Riyadh

Saudi police colonel shot dead in IS-claimed attack

A Saudi police colonel was shot dead in the Riyadh region on Tuesday, the interior ministry said, in an attack claimed by the Islamic State jihadist group.

Apr 05, 2016, 20:15 PM IST

John Kerry due in Riyadh to seek mending ties with Gulf states

General Secretary of Gulf Cooperation Council Abdullateef Alzayani has said that US Secretary of State John Kerry will meet Gulf foreign ministers on Thursday in Manama.

Apr 04, 2016, 09:19 AM IST

PM Narendra Modi arrives home after successful three-nation tour

PM was received by Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders on his arrival at the Palam Technical Airport.

Apr 04, 2016, 02:47 AM IST

India, Saudi Arabia sign 5 MoUs; vow to boost trade ties, strengthen anti-terror cooperation

PM Modi was conferred with the Gulf kingdom's highest civilian honour, the King Abdulaziz Sash.

Apr 03, 2016, 22:39 PM IST

WATCH: 'Modi, Modi, Modi', 'Bharat Mata ki jai' slogans chanted as PM visits all women TCS centre in Riyadh

PM Narendra Modi on Sunday paid a visit to Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) all women IT & ITES Centre in Riyadh.

Apr 03, 2016, 12:36 PM IST

Modi in Saudi Arabia: Women professionals throng PM to take selfie with him - Watch

PM Narendra Modi on Sunday paid a visit to Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) all women IT & ITES Centre in Riyadh. The PM was thronged by women professionals as the latter sought to take selfies with him.

Apr 03, 2016, 12:24 PM IST

Narendra Modi in Saudi Arabia: As it happened on Sunday

PM Narendra Modi on Sunday paid a visit to Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) all women IT & ITES Centre in Riyadh. Also, the PM met business leaders in Riyadh.

Apr 03, 2016, 12:14 PM IST

PM Narendra Modi announces 24X7 helpline for Saudi Arabia expats

Reaching out to expatriates, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday night announced a 24X7 multi-lingual helpline for them and said a move to regularise migration was in the offing through an online programme.

Apr 02, 2016, 22:26 PM IST

India has ignited new hope in world, seen as bright star: PM Modi

PM Modi said the World Bank and all the rating agencies say that the economic development in India has generated a "ray of hope" and some say India is a "bright star".

Apr 02, 2016, 21:50 PM IST

PM Narendra Modi visits Masmak fortress in Riyadh

Immediately after his arrival here, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday visited the Masmak fortress, a clay and mud-brick complex built around 1865, that is a major symbol of recapture of power by the Al Saud royal dynasty which has been running the country for over a century.

Apr 02, 2016, 19:54 PM IST

Narendra Modi in Saudi Arabia: As it happened on Saturday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Saudi Arabia on Saturday.

Apr 02, 2016, 16:40 PM IST

PM Modi reaches Riyadh on two-day visit

Saudi Arabia is India's largest crude oil supplier accounting for one-fifth of the total imports. In 2015, India imported $21 billion worth of crude oil from that Gulf nation.

Apr 02, 2016, 07:09 AM IST

Syria sees impasse broken in peace talks as EU urges engagement

The head of Syria`s delegation in Geneva said EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini had urged his government to engage positively in peace talks on Wednesday, and he believed the round of talks had broken the diplomatic impasse.

Mar 24, 2016, 03:45 AM IST

19 pilgrims killed in Saudi Arabia bus accident

At least 19 Arab pilgrims were killed and 22 injured on Saturday in a bus accident on a road linking Saudi Arabia`s holy cities Makkah and Madina.

Mar 19, 2016, 16:29 PM IST

UAE fighter jet crashed in Yemen, 2 pilots killed

Two Emirati pilots were killed when their fighter jet crashed on Monday in Yemen, where a Saudi-led coalition is battling Iran-backed rebels, the alliance said.

Mar 14, 2016, 20:39 PM IST

Saudi man gets 10 years, 2,000 lashes over atheist tweets

A court in Saudi Arabia has sentenced a man to 10 years in prison and 2,000 lashes for expressing his atheism in hundreds of Twitter posts.

Feb 27, 2016, 20:39 PM IST

Stray bullets kill Indian in Saudi Arabia

Sushma Swaraj said stray bullets hit four Indians during a shootout in a security operation in Awamia in the kingdom on Wednesday.

Feb 26, 2016, 23:34 PM IST

Saudi executes two Yemeni drug traffickers

Saudi Arabia on Wednesday executed two Yemenis convicted of trying to smuggle hashish, bringing to 62 the number of people it has put to death this year.

Feb 17, 2016, 15:22 PM IST