Tag: King

BANGKOK: Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn was crowned Saturday with a golden-tiered headpiece, the highlight of an elaborate three-day coronation ceremony two years after he...

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s newly-elected Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Friday that the country’s monarch has indicated he was willing to grant a full...

BANGKOK: Thailand’s military court on Wednesday dropped the prosecution of an 85-year-old academic who had been accused of royal insult for questioning the truth...

OSLO: Norway's King Harald is being treated in hospital for an infection, the royal palace said Sunday. The 80-year-old monarch — who has ruled the...

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Monday endorsed a move by Saudi Arabia’s future king that tightened his grip on power through the arrests...

A sea of black-clad mourners massed across Bangkok's historic heart Thursday as funeral rituals began for King Bhumibol Adulyadej, a revered monarch whose passing...

BANGKOK: Crowds of mourners braved overnight downpours as they crushed into Bangkok’s old quarter on Wednesday to secure a vantage point for the funeral of...

Thousands of Thais streamed into the gates of Bangkok's Grand Palace on Saturday as the public was granted its first chance to enter the...

We have to have neutrality The Muslim world has been struggling; from terrorism, sectarian violence to civil wars; and this part of the world hasn’t...

As coalition forces led by Saudi Arabia continue to pound Shia Houthi rebels in Yemen, all eyes are on Pakistan which is still indecisive over the issue of sending its troops to the war-hit region on the Saudi Kingdom’s call for military assistance.

Saudi citizens can now petition 90-year-old King Abdullah directly and lodge complaints through an Internet site set up at the initiative of the monarch...

With the growing popularity of the social media sites like Facebook, Twitter & YouTube, and its influence on the youth of today, a channel...

After dragging its feet for quite some time, the Punjab government on Friday initiated the process of appointment of the vice chancellors at King...

The body of former Cambodian king Norodom Sihanouk began a final journey home Wednesday, as a plane bearing his coffin left Beijing for Phnom...

Thousands of Islamists demonstrated in central Amman to call for reforms on Friday, just hours after King Abdullah II dissolved parliament and called early...

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has ordered that work on the new expansion project for the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah should...

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah laid the foundation stone for the largest expansion of the Prophet’s Mosque. The new project will...