Iran and Saudi Arabia: rivals seeking to restore tiesIran and Saudi Arabia are on track to normalise relations now, after being bitter Middle East rivals for the past seven years. In 1979, the...
13 Apr, 2023, 08.59 PM IST
Iran, Saudi Arabia to restore ties in China-brokered dealThe move caps a broader realignment and efforts to ease tensions in the Middle East. Riyadh cut ties with Tehran after Iranian protesters a...
10 Mar, 2023, 07.06 PM IST
Saudi defence firm SAMI targets $5 bln annual revenue by 2030Saudi Arabia, one of the world's largest buyers of foreign arms which has been embroiled in conflict in Yemen for six years, set up SAMI in...
22 Feb, 2021, 02.56 PM IST
Number of executions reach 99 in Saudi Arabia in this yearHuman rights group Amnesty International says the kingdom carried out at least 158 death sentences last year, making it the third most prol...
20 Jul, 2016, 02.55 PM IST
Can street battles affect any outcome?Iran may rename the street in Tehran on which the Embassy of Saudi Arabia stands after the Shia cleric the Saudis executed, Sheikh Nimr al-...
19 Feb, 2016, 06.44 AM IST
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj arrives in Bahrain for 1st India-Arab ministerialExternal Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj arrived here for the first ministerial meeting of the India-Arab League Cooperation Forum to deepen...
23 Jan, 2016, 05.50 PM IST
How Saudi Arabia is suddenly in a hurryThe kingdom has announced many bold moves, from privatisation of oil giant Saudi Aramco to cuting ties with Iran, abandoning its slow style.
09 Jan, 2016, 03.55 PM IST
Nimr Execution: Islamic leaders to meet Sushma Swaraj, Rajnath Singh"We will be meeting our External Affairs and also Home Minister before January 17 in New Delhi," he added.
08 Jan, 2016, 11.27 PM IST
Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister holds talks with Pakistan leadershipSharif said that Pakistan welcomes Saudi Arabia's initiative and stressed that it supports all such regional and international efforts to c...
08 Jan, 2016, 02.15 AM IST
Saudi foreign minister in Pakistan for talksDays after his trip was postponed due to spiralling Saudi-Iran tensions, Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister arrived here today to hold talks w...
07 Jan, 2016, 08.07 PM IST
Saudi Arabia could buy nuclear weapons from Pakistan: US Senator Ron Johnson"Saudi has good relationships with Pakistan. They could just buy a weapon and again further destabilise the Middle East," Senator Ron Johns...
06 Jan, 2016, 12.57 AM IST
Pakistan expresses concerns over Saudi Arabia-Iran tensionPakistan voiced concern over the deteriorating relations between Saudi Arabi and Iran, cautioning that terrorists can take advantage of the...
05 Jan, 2016, 06.04 PM IST
Saudi cleric's execution: Restrictions continue for second consecutive day in SrinagarOfficials said restrictions in the police station areas of Rainawari and Zadibal in the summer capital will continue today.
05 Jan, 2016, 12.46 PM IST
US appeals to Iran, Saudi Arabia to show restraintThe US asked Saudi Arabia and Iran to show restraint as the tensions between the two countries erupted into a full-blown diplomatic crisis ...
05 Jan, 2016, 03.05 AM IST
Cleric's execution: Restrictions imposed in SrinagarRestrictions have been imposed in the police station areas of Rainawari and Zadibal in the summer capital, officials said.
04 Jan, 2016, 01.50 PM IST
UN rights chief Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein slams Saudi Arabia for 47 executions"Convictions cannot be based on confessions obtained under torture and ill-treatment, or trial proceedings that fall short of international...
03 Jan, 2016, 07.42 PM IST
Execution of Shia cleric sparks protests in SrinagarThey said the protesters tried to march towards the city centre here but were stopped by police at Rainawari Chowk, triggering clashes.
03 Jan, 2016, 05.41 PM IST