Shamima Begum, 2 other schoolgirls smuggled to Syria by Canadian intelligence agent? Startling claims in a new bookShamima Begum, a British-born woman fled the UK and joined the Islamic State organisation in Syria, a Canadian intelligence operative helpe...
Saudi Arabia licenses 44 companies to open regional headquarters in RiyadhThe world's top oil exporter and largest Arab economy in February said it would give foreign firms until the end of 2023 to set up headquar...
Saudi government to invest $220 bln in Riyadh development over next 10 years: OfficialRiyadh, where around 8 million people live and work, is notorious for its multi-lane highways and concrete block buildings. The city has re...
Pak puts more curbs on Hafiz Saeed, Masood Azhar and Dawood Ibrahim to avoid FATF blacklistingThe government issued two notifications on August 18 announcing sanctions on key figures of terror outfits such as 26/11 Mumbai attack mast...
Airstrikes again hit Syria's rebel area, displace thousandsThe violence at the edge of Idlib province is the most serious breach of the cease-fire in place since early March, when an agreement betwe...
Pakistan has third highest number in UN proscribed listPakistan has tried to distance itself from the militant groups and individuals and has claimed itself to be the victim of terrorism.
China wanted to delay terror designation of Masood Azhar citing Lok Sabha elections but US prevailedThe US did not budge, following which China sent in a written assurance with the date last week.
MTV, Mercury Sports sign multi-year deal to bring Brave fights, reality show on TVMercury Sports Entertainment had signed a 5-year master franchise agreement with Brave CF in August this year.
Mercury Sports aims to raise Rs 100 CroreMercury Sports Entertainment, the India master franchise holder of Brave Combat Federation (Brave CF), is looking to raise Rs 100 crore in ...
PM Narendra Modi visits Masmak fortress in RiyadhModi took a round of the Masmak fort where Saudi officials explained to him the historical importance of the complex in the commercial cent...
Aurobindo Pharma to build pharmaceutical factory in Saudi ArabiaThe company's investment arm has leased a site in Phase one of the King Abdullah Economic City's Industrial Valley to build manufacturing f...
King Salman is overhauling the birthplace of Saudi Arabia's ideologySaudi Arabia's recently crowned King Salman is making the birthplace of his government's ruling ideology into a tourist attraction.
Asian Games: Indian women's team off to a winning startThe Indian women's tennis team was off to a winning start in the 17th Asian Games as it blanked Oman 3-0 in the first round here today.
- Free and fair: Saudi Arabia to build a women-only city
Saudi Arabia is planning to build a city exclusively for women in a bid to encourage career oriented females within its strict Sharia law.
- Congress, Samajwadi Party, RLD support ban on Salman Rushdie's visit to India
The "secular parties" on Tuesday were falling over each other to coddle the fatwa-issuing clerics and support their latest directive.
- Pak bans 25 organisations, including JuD, LeT
The Pakistan government has banned 25 religious and other organisations, including the Jamaat-ud-Dawah, Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashker-e-Taib...
- Gulf nationals, NRIs to set up IT city in Kochi
Giving a boost to the Kerala government's attempt at making the state a potential IT destination, a public limited company, jointly formed ...