Saudi joins Gulf nations in protesting against BJP leaders' remarks on Prophet Muhammed
New Delhi/IBNS: Saudi Arabia has now joined the Gulf nations in protesting against two (now one is suspended and one expelled) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members' controversial remark on Prophet Muhammad.
UAE FM calls S Jaishankar, expresses condolence over death of two Indians in Abu Dhabi drone attack
UAE foreign minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan on Tuesday called Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to express his condolence over the death of two Indians in a drone attack in Abu Dhabi that sparked an explosion in three oil tankers and a fire near Abu Dhabi international airport.
New Delhi/UNI: Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal Bin Farhan Al Saud will arrive on Saturday on a three-day visit during which he will hold talks with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and also call on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with the discussions likely to focus on the Afghanistan situation.
Victim of fake Facebook account, Karnataka man returns after 600 days in Saudi jail
Bengaluru/IBNS: A man from Karnataka returned from Saudi Arabia after spending 600 days in jail over allegations of blasphemy and derogatory Facebook messages about Mecca and the king of Saudi Arabia.
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a telephone conversation with the Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman on Wednesday, officials said.
Indian Army chief MM Naravane meets top Saudi generals, exchanges views on defence cooperation
Riyadh: Indian Army chief General M M Naravane on Sunday met top Saudi generals during his visit to the country.
Indian Army Chief MM Naravane leaves for UAE, Saudi Arabia
New Delhi: Indian Army chief General MM Naravane has proceeded on a visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from 09 to 14 December 2020, officials said on Tuesday.
Creation of talent pool will lead to faster recovery from pandemic: PM Modi at G20 Summit
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday participated in the 15th G20 Summit convened by Saudi Arabia where he called for the creation of vast human talent to recover in the post Coronavirus world.
New Delhi/IBNS: India has communicated its "serious concern" to Saudi Arabia over "incorrect depiction of India's external territorial boundaries" in a banknote issued recently by the middle-eastern country, the External Affairs ministry said today.
Pakistan's balancing act may be failing: Al Jazeera
Doha: Qatari state-owned broadcaster Al Jazeera said in its opinion piece that Saudi Arabia and many other Gulf nations are moving closer to India and away from Pakistan.
Saudi Arabia, UAE back Maldives in stalling Pakistan's move to paint India Islamophobic at OIC
Jeddah: Saudi Arabia and UAE are the other two Islamic nations that backed the Maldives against Pakistan's move to paint India as a country fomenting Islamophobia at the recent Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) meet in UN.
Tricolour flies high in Arabian skies
Jeddah/UNI/IBNS: Indian tricolour fluttered high in chilly Arabian skies as the nation's diplomatic mission in Saudi Arabia celebrated 71st Republic Day on Sunday.
Cabinet approves ex-post facto agreement on Security Cooperation between India and Saudi Arabia
New Delhi/IBNS: The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given ex-post facto approval on an Agreement on Security Cooperation between the Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia that was signed on Oct 29, 2019 during the visit of Prime Minister to Saudi Arabia.
New Delhi/IBNS: The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved Post Facto the Agreement signed by Prime Minister on Oct 29, 2019 for establishment of Strategic Partnership Council between India and Saudi Arabia.
Feminism, homosexuality, atheism declared 'extremist ideas' in Saudi
Riyadh/UNI: The State Security Presidency of Saudi Arabia has pronounced feminism, homosexuality and atheism as extremist ideas and said "all forms of extremism and perversion are unacceptable."