India eyes $4.5-billion Saudi jewellery market as SAJEX 2025 opens new trade frontGJEPC’s SAJEX 2025 aims to align Indian craftsmanship with Saudi Arabia’s fast-growing jewellery demand projected to reach $8.3 billion by ...
18 Sep, 2025, 05.03 PM IST
A prince trapped in time: This Saudi royal has not opened his eyes in the past 20 yearsPrince Al-Waleed bin Khaled bin Talal of Saudi Arabia, known as the ‘Sleeping Prince,’ marked his 36th birthday on April 18, 2025, while re...
22 Apr, 2025, 06.54 PM IST
What the Royal Christmas cards reveal about the Wales and Sussex family feudThe Christmas cards of the Prince and Princess of Wales and the Duke and Duchess of Sussex this year present striking differences in tone, ...
21 Dec, 2024, 10.41 AM IST
Andy Warhol in the desert! Iconic portraits of Marlon Brando, Dolly Parton put on display in SaudiAt the same time, organisers have tried to draw a connection between the world Warhol embodied.
24 Feb, 2023, 06.24 PM IST
Saudi princess Basmah bint Saud freed after nearly 3 years in jailThe reason for her arrest along with her daughter was not clear, as she never wielded significant influence. But it marked the latest case ...
11 Jan, 2022, 09.44 AM IST
General Naravane's visit to Saudi Arabia will strengthen bilateral defence cooperation: Indian Army"COAS visit to #SaudiArabia will strengthen bilateral defence cooperation between the two countries," the Indian Army's Additional Director...
14 Dec, 2020, 11.12 PM IST
Saudi princess robbed of luxury belongings in Paris heistThe 47-year-old princess, who had not set foot in the apartment since August, discovered on returning that bags, watches, jewellery and fur...
06 Nov, 2020, 09.30 PM IST
Twitter suspends fake account associated with ISIThe suspended Twitter account is @idanialusaf, it was impersonating Noura bint Faisal, a princess of Saudi Arabia by creating a fake ID nam...
24 Apr, 2020, 11.37 PM IST
India steps up diplomacy with West Asia amid pandemicAs a follow up to PM’s conversations, Foreign Minister S Jaishankar has had telephonic conversations with the Foreign Ministers of Saudi Ar...
24 Apr, 2020, 09.35 PM IST
The strange story of Uber’s massive fund raising deal from the Saudi governmentThe $3.5 bn deal is now drawing Uber into a global reckoning over the business world's ties with Saudi.
05 Nov, 2018, 09.28 PM IST
Picture of Saudi princess on magazine cover sparks controversyPrincess Hayfa bint Abdullah al-Saud is in the driver's seat wearing leather gloves and high heels.
01 Jun, 2018, 07.56 PM IST
Saudi Arabia gearing up to host first-ever Fashion Week in RiyadhThis step will help reform the country's dependence on oil, expanding the private sector and empowering women.
20 Feb, 2018, 06.42 PM IST
Two Saudi Princes are said to be released after graft probeIt wasn’t clear whether the two princes were released as part of a settlement or due to lack of evidence.
28 Dec, 2017, 11.52 PM IST
Saudi corruption purge snares $33 billion of net worth in RiyadhThe stunning series of arrests has implicated three of the country’s richest people, including Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, who’s No. 50 on t...
07 Nov, 2017, 10.43 AM IST
Abandoned in Saudi desert camps, migrant workers won't leave without payThe plight of the workers, stranded for months in crowded dormitories at labour camps with little money and limited access to food, water o...
19 Aug, 2016, 04.06 PM IST
All-women business park to create 21,000 jobs by 2025 in Saudi ArabiaWBP, a joint venture of PNU (world's largest university for women) and Wipro Arabia, had Saudi Aramco as the strategic advisor and anchor o...
03 May, 2016, 05.17 AM IST
- Harrods has designs on Islamic fashion
Fashion designer Hind Beljafla makes abayas to match the Gucci shoes and Hermes handbags of high-spending women in the Gulf.
14 Jul, 2010, 02.59 AM IST