Tag: Ksa

Saudi king hosts 200 from Christchurch shootings for Haj

Aya Al-Umari says she feels like her brother will be accompanying her and will constantly be in her prayers when she travels to Makkah...

Saudi Arabia suspends visas to people from Congo over Ebola

JOHANNESBURG: Saudi Arabia has stopped issuing visas to people from Congo while citing the Ebola outbreak there, even as the World Health Organization recommends...

Saudi Arabia urges global community to deter maritime trade disruptions

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia’s cabinet said on Tuesday that Iran’s interception of commercial vessels in Gulf waters, including its seizure of a British tanker, violated...

Pacquiao denies Amir Khan claims of Saudi Arabia fight

LONDON: Manny Pacquiao has not signed a contract to take on Amir Khan in Saudi Arabia later this year despite claims that a deal has...

Saudi Arabia says it intercepts bomb-laden Yemen rebel drone

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia says it has intercepted a drone launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeting “civilian infrastructure” in the kingdom. The announcement on the state-run Saudi...

Govt to return Rs5bn to Hajj pilgrims

Islamabad: The government has decided to return Rs5 billion to Hajj pilgrims taken for the acquisition of residences for them in Saudi Arabia, the religious...

Oil jumps on Riyadh-Moscow output deal, as OPEC gathers

VIENNA: Oil prices jumped Monday after OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia and non-member Russia agreed to keep daily oil output caps, but Iran warned the move...

OPEC weighs extension of output cuts amid slackening demand

VIENNA: OPEC is deciding whether to extend its current deal to cut production for six to nine months as the oil cartel faces a...

Saudi Arabia intercepts two Yemen rebel drones: coalition

Two Yemeni rebel drones targeting southern Saudi Arabia were intercepted on Saturday, a Riyadh-led military coalition said, the latest in a series of assaults...

Trump says he appreciates Saudi purchase of U.S. military equipment

OSAKA: President Donald Trump said on Saturday he appreciated Saudi Arabia’s purchase of U.S. military equipment, calling Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman a “friend...

Saudi crown prince feted at G20 despite criticism elsewhere

OSAKA, JAPAN: For many he’s an international pariah, but you wouldn’t know it by the lavish reception Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has...

Pompeo meets Saudi leaders to build a ‘global coalition’ against Tehran

WASHINGTON: The United States imposed sanctions on Mon­day on Iran’s supreme leader Ayat­ollah Ali Khamenei and a string of military chiefs, tightening pressure on the country...

Secy Pompeo blocks inclusion of Saudis on US child soldiers list:...

WASHINGTON: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has blocked the inclusion of Saudi Arabia on a US list of countries that recruit child soldiers, dismissing...

Saudi forces intercept two more drones: coalition

RIYADH: Saudi forces have intercepted two explosives-laden Yemeni rebel drones, one of which targeted a southern city that has repeatedly come under attack over the...

Saudi crown prince says kingdom isn’t seeking war in region

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said in remarks published Sunday that the kingdom is not seeking war in...

Saudi crown prince warns against ‘exploiting’ Khashoggi murder

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has warned against "exploiting" the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi for political gains, in what appeared to be...

Sri Lanka police bring five Easter bomb suspects back from Saudi...

COLOMBO: Five Sri Lankans suspected of having links to Easter Sunday bombings that killed more than 250 people were brought home in police custody...