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Satellite images show no major damage to 'sabotaged' ships
World | May 14, 2019, 03:03 PM ISTIt remained unclear if the previous warning from the U.S. Maritime Administration is the same perceived threat that prompted the White House on May 4 to order the USS Abraham Lincoln group and the B-52 bombers to the region.
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Experts, images suggest a Saudi ballistic missile program
Jan 26, 2019, 07:02 PM ISTOfficials in Riyadh and the Saudi Embassy in Washington did not respond to requests for comment.
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Khashoggi killing: Saudis seek death penalty for 5
India | Nov 15, 2018, 11:27 PM ISTTurkey, meanwhile, said it was "unsatisfied" about the Saudi prosecutor's explanation.
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Trump vows 'severe punishment' if Saudi Arabia is behind missing journalist
World | Oct 15, 2018, 10:14 AM ISTHis remarks came amidst mounting pressure as reports coming out of Turkey suggest that Khashoggi was brutally killed by Saudi officials inside their consulate in Istanbul.
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Saudi Arabia: Two guards killed in attack at Royal Palace in Jeddah; attacker shot dead
World | Oct 08, 2017, 09:06 AM 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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Pak, Saudi TV channels illegally aired in Kashmir, incite people for ‘azadi’
India | May 05, 2017, 07:04 AM ISTTo incite the youth in Kashmir to create unrest and stoke the fires of ‘azadi’, Saudi and Pakistani TV channels are being beamed direct to Kashmiri homes.
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U.S.-backed air campaign embroiled in controversy over war crimes in Yemen
World | Nov 18, 2016, 12:29 PM ISTOn an August morning, a taxi driver in northwestern Yemen hugged his kids and jokingly told his family, “Forgive me if I don’t come back.” It was his way of laughing off the danger of
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Wedding timeout! Snapchat separates couple two hours after marriage
World | Oct 25, 2016, 09:31 PM ISTGenerally regarded as a blessing, social media proved to be a curse in this couple's life. A Saudi man dumped his bride of two hours after she broke their prenup and shared pictures of their
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Saudi women face jail, flogging for checking husband's phone
World | May 14, 2016, 07:59 PM ISTRiyadh: Women in Saudi Arabia could be sent to jail and flogged if they check their husband’s telephone without his knowledge and consent. The matter was not covered in the Kingdom’s Islamic laws, but would
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Death toll of Indians in Hajj stampede rises to 45
India | Sep 28, 2015, 02:37 PM ISTMina : The number of Indians killed in a stampede at the Hajj rose to 45 today as authorities identified 10 more bodies among the victims of the worst tragedy in 25 years to hit
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Saudi diplomat's wife,daughter allegedly abused Gurgaon police
India | Sep 16, 2015, 11:24 AM ISTNew Delhi: The wife and daughter of the Saudi diplomat allegedly abused the officials of Gurgaon Police when they went to rescue the two Nepalese women, who alleged rape by the diplomat, police said in
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Saudi Arabia was ready to pay $ 10 billion for Hosni Mubarak's release: Wikileaks documents
World | Jun 21, 2015, 11:31 PM ISTIstambul: A document leaked by Wikileaks reveal that the the Saudi Arabia was prepared to pay $10 billion to secure the freedom of deposed Egyptian autocrat Hosni Mubarak.The memo, written on a letterhead bearing only
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Barack Obama to meet with Saudi leaders ahead of Gulf summit
World | May 13, 2015, 07:21 AM ISTWashington: President Barack Obama will meet Wednesday with top Saudi leaders skeptical of his nuclear negotiations with Iran.The meeting with the crown prince and deputy crown prince comes a day before Obama holds a summit
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'Iran must make more concessions'
World | Mar 25, 2015, 07:23 AM ISTRiyadh: Iran will have to make further concessions in order to reach an agreement on its nuclear programme, said British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond.Speaking to reporters in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, Hammond added that while
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Saudi king decrees equality, diversificaton of economy
World | Mar 11, 2015, 07:09 AM ISTRiyadh: Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud decreed that the discrimination between different sections of the society be removed and the economy diversified to be less dependent of oil revenues, media reported Tuesday.The Saudi
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Egypt welcomes Saudi call for Arab solidarity
World | Nov 20, 2014, 07:40 AM ISTCairo: Egypt has welcomed Saudi king Abdullah bin Abdulaiz Al Saud's call for solidarity among the Arab states in order to tackle the challenges affecting the region."Egypt does not hesitate to support its fellow Arab
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Asian Games: Indian men hoopsters grouped with Palestine, Saudi, Kazakh
Other Sports | Aug 25, 2014, 04:06 PM ISTMumbai: Indian men have been grouped with Palestine, Saudi Arabia and Kazakhstan in the preliminary phase of the basketball competition in next month's 17th Asian Games at Incheon, South Korea. The women, on the other
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Jordan, Saudi sign $232 mn grant agreements
May 12, 2014, 11:54 AM ISTAmman: Jordan and Saudi Arabia signed $232 million grant agreements Sunday, the state media reported.Jordanian Minister for Planning and International Cooperation Ibrahim Saif said the amount will be used to finance projects in the field
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25 Indian firms to participate in Saudi Energy exhibition
May 06, 2014, 08:09 PM ISTRiyadh: Around 25 Indian engineering firms of the power and oil exploration sectors are set to explore business prospects in a major energy show in Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh May 26.EEPC India, formerly known as
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Man divorces wife in Saudi after finding cigarette in her bag
World | Nov 25, 2013, 11:08 AM ISTDubai: A Saudi man divorced his wife just three months after their marriage after he found a cigarette inside her bag, despite her pleas that she did not smoke.The husband became furious after he discovered