Tag: Saudi Arabia

Qatar bans Saudi Arabia, UAE goods from stores

Qatar has ordered shops to remove goods originating from a group of Saudi Arabian-led countries which a year ago imposed a wide-ranging boycott on the emirate, Doha officials said today.

May 27, 2018

Gulf’s emerging art hub

From vibrant art galleries to international art festivals and state-funded creative projects,Bahrain is the Gulf's new arty hot spot, finds Neeta Lal

May 3, 2018

Saudi intercepts 2 missiles fired towards border city Jazan

Saudi air defence has intercepted two ballistic missiles fired by Houthi militias towards the border city of Jazan, according to Al Arabiya television on Monday. The spokesperson of the Saudi-led coalition involved in a war in Yemen against Houthis, Col. Turki Al Maliki, accused the militias of targeting residential areas of civilians. Saudi Arabia reported …

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April 24, 2018

Medium is the Message

The cultural history of an intensely theocratic desert kingdom acquired a new dimension last Wednesday when Saudi Arabia allowed the screening of the first film in nearly 35 years. Of course this is part of the easing of restrictions in a conservative ~ almost feudalistic ~ swathe of the world, and can be contextualised with …

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April 22, 2018

Discovering a new vista

Israel is a small country but steeped in history, faith, nature and the perks of modern living.

April 15, 2018

OMCs, Saudi Aramco MoU to build Rs 3 lakh cr Ratnagiri refinery

India on Wednesday signed a strategic partnership with Saudi Arabia to jointly build a 1.2 million barrels per day-capacity integrated refinery and petrochemicals complex on the west coast in the Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) to set up the Ratnagiri Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (RRPCL) was signed here between an Indian …

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April 11, 2018

Saudi Arabia to not confiscate passports of airline crew on arrival: Air India

The bar-code issued by Saudi Arabia to the crew members will have a limited validity. Air India and Jet Airways are the two Indian airlines who fly to that country.

March 31, 2018

Saudi Arabia intercepts missile fired from Yemen

Saudi air force intercepted on Thursday a missile shot by Houthi militia from Yemen towards border city Jazan, Al Arabiya news reported. The Saudi forces have dealt with 104 ballistic missiles shot by the Houthis since June 2015, including seven fired this week at a number of Saudi cities such as Riyadh, Xinhua reported. The …

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March 30, 2018

Israeli airlines El Al petitions against Air India’s new route via Saudi Arabia

Days after Air India's new route connecting New Delhi and Tel Aviv via Saudi airspace was hailed as a historic breakthrough in geo-political relations, Israel's national airline El Al reportedly is seeking cancellation of the Air India's new route.

March 29, 2018

1 killed as Saudi Arabia intercepts Houthi missiles

One person was killed and two injured in a ballistic missile attack on Saudi Arabia’s territory by Houthi militias from Yemen, the Saudi civil defence said. Saudi forces said they shot down seven missiles launched from Yemen. According to Turki al-Malki, the spokesperson for the Saudi Arabia-led Arab coalition, three of the missiles were fired …

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March 26, 2018

A battle of attrition

No wonder the history of Syria is replete with accounts of outsiders who fought one another, such as the Hittites, Egyptians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, Macedonians and Romans. Like India, Syria suffered as much as it benefited from such foreign intruders. But today, visuals of the death of helpless children in Syria must make one reflect …

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March 24, 2018

Saudi ok for AI’s Tel Aviv service shows new image of India: Prabhu

Saudi Arabia’s permission for overflight of Air India’s new service between New Delhi and Tel Aviv has shown “a new image of India”, Commerce and Industries and Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu said on Friday. While addressing the CII northern region annual conference on ‘New India: Translating Aspirations into Reality’, Prabhu said: “There is the …

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March 23, 2018

Saudi Arabia gives Air India over-flight rights for its Israel routes: Netanyahu

Saudi Arabia has reportedly permitted Air India to fly over its territory on its new routes ‘to and from’ Tel Aviv, Israel. According to media reports, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave this information on Monday. After meeting the President of United States Donald Trump, Netanyahu made the announcement while talking to Israeli reporters in …

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March 6, 2018

Saudi Arabia’s first marathon for women: Winner Mizna wants to represent country at 2020 Olympics

Mizna Al Nassar became the first woman to win the 'historic marathon'.

March 5, 2018

Churning in the sand

Yet another sweeping overhaul of state institutions has been effected in Saudi Arabia by Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman. This time the import is tremendous when viewed through the prism of the military and the societal construct. It thus comes about that the army’s Chief of Staff has been dismissed along with a host of …

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March 5, 2018

Saudi Arabia allows women to join military

Saudi Arabia has for the very first time opened applications for women to enlist in the military as the kingdom continues to enact reforms granting females more access to a wide range of previously forbidden careers. According to authorities on Monday, interested candidates have until Thursday to apply for positions with the rank of soldier …

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February 27, 2018

Arun Jaitley to embark on two-day Saudi Arabia visit

Finance Minister Arun Jaitely will leave for a two-day official visit to Saudi Arabia on late Saturday night, to co-chair the 12th India-Saudi Arabia Joint Commission Meeting (JCM) on February 18-19, an official statement said here. Jaitley, along with his counterpart minister from Saudi Arabia, will open the “Saudi-Indian Business Council” on Sunday. He will …

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February 17, 2018