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Buckling up in a pearl-silver Lexus, Sabeeha al-Fakher takes the wheel and relegates her son to the passenger seat, a role reversal the 68-year-old Saudi widow never imagined would be possible in her lifetime. (Photo: AFP)

Behind the wheel, a year on: Saudi women savour new freedom

The reform has freed many Saudi women from their dependence on private chauffeurs and male relatives.

23 Jun 2019 3:56 PM IST

Petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan has said the government is open to Saudi oil giant Aramcos interest to own majority stake in the proposed Rs 3-trillion refinery at Ratnagiri.

India raises concerns over rising oil prices with Saudi Arabia

Global oil prices rose sharply on fears of a US military attack on Iran that would disrupt flows from the Middle East

22 Jun 2019 1:39 PM IST

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. (Photo: ANI)

Khashoggi's killers will pay the price, says Turkish President

The special rapporteur, however, does not make any conclusions over the role of the Saudi Crown Prince and King in the...

20 Jun 2019 8:56 AM IST

The Shiite-majority Eastern Province, where Qureiris is from, became a focal point of unrest in early 2011 with demonstrations calling for an end to discrimination and for reforms in the conservative monarchy.(Photo: Amensty UK/Twitter )

13-year-old boy arrested for political unrest won't be executed: Saudi...

The official said another attack in which Qureiris participated had targeted a German diplomatic vehicle in Qatif region...

17 Jun 2019 12:29 PM IST

The latest incident comes after the US alleged that Iran used mines to attack four oil tankers off the nearby Emirati port of Fujairah last month. (Representational Image)

Saudi seeks oil supply protection as US and Iran face off

Thursday's tanker attacks in the Gulf of Oman exacerbated the antagonistic fallout from similar blasts in May that...

17 Jun 2019 8:19 AM IST

The continuation of the Iranian regimes aggression and reckless escalation, whether directly or through its militias, will result in grave consequences, deputy defence minister Prince Khaled bin Salman tweeted. (Photo: AP)

Saudi warns Iran over Yemeni rebel airport attack

Yemen's Huthi rebels hit civilian airport in the mountain resort of Abha, damaging arrivals hall and forcing its closure...

13 Jun 2019 1:50 PM IST

Minister of State (independent charge) for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi. (Photo:AP)

Record 2 lakh Haj pilgrims from India this year: Naqvi

Total of 725 PTOs will take Haj pilgrims to Saudi Arabia. All PTOs will take 10,000 pilgrims on the rates decided by Haj...

9 Jun 2019 5:39 PM IST

The raids have come weeks after Houthis claimed responsibility for drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities last week, calling it the largest military operation conducted by militants since the start of the armed conflict in 2015. (Photo: ANI)

Houthis take control over 20 military positions inside Saudi

The recent attack is likely to further deteriorate the condition in the already volatile region.

6 Jun 2019 2:45 PM IST

Following a global outrage, the Saudi government on Friday in a statement acknowledged that Khashoggi was killed in a fistfight inside the consulate and noted that an interrogation went wrong. (Photo: File)

US shared nuclear power info with Saudi after Khashoggi killing': US...

Timing of approvals is likely to heap pressure on Trump from lawmakers who have become increasingly critical of US...

5 Jun 2019 10:20 AM IST

It was not clear how many peoples applications had been affected by the move. (Photo: Representative Image/ANI)

Saudi Arabia suspends visas to pilgrims from Congo fearing spread of...

About three per cent of Congo's population is Muslim who had planned to take part in the annual hajj pilgrimage in Saudi...

27 July 2019 11:48 AM IST

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman

Saudi Crown Prince's sister on trial in France for assaulting...

The French craftsman, identified as Ashraf Eid, was renovating the princess' apartment when the alleged assault took...

10 July 2019 3:32 PM IST

Houthis are leading a bloody military campaign in Yemen against internationally recognised President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi. (Photo: ANI)

Houthi attacks Saudi airport again, 1 Indian among 9 injured

Earlier, the Iran-backed Houthis said that they launched launched a wide operation aimed at warplanes at Abha...

2 July 2019 1:51 PM IST