‘Iranians now blame US-Israel, not Tehran, for their economic woes’Iran's economy, known as the 'resistance economy', is facing severe impacts from the ongoing US-Israel war. Economic pressures are mounting...
23 Apr, 2026, 10.39 PM IST
26-year-old Rubi Kumari Thakur elected Nepal deputy speakerNepal has elected 26-year-old Rubi Kumari Thakur as the Deputy Speaker of its House of Representatives. Thakur, a Member of Parliament from...
10 Apr, 2026, 11.08 PM IST
Gulf residents cautiously optimistic after shaky US-Iran truceResidents of the Gulf countries, which have borne the brunt of Iran's attacks, breathed a sight of cautious relief on Wednesday after wakin...
09 Apr, 2026, 10.34 AM IST
Breaking Barriers: Saudi Arabia’s 1st Miss Universe contestant Rumy Alqahtani is a certified dentist!Rumy Alqahtani is the first Saudi Arabian woman to participate in the coveted Miss Universe beauty pageant. Based in Riyadh, Alqahtani is a...
01 Apr, 2024, 07.11 PM IST
Private flight with 2 Saudi astronauts returns from space station with Gulf of Mexico splashdownThe Saudi government picked up the multimillion-dollar tab for its two astronauts: Rayyanah Barnawi, a stem cell researcher who became the ...
31 May, 2023, 12.08 PM IST
Saudi Arabia plans to send female astronaut to space in 2023The plan, championed by Saudi Arabia's powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, also calls for greater integration of women into the work...
22 Sep, 2022, 07.08 PM IST
Saudi woman activist Salma Al-Shehab sentenced to 34 years in prison for using TwitterSalma al-Shehab is a Ph.D. student at the University of Leeds in Britain. Shehab had openly tweeted about Saudi women's rights in the other...
18 Aug, 2022, 07.45 PM IST
Centre unable to help woman who filed plea in HC for custody of minor daughters from ex-husband in YemenThe Centre has indicated its stand in a statement filed in response to the woman's plea in the Kerala High Court seeking directions to the ...
27 Mar, 2022, 12.31 PM IST
Saudi women drive for extra cash as costs climbTraditionally, Saudi women were forbidden from mixing with men outside their extended family. But following the lifting of ban on woman dri...
13 Mar, 2022, 10.21 AM IST
Over 700,000 flock to Saudi Arabia's top music festivalThe festival, which ended on a Sunday, comes as Saudi Arabia sees a spike in coronavirus cases amid increased fears over the spread of the ...
20 Dec, 2021, 05.20 PM IST
Surveillance fears after Clubhouse app takes Saudi by stormBanned by the censors in China, the invitation-only app is gaining traction in parts of the Gulf, sparking bold conversations in countries ...
19 Mar, 2021, 09.25 PM IST
Delhi High Court asks MEA official to coordinate with Saudi Embassy to facilitate repatriation of buried bodyThe high court also requested the Deputy Chief of Mission to obtain some timeline within which the process of exhumation and repatriation o...
18 Mar, 2021, 03.14 PM IST
Saudi women can join armed forces in latest widening of rightsThis move is the latest in a series of measures aimed at increasing the rights of women in the kingdom. The plan was first announced in 201...
21 Feb, 2021, 07.04 PM IST
Saudi woman makes world's 'largest coffee painting'Ohud Abdullah Almalki used expired coffee to illustrate renowned leaders from the kingdom and the neighbouring United Arab Emirates for the...
19 Oct, 2020, 10.48 AM IST
Saudi Arabia okays India's plan to ferry Haj pilgrims via sea route: Mukhtar Abbas NaqviNaqvi said that sending pilgrims through ships would help cut down travel expenses significantly and added that it would be a "revolutionar...
08 Jan, 2018, 01.14 PM IST
Saudi Arabia hand chopping incident unacceptable, says Sushma Swaraj"We are very much disturbed over the brutal manner in which Indian lady has been treated in Saudi Arabia," Swaraj said today.
09 Oct, 2015, 10.37 AM IST
Saudi man marries again, wife draws $80k traffic fine in revengeA scorned Saudi woman has taken revenge on her husband for marrying a second time by taking his car for a joyride and raking up fines on hi...
18 May, 2015, 10.14 AM IST