Tag: King

Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn crowned

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...

Malaysia’s Mahathir says king willing to grant full pardon to Anwar

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...

Thailand: Military court drops royal insult case of over 17th century...

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...

Norway’s King Harald hospitalised

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...

Trump lauds Saudi purge, voices confidence in King, Crown Prince

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...

Thais bid final goodbye to beloved King

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...

Mourners gather ahead of funeral of late Thai King

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 queue to visit coffin of late Thai king

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...

The struggles of Pakistan as part of the Muslim world

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...

Sharif to go far and wide in search of peace

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.

Saudis get internet hotline to the king

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...

Salman Khan is the king of social media

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

About time Punjab govt appoints regular VCs in KEMU, UHS

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

Body of late Cambodian king on final journey home

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

Islamists protest after Jordan king calls early elections

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

King orders to complete Prophet’s Mosque project in 2 years

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...

King launches largest expansion of Prophet’s Mosque

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...