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Riyadh

Ahmad Javed appointed Indian envoy to Saudi Arabia

The post of Ambassador in Indian Embassy in Riyadh is lying vacant since April.

Dec 12, 2015, 00:47 AM IST

Syria opposition groups say ready for talks with Assad

Syria's main opposition groups agreed at unprecedented talks on Thursday to negotiate with President Bashar al-Assad's regime but insisted he must step down at the start of a political transition.

Dec 10, 2015, 23:37 PM IST

Syrian insurgents say pull out of opposition talks, highlight rifts

The talks in Saudi Arabia were intended to bring together fractured opposition activists and rebels.

Dec 10, 2015, 23:17 PM IST

Syria's Assad must leave or be forced out: Saudi FM

Syrian President Bashar Assad has two choices, "either to leave through negotiations" or be forcibly removed from power, the Saudi foreign minister said on Thursday, arguing that the Syrian people would not accept any other outcomes.

Dec 10, 2015, 21:31 PM IST

Saudi Arabia lists 12 Hezbollah leaders as terrorists

The 12 were added to the list due to their involvement in Hezbollah operations, and their companies' financing of the group's militia activities.

Nov 26, 2015, 20:25 PM IST

Saudi executes Pakistani murderer of Indonesian couple

Saudi Arabia on Wednesday executed a Pakistani convicted of murdering an Indonesian couple.

Oct 28, 2015, 18:14 PM IST

Saudi Arabia identifies bomber in IS-claimed mosque blast

Saudi Arabia on Tuesday said that one of its citizens carried out the suicide bombing at a mosque in the country's south the previous night.

Oct 27, 2015, 15:42 PM IST

Gunman opens fire on Saudi Shiite gathering: TV

A gunman opened fire at a Shiite gathering in eastern Saudi Arabia today, wounding four people.

Oct 17, 2015, 01:48 AM IST

France signs deals worth USD 10 bn with Saudi Arabia

France on Tuesday announced a series of deals worth 10 billion euros (USD 11.4 billion) with Saudi Arabia, reinforcing growing ties between the two countries.

Oct 13, 2015, 20:23 PM IST

Saudi employer denies chopping off Indian woman's hand

The Saudi Arabian employer, accused of chopping off the hand of an Indian domestic help, has claimed that the woman had to get her hand amputated in hospital after she damaged it badly while allegedly jumping from the third floor of his house here.

Oct 11, 2015, 00:03 AM IST

Saudi woman, who chopped off Indian maid's hand, arrested

Saudi Arabian officials have arrested a Saudi woman, who chopped off an arm of a 55-year-old Indian maid, a report said on Friday.

Oct 09, 2015, 11:11 AM IST

Shocking! Saudi employer chops off Indian maid's hands

In a shocking incident, a Saudi employer here has chopped off hands of a domestic help from India just because she had filed a complaint against him.

Oct 08, 2015, 16:18 PM IST

Saudi border officers killed in attack from Yemen: Ministry

A district commander and a sergeant in Saudi Arabia`s border guard have been killed in an attack launched from across the frontier with Yemen, the Saudi Interior Ministry said on Saturday.

Sep 26, 2015, 16:18 PM IST

Iran calls Saudi unfit to manage Hajj after disaster

Shiite Muslim Iran, furious that 131 of its people died in the stampede at this year`s Hajj, blames Sunni rival Saudi Arabia and says it is unfit to manage the pilgrimage.

Sep 25, 2015, 21:10 PM IST

Stampedes during Haj: Over 2,700 killed in 25 years

Here is a list of stampedes during the Haj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. Over 2,700 people died in the past 25 years, with the latest stampede on Thursday leaving 310 people dead.

Sep 24, 2015, 15:58 PM IST

Saudi Arabia says 1 foreigner killed, 10 hurt by Yemen fire

Civil defence officials in Saudi Arabia say cross-border fire from Yemen's Shiite rebels has killed one foreigner and wounded 10 people in the kingdom.

Sep 21, 2015, 14:42 PM IST

At least 87 dead as crane crashes into Mecca's Grand Mosque

At least 87 people were killed and over 180 injured when a construction crane crashed into the Grand Mosque of Saudi Arabia's holy Muslim city of Mecca on Friday, according to BBC.

Sep 11, 2015, 22:51 PM IST