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Saudi Arabia top cleric’s reply to Ayatollah: Iran not Muslim
Saudi Arabia's top cleric said Iranians are “not Muslims” after Iran’s supreme leader launched a fresh tirade over the kingdom’s handling of the hajj pilgrimage, a newspaper reported on Tuesday.
07 Sep 2016 6:47 AM
After mishap, Saudis to shorten Haj ritual
A stoning ritual, which led to the deaths of about 2,300 people during the 2015 Haj, will be more tightly controlled during the pilgrimage in September, Saudi newspapers reported on Wednesday.
25 Aug 2016 6:24 AM
Saudis carry out first execution since Ramadan
There were no beheadings during the fasting month and the following Eid al-Fitr feast.
17 Jul 2016 6:46 PM
Saudi police arrest 19 after terror attacks
Nineteen people, including 12 Pakistani nationals, have been arrested in Saudi Arabia following suicide attacks on Monday, including one near Islam’s second-holiest site in the city of Medina, the kin
09 Jul 2016 7:04 AM
Multiple suicide blasts hit Saudi Arabia; no claims of responsibility
Three suicide bombers struck in Saudi Arabia on Monday in a rare incidence of multiple attacks in the kingdom where the Islamic State group has previously staged deadly attacks.
05 Jul 2016 7:14 AM
Suicide bomber strikes near US diplomatic site in Saudi Arabia's Jeddah
The incident happened just before the dawn prayers after which Muslims begin their daily fast during the holy month of Ramadan.
04 Jul 2016 10:26 AM
50 Saudis held over ‘un-Islamic’ haircuts
Fifty young men have been arrested in Saudi Arabia for haircuts, necklaces and other adornments considered un-Islamic.
22 Jun 2016 2:31 AM
Saudis not linked to 9/11 attacks: CIA
CIA chief John Brennan said that he believes the 28 redacted pages of the 9/11 commission report will prove that the Saudi Arabian government had no involvement in the 9/11 Al Qaeda terror attacks.
13 Jun 2016 4:39 AM
Saudi King sacks powerful oil minister in government shake-up
The revamp follows last month's announcement of an ambitious plan to transform Saudi Arabia's economy to reduce its dependence on oil.
09 May 2016 2:00 PM
Oil minister fired in Saudi reshuffle
Saudi Arabia's King Salman on Saturday replaced his veteran oil minister and the central bank governor in a major reshuffle of senior positions a week after announcing big economic reforms.
08 May 2016 2:59 AM
Saudis to end oil addiction, diversify
The powerful young prince overseeing Saudi Arabia’s economy unveiled ambitious plans on Monday aimed at ending the kingdom’s “addiction” to oil and transforming it into a global investment power.
26 Apr 2016 3:15 AM
Barack Obama: Gulf, US united in goal to destroy ISIS
The United States will deter and confront aggression against Gulf Arab monarchies, who continue to have concerns about threats from Iran, President Barack Obama said after meeting their leaders to iro
22 Apr 2016 6:42 AM
Obama at Gulf summit to seek help against ISIS
Washington also wants to emphasise the reconstruction of cities taken back from IS.
21 Apr 2016 11:39 AM
Schools shut, traffic chaos as Riyadh hit by rare flood
Traffic backed up and schools were shut in the Saudi capital Riyadh on Wednesday after the desert city was struck by a rare severe storm that sparked flooding.
14 Apr 2016 6:02 AM
5 pacts with Riyadh as PM, Saudi King step up ties
India and Saudi Arabia Monday decided to ramp up their counter-terrorism cooperation as they asked all states to dismantle terror infrastructures “where they happen to exist” and reject the use of ter
04 Apr 2016 3:15 AM
GST about to happen soon, says PM
Wooing investors with promise of an easier business environment and stable tax regime, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said retrospective taxation has been made a thing of the past but he is “not a
04 Apr 2016 1:45 AM
PM: India has ignited new hope in world
India has strengthened its economy despite the adverse global conditions and has ignited a “new hope” in the world, with some describing it as a “bright star”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said here o
03 Apr 2016 1:17 AM
Modi to arrive in Saudi Arabia tomorrow to boost strategic ties
Modi will be the fourth Indian Prime Minister to visit Saudi Arabia after Manmohan Singh, Indira Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru.
01 Apr 2016 8:45 PM
Saudi centre looks to online videos to counter extremism
Two Saudi boys, one Sunni, another Shiite, push their desks together and sit side-by-side smiling in a classroom.
08 Mar 2016 2:30 AM
Gulf nations: Hezbollah is ‘terror’ group
Gulf monarchies on Wednesday declared Lebanon’s Hezbollah a “terrorist” group, escalating tensions with the Shia militant organisation that is fighting in support of Syria’s regime.
03 Mar 2016 2:31 AM
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