against Prophet escalated with protests from some Muslim countries.
The sixteen countries where the citizens of Saudi Arabia are banned to travel apart from India include Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, Yemen, Somalia, Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Libya, Indonesia, Vietnam, Armenia, Belarus, and Venezuela.
Saudi Aramco was valued at $2.42 trillion (9.24 trillion riyals) based on the price of its shares at the close of the market on Wednesday.
The financial package includes doubling of the oil financing facility, additional money either through deposits or Sukuks and rolling over of the existing USD 4.2 billion facilities, The News reported.
Eid al-Fitr 2022 Moon Sighting UPDATES: In India, the festival will be celebrated on Tuesday, May 3. On the other hand, Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court and the moon-sighting committees in the UAE, Qatar and other Arab states have announced that they will celebrate Eid on May 2.
Video clips circulating on social media showed some pilgrims -- apparently supporters of Khan – shouting ‘chor’ (thief) and 'gaddar' (traitor) as soon as Sharif arrived at the Prophet's Mosque in Madina last Thursday.
The newly appointed prime minister is on a three-day visit to Saudi Arabia along with a delegation including Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari among others. The delegation, which headed to the Prophet's mosque to offer prayers after arriving in Madina on Thursday, faced protest and chanting at the holy mosque, highlighting the videos circulating on social media.
The Doctor Strange sequel, which will release in the US on May 6, was originally scheduled for hit theatres in the Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries on May 5.
Traditionally, a Pakistan Prime Minister's first foreign visit has often been to Saudi Arabia and China due to the country's strategic relationship with both nations.
The executions carried out surpassed even the toll of a January 1980 mass execution for the 63 militants convicted of seizing the Grand Mosque in Mecca in 1979, the worst-ever militant attack to target the kingdom and Islam's holiest site.
Amid the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, Saudi Arabia prince MBS has reportedly called for mediation between the two warring nations.
Led by Scottish star Gerard Butler, "Kandahar" is being directed by Ric Roman Waugh. Details of Ali Fazal's character are still under wraps. The film is based on the screenplay Waugh developed with former military intelligence officer Mitchell LaFortune. The story is inspired by Mitchell’s experiences at the Defense Intelligence Agency in Afghanistan.
Princess Basmah’s advocates hailed her release as a victory while also saying that she remains under surveillance and some details were still unclear.
Nokia has recently announced that its X10 smartphone will be receiving the latest version of the Android update by December 26. The OS update will be rolled out in the selected 35 countries initially.
The government has also directed the mosque preachers to allocate the sermon next Friday to 'warn' people against the organisation.
An agreement to this effect was reached during visit of Pakistan PM Imran Khan to the kingdom this week, a senior govt official told media.
The meeting reviewed progress on various ongoing bilateral initiatives, including those taken under the aegis of the Strategic Partnership Council established between both countries.
Despite the pandemic, India has pushed itself towards self-reliance and making steady growth in the industry sector. The country also handled the COVID-19 outbreak and has touched milestones in vaccination.
In wide-ranging talks with the visiting Saudi leader, Jaishankar called for further relaxing restrictions on travel from India to the Gulf nation while appreciating the country for the support provided to the Indian community during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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