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Trump returns to weary and failing playbook with Hormuz blockade threatGlobal oil markets are watching US President Donald Trump's threat to blockade the Strait of Hormuz. This action follows failed talks with ...13 Apr, 2026, 07.35 AM IST- Gulf allies privately make the case to Trump to keep fighting until Iran is decisively defeatedSaudi Arabia and the UAE are pushing President Trump to continue the war against Iran. They believe Tehran has not been weakened enough and...31 Mar, 2026, 09.06 AM IST
- Top influential conservative Saudi cleric who once headed judiciary diesAl-Luhaidan's ultraconservative views, though in line with the country's Wahhabi doctrine at the time, prompted his sacking in 2009 as head...05 Jan, 2022, 04.14 PM IST
- Saudi Arabia grants citizenship to group of "talented" expatsThe announcement follows a royal decree issued last Thursday which grants citizenship to "experts and exceptional global talents" who will ...15 Nov, 2021, 05.32 PM IST
- 'Marriage without strings': Saudi Arabia confronts rise of 'misyar'The practice, usually a temporary alliance in which the wife waives some conventional marriage rights such as cohabitation and financial su...04 Jul, 2021, 11.35 AM IST
- Saudi Arabia seeks religious reset as clerical power wanesChipping away at a key pillar of its Islamic identity, the government last month ordered that mosque loudspeakers limit their volume to one...21 Jun, 2021, 10.43 AM IST
- Pakistani, Saudi channels beam into Kashmiri homes, stoke 'azadi' rageAll this is happening under the nose of the PDP-BJP government, which even subscribes to these cable services in some of its offices and bu...14 Jul, 2018, 09.06 AM IST
- Some Saudi men still bristle at women drivingThe world's last such ban had been justified on a variety of religious and cultural grounds such as the proposition that women driving woul...24 Jun, 2018, 10.17 PM IST
- Crown prince's clever post-oil math behind Saudi Arabia's radical change of faceAnalysts say Prince Salman does seem to have a long-term vision of a more socially and economically liberal kingdom that could become a reg...29 Sep, 2017, 03.22 PM IST
- After PM Modi's appeal, Barelvi Sufis hit out against Wahabism in IndiaThe gathering holds significance in wake of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal to members of Barelvi sect to counter extremism by way of...09 Feb, 2016, 05.14 AM 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
- 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
- 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
- A Saudi cleric makes a novel case against women drivingWe, of course, have our own versions, often found to, for instance, expounding their ideas for the betterment and progress of women.02 Oct, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
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