Trump says US to lift Syria sanctions, secures $600 billion Saudi dealPresident Trump initiated his Gulf trip by announcing the lifting of U.S. sanctions on Syria, alongside a substantial $600 billion investme...
15 May, 2025, 06.50 PM IST
US gives initial approval for $3.5 bn missile sale to Saudi Arabia before Trump's planned visitThe U.S. has initially approved a $3.5 billion sale of air-to-air missiles to Saudi Arabia, potentially one of several deals to be highligh...
03 May, 2025, 08.45 AM IST
Saudi Arabia beheading people by the sword; killed 12 people in 10 days: ReportIn the last ten days, Saudi Arabia has reportedly executed 12 people with a sword for drug-related offences. The majority of them were fore...
22 Nov, 2022, 09.09 PM IST
AI-based facial recognition claims Brisbane Man is missing Lord LucanProfessor Hassan Ugail’s world renowned facial recognition system also helped identify three suspects involved in the murder of Jamal Khash...
07 Nov, 2022, 07.01 PM IST
Biden has ‘only bad options’ for bringing down oil pricesThe United States is the world’s biggest oil and natural gas producer, but it accounts for only 12% of the global petroleum supply. The pri...
06 Jun, 2022, 07.12 PM IST
Saudi Arabia executes 81 men for terrorism, other charges"These individuals ... were convicted of various crimes including murdering innocent men, women and children," SPA said, citing a statement...
12 Mar, 2022, 08.38 PM IST
Saudi Arabia says France arrested wrong man over Khashoggi murderInvestigators were seeking to confirm that the man carrying a passport in the name of Khalid Alotaibi was indeed the suspect by the same na...
08 Dec, 2021, 07.45 AM IST
Ex-Saudi official claims damaging intel against crown prince Mohammed Bin SalmanThe ex-intelligence official, who resides in exile in Canada, claimed that in 2014, Prince Mohammed boasted that he could kill King Abdulla...
25 Oct, 2021, 08.49 AM IST
Members of Saudi hit squad that killed Khashoggi were trained in US: ReportFour members of the Saudi hit squad, the New York Times said, had received training from a private American security group, Tier 1 Group, a...
23 Jun, 2021, 10.14 AM IST
US to release report blaming Saudi prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jamal Khashoggi murderAccording to leaks, the report asserts that Prince Mohammed directed the assassination in which Khashoggi, a Washington Post writer and US ...
26 Feb, 2021, 11.34 PM IST
As US vote looms in November, Gulf monarchies count Trump blessingsMore than three years on, regional leaders are playing their diplomatic cards in support of an erratic but valuable partner in Washington a...
20 Oct, 2020, 09.30 AM IST
Aramco CEO survives drones, outlasts rival in stormy IPO yearThe cash cow sustaining Saudi Arabia, Saudi Aramco is selling a 1.5% stake after which CEO Amin Nasser won’t have complete control of the c...
03 Dec, 2019, 12.00 AM IST
As oil plunges, the real Opec meeting will be at next week's G20It wouldn’t the first time the two energy superpowers used a G20 to decide on oil policy.
24 Nov, 2018, 03.06 PM IST
Some of the chilling attacks in covert operations around the worldOver two weeks ago, Khashoggi entered the Saudi consulate in Istanbul to obtain documents for his upcoming wedding and never came out.
20 Oct, 2018, 11.00 PM IST
Chandraswami, the rise and fall of a high flyerChandraswami, the bearded draped-in-silk man with a heavy gold amulet around his neck and a tilak prominent on his forehead, has always bee...
23 May, 2017, 09.47 PM IST
Controversial godman Chandraswami diesSpiritual leader Jagadacharya Chandraswami ji, 66 years old, had been ailing for some time. He recently suffered a stroke and later develop...
23 May, 2017, 08.16 PM IST
Lok Sabha polls: Chandraswami promises election results before May 16His proximity to Cong leaders was not a secret, and he had no qualms about using his connections and selfproclaimed 'tantrik' powers to mak...
14 Apr, 2014, 05.03 PM IST