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
2034 FIFA World Cup: Saudi Arabia set to host after Australia does not bidA few hours before the deadline for bidding for the FIFA World Cup ended, Australia decided against bidding. Saudi Arabia being the only co...
31 Oct, 2023, 04.03 PM IST
Jordan royal wedding: Mehendi, lavish dinner make crown prince Al Hussein's nuptials with Saudi bride Rajwa Alseif a grand affair; William-Kate, Jill Biden among VIP guestsThe highly-anticipated royal wedding of the Crown Prince of Jordan, Al Hussein bin Abdullah, and his Saudi Arabian bride Rajwa Alseif, took...
02 Jun, 2023, 12.54 PM IST
World Cup 2022: Saudi Arabia’s Saleh Alshehri rejects rumours of players getting Rolls-Royce as gift for defeating ArgentinaRumors had emerged that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had promised to gift every player of Saudi Arabia’s soccer team a Rolls-Royc...
26 Nov, 2022, 10.52 PM IST
Saudi Arabia's powerful crown prince Mohammed bin Salman unbowed by Western uproarUnder Prince Salman's watch, far-reaching reforms — including the listing of state oil giant Saudi Aramco — have been accompanied by a crac...
15 Jul, 2022, 06.09 PM IST
Saudi crown prince signals family unity as succession loomsKnown as MbS, Prince Mohammed had held off heading to the UAE until his father King Salman, 86, left hospital after a week-long stay that r...
20 May, 2022, 05.33 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
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
Saudi ruler King Salman, 84, admitted to hospital due to cholecystitis: Royal courtThe king was "admitted today to King Faisal specialist hospital in Riyadh for some medical tests due to cholecystitis," the royal court sai...
20 Jul, 2020, 01.01 PM IST
In Saudi crackdown, there's more than Alwaleed's empire at stakePrince Alwaleed is powerful and well connected, but this may not end well given that he is in a battle with an even more powerful group.
29 Dec, 2017, 01.38 PM IST
Saudi arrest of Binladin family scion shatters royal ententeThe government says 201 people have been taken into custody in the purge, which comes amid an anti-corruption probe it says uncovered at le...
11 Nov, 2017, 09.22 AM IST
Did you know Qatar’s royal family owns more property in London than England’s monarchy?Here are some wild extravagances that other royals have spent a fortune on.
08 Feb, 2017, 02.36 PM IST
Pakistan's former army chief Raheel Sharif may have a bigger job nowSharif, who retired as the army chief last month, is expected to be appointed defence advisor of Saudi Arabia-led military alliance.
29 Dec, 2016, 11.01 PM IST
Nagarjuna Oil in talks with Saudi royal family to revive refineryIn addition, public sector oil companies, led by IndianOil, are also being nudged by the government to look at possible equity investment.
10 May, 2016, 11.54 AM IST
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.
02 Jun, 2015, 02.09 PM IST
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to visit Saudi Arabia next weekThe agenda of the visit is not known but Sharif is expected to discuss important bilateral and regional issues with King Salman.
28 Feb, 2015, 01.24 PM IST
Ready to cooperate in all sectors, Saudi Arabian prince Salman bin Abdul Aziz tells Narendra Modi"We will take the relationship forward. There are delegations from Saudi Arabia coming to India on specific areas. They will work on how to...
16 Nov, 2014, 10.58 PM IST