PM to visit S Arabia next week
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay an official visit to Saudi Arabia from April 22-23 at the invitation of Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom, Mohammed bin Salman.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay an official visit to Saudi Arabia from April 22-23 at the invitation of Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom, Mohammed bin Salman.
The king meanwhile issued a decree on Tuesday ordering a cabinet reshuffle, appointing Saudi Prince Khalid bin Salman as the Defence Minister, Xinhua news agency reported.
Jaishankar arrived on a two-day visit to Saudi Arabia starting Saturday, his first trip to the Kingdom as India's External Affairs Minister.
The bottom line is that US support for West Asian autocracies allegedly in the interest of stability and security is likely to provide neither.
To understand why the world’s only Jewish state would be keen on ties with a Sunni Muslim theocratic kingdom is important to make sense of US diplomacy in the region.
The detention of Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz and his father since January 2018 is part of a clampdown under de facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman that has ensnared not just potential rivals but also figures posing no visible challenge to his hold on power.
Two former Twitter employees Ahmad Abouammo and Ali Alzabarah, allegedly worked to unmask the ownership details behind dissident Twitter accounts on behalf of someone prosecutors designated "Royal Family Member-1."
Under vision 2030, Saudi Arabia plans to diversify its economy while reducing its economic dependence on petroleum products.
The documentary, The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia is scheduled to be aired on 1 October, a day before the first anniversary of Khashoggi’s death.
Releasing an annual report on international religious freedom, Pompeo estimated that more than 40 others were serving life sentences or facing execution for blasphemy in Pakistan.
