Tag: Saudi
Zardari visits Saudi embassy on kingdom’s National Day
Pakistan values its close and cordial ties with Saudi Arabia and desires to strengthen the bilateral cooperation in trade, commerce, investment, manpower, energy and...
Saudi Arabia steps in to defuse Pak-US tensions
Saudi Arabia stepped in on Monday to defuse the rising tension between Pakistan and the United States and in this connection, Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI)...
Saleh returns from Saudi as battles rage
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh returned to Sanaa on Friday after more than three months of medical treatment in Saudi Arabia, even as his...
Moon sighted in Saudi Arabia, Eid on Tuesday
Moon has been sighted in Saudi Arabia and the kingdom is going to celebrate Eid today (Tuesday).
According to the state TV of the Kingdom,...
Saudi Pak Industrial and Agriculture Investment Company invests Rs10b
Amid efforts of consolidation and targeting low-risk businesses, the investment portfolio of Saudi Pak Industrial and Agriculture Investment Company Limited has reached Rs10 billion...
Saudi Arabia starts Mecca mosque expansion
Saudi Arabia has begun the biggest expansion yet of Islam’s holiest site, the Grand Mosque in Mecca, to raise its capacity to 2 million...
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait recall envoys as Syria further isolated
Saudi Arabia and Kuwait recalled their envoys to Damascus after the Arab League condemned violence in Syria, leaving President Bashar al-Assad further isolated as...
Gunman killed near Saudi interior minister’s palace
Saudi security forces killed a gunman early on Saturday after he fired at a checkpoint near the Interior Minister's palace in Jeddah, the state...
Saudi billionaire to build world’s tallest tower
Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal unveiled plans on Tuesday to build the world’s tallest tower in the Red Sea port city of Jeddah,...
Saudi trial opens for ‘Al-Qaeda Lady’
A Saudi court opened the trial of the "Al-Qaeda Lady," the first woman in the kingdom accused of involvement in terrorist activities, local media...
Saudi Arabia releases 44 Shia protesters
Saudi authorities have freed 44 Shi’ite protesters who called for an end to human rights violations in the country and protested against Saudi Arabia’s...
Iran hopes for end to ‘misunderstandings’ with Saudi
Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said on Friday that he hoped "misunderstandings" with Saudi Arabia could be resolved after a war of words...
Saudi king assures Zardari of support
President Asif Ali Zardari and King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia reiterated their resolve to further deepen bilateral relations on Wednesday and...
President Zardari arrives in Saudi Arabia
President Asif Ali Zardari arrived here from Karachi on a two-day important visit to Saudi Arabia during which he will hold talks with King...
Saudi detains two Omani women drivers
Two Omani women were detained for driving in Saudi Arabia, where women are not allowed to take to the wheel, Saudi media reported on...
Saudi low-fare airlines starts operations
The Saudi low fare airlines, Nasair, has started its operations from the capital’s Benazir International Airport as the first flight of Airbus A320 landed...
Saudi policy on Yemen, Syria seen floundering
Saudi Arabia has helped damp down democracy movements sweeping the Arab world but is waiting now to see how events play out in places...