Tag: Saudi Arabia
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Saudi Arabia intercepts Houthi missile
Saudi Arabia on Sunday intercepted a missile fired from Yemen toward the border city of Jazan, Saudi Press Agency reported.
September 17, 2018 -
India must press for Naik’s return
Despite India’s proactive diplomatic efforts, Zakir Naik, wanted in India for several cases and for spewing venom through his hate speeches fomenting communal discord, continues to be harboured in Malaysia eluding the Indian security agencies. Naik, who relocated in Malaysia from Saudi Arabia, is now firmly ensconced on Malaysian soil and looks poised never to …
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September 7, 2018 -
Hyderabad woman dies in Saudi Arabia under mysterious circumstances
The family has urged External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to intervene in the matter and repatriate the body to perform last rites.
September 1, 2018 -
Bomb that killed children in Yemen was supplied by US
The bomb was very similar to the one that wreaked devastation in an attack on a funeral hall in Yemen in October 2016 in which 155 people were killed.
August 19, 2018 -
It can’t all be about a pastor
It needs a stroke of genius to soften the heart for poor old Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Those of us who have always believed that Erdogan is a bit off his rocker must still be appalled that a US president infinitely more cracked than the Turkish variety is trying to impoverish Nato’s second largest military ally. …
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August 18, 2018 -
Saudi youth group threatens Canada with 9/11 poster amidst diplomatic row
A Saudi Arabian youth group posted on Twitter an image showing a Canadian plane heading towards the iconic CN Tower in Toronto in an apparent reference to the 9/11 attacks.
August 7, 2018 -
Saudi Arabia expels Canadian envoy, recalls its own over ‘interference’
The kingdom gave the Canadian ambassador 24 hours to leave the country, in an abrupt rupture of relations over what it slammed as “interference” in its internal affairs.
August 6, 2018 -
Will Iran be the next American war?
The odds are growing that the next American war will be against Iran. Of the three countries designated by the US as the ‘axis of evil’, Iraq was invaded; North Korea has agreed to an uncertain process for ‘denuclearisation’; Iran remains regionally powerful and defiant. Former US President Obama’s strategy was to first neutralise the …
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July 10, 2018 -
Saudi Arabia agrees to boost oil production: Donald Trump
US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the King of Saudi Arabia, Salman bin Abdulaziz, has agreed to increase the Arab kingdom’s oil production significantly in order to stop the price of crude from rising. “Just spoke to King Salman of Saudi Arabia and explained to him that, because of the turmoil and disfunction …
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July 1, 2018 -
Lifting the driving ban wasn’t only about women’s rights
After years of campaigning by women activists, on Sunday the ban on women driving in Saudi Arabia was lifted. It is the most visible of a bundle of recent initiatives taken by the Saudi king and the crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, to strengthen the role of women in Saudi society. These include more public …
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June 27, 2018 -
Freedom at Midnight
It is celebration time in Saudi Arabia. An era has ended and another has begun as Sunday unfolded at the stroke of midnight when women, flaunting their richly deserved licences, revved up their car engines in the fountainhead of theocratic rule, on occasion reminiscent of the medieval era. A symbol of repression has been relegated …
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June 26, 2018 -
UN chief Antonio Guterres welcomes lifting of driving ban on Saudi women
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has welcomed the lifting of a driving ban on women in Saudi Arabia, his spokesman said. Guterres hopes that this will generate further new opportunities for women in the kingdom, said Stephane Dujarric, the spokesman, on Sunday, Xinhua news agency reported. “The Secretary-General wishes to pay tribute to the women of …
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June 25, 2018 -
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Saudi Arabia’s ban on women driving officially ends
Saudi women are officially allowed to get behind the wheel, after a decades-old driving ban was lifted. The change was announced last September and Saudi Arabia issued the first licences to women earlier this month. It was the only country left in the world where women could not drive and families had to hire private …
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June 24, 2018 -
2018 FIFA World Cup | Saudi Arabia Vs Uruguay: Coach Juan Pizzi looks for improvements
Pizzi was unwilling to comment on criticism of the Saudi team from the Director of the Saudi General Sports Authority, Turki al-Sheikh, who accused the players of "giving just 5 per cent."
June 20, 2018 -
Football and Propaganda
June 15, 2018, and the Football World Cup in Russia is one day old, with a colourful and tasteful opening ceremony, and Russia beating Saudi Arabia in the opening game by five goals to nil. The torrent of anti-Russian propaganda by western news media, led by the United Kingdom, which has been constant over the …
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June 20, 2018 -
Hosts Russia have a point to prove in World Cup opener vs Saudi
Russia has spent more than 13 billion on preparations for the big event.
June 13, 2018