Saudi Arabia
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Saudi Arabia, China, Turkey blocked US move to place Pak on international terror-financing watch list: Report
World | Feb 22, 2018, 02:39 PM ISTWhile Pak has claimed a victory of sorts, the US was working behind the scenes during the ongoing Paris meeting of FATF so as to take action against country which it believes has not acted against terrorist financing and implementation of UN reforms.
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Saudi Arabia introduces free visa for foreign scientists
World | Feb 19, 2018, 11:14 AM ISTThe new visa, which will be provided only to those who have proven their competency in different fields, is expected to attract top foreign experts who will take part in the research programmes in the kingdom.
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Saudi women allowed to launch businesses without male permission
World | Feb 19, 2018, 11:04 AM ISTThe change in policy is also a step forward away from the strict guardianship system imposed on women for decades.
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Arun Jaitley to embark on two-day Saudi Arabia visit on Saturday night
India | Feb 17, 2018, 07:39 PM ISTJaitley, along with his counterpart minister from Saudi Arabia, will open the "Saudi-Indian Business Council" on Sunday. He will also visit the "India Pavillion" at the Saudi National Heritage and Cultural Festival Janadriyah.
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In major policy shift, Pakistan to deploy troops in Saudi Arabia
World | Feb 16, 2018, 06:32 PM ISTThe Pakistan Army announced the decision after a meeting between Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa and Saudi ambassador to Pakistan Nawaf Saeed Al-Maliki, at army headquarters in Rawalpindi yesterday.
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Maldives sends spl envoys to China, Pak, Saudi Arabia; India not on list
World | Feb 08, 2018, 04:45 PM ISTAmid a political turmoil, Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen has said he was sending envoys to three "friendly nations" -- China, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. India is not on the list.
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Saudi Arabia allows Air India to use its skies for flights to Tel Aviv: Report
World | Feb 07, 2018, 09:57 PM ISTSaudi Arabia has allowed Air India to use its airspace for flights between Delhi and Tel Aviv, Israeli daily Haaretz has reported.
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Saudi authorities net $106 billion in corruption settlements
World | Jan 30, 2018, 07:42 PM ISTThe statement did not disclose further details on the types of businesses or real estate that was acquired.
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Saudi Arabian deserts get snow-covered, and Twitterati can’t keep calm
Trending | Jan 28, 2018, 10:57 PM ISTPictures thronging the social media are truly breath-taking and mesmerizing.
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Saudi billionaire Prince Al-Waleed released from his prison Ritz-Carlton hotel
World | Jan 27, 2018, 07:23 PM ISTPrince Al-Waleed is the latest in a series of high- profile detainees to be freed from the hotel. The terms of his release were not immediately clear.
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Saudi Arabia to transfer $2 billion after Kingdom-backed Yemen’s PM urgent appeal
World | Jan 17, 2018, 07:48 PM ISTSaudi Arabia said in a statement that the funds would be deposited in Yemen’s Central Bank to help address the “deteriorating economic situation faced by the Yemeni people.”
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Saudi Arabia increases India's Haj Quota by 5,000, says Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
India | Jan 09, 2018, 07:23 PM ISTThe minority affairs minister attributed the increase to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "growing popularity" and India's improved ties with Saudi Arabia and other Arab nations under his leadership
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For the first time ever, Saudi women to attend football matches
World | Jan 09, 2018, 09:53 AM ISTThe announcement regarding this was made by the government of the kingdom which had barred women from sports arenas by strict rules on segregation of the sexes in public for a long time now.
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Middle East loses tax free tag as Saudi Arabia, UAE introduce VAT for first time
World | Jan 01, 2018, 02:48 PM ISTThe UAE estimates that in the first year, VAT income will be around 12 billion dirhams ($3.3 billion).
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Ousted Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif leaves for Saudi Arabia
World | Dec 30, 2017, 11:45 PM ISTSharif left for Saudi Arabia on a Saudi Airlines flight this evening. On his arrival he is scheduled to meet King Salman and Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman to discuss what the ruling PML-N said are "important matters".
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Year Ender 2017 News: A year of historic change in Saudi Arabia, with more to come
World | Dec 29, 2017, 06:06 PM ISTKing Salman and his ambitious 32-year-old son and heir, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, have upended decades of royal family protocol, social norms and traditional ways of doing business.
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Tax-free no more: Saudi Arabia, UAE to roll out VAT in 2018
World | Dec 27, 2017, 05:35 PM ISTStores, gyms and other retailers are trying to make the most of the remaining tax-free days in Saudi Arabia and the UAE, encouraging buyers to stock up before the VAT is rolled out on Jan. 1, 2018.
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WATCH VIDEO: Tearful Ludhiana woman enslaved in Saudi Arabia shares ordeal, pleads for help
India | Dec 26, 2017, 08:55 AM ISTKuldeep, who has accused her employers of physical abuse, can be seen saying that she is being made to work as a servant from 6 in the morning till 10 in the night.
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Woman gives birth on Pakistan International Airlines flight from Saudi Arabia
World | Dec 12, 2017, 04:50 PM ISTThe crew of the PIA PK 716 flight came to the aid of the woman. The airline tweeted the pictures of the crew holding the baby.
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Saudi Arabia to allow movie theaters after decades of ban
World | Dec 11, 2017, 08:08 PM ISTCrown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has pushed for greater social openings, including lifting a ban on women driving next year and bringing back concerts and other forms of entertainment to satiate the desires of the country’s majority young population.