Saudi Arabian crown prince to soon visit Pakistan, announce $15bn investment
- 07-Jan-2019
ISLAMABAD: Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammad Bin Salman Al Saud will visit Pakistan in few weeks and announce a heavy investment of 15 billion dollars on behalf of the Saudi Arabian government, ARY News reported. Sources said date for Mohammad Bin Salman Al Saud’s visit was being finalised. A petrochemical complex would be built […]
World leaders welcome Saudi Arabian prince at G20, Putin delighted
- 01-Dec-2018
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina: World leaders including a beaming Vladimir Putin welcomed Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Friday at the G20 summit. In an image that quickly went viral online, the Russian leader and the prince both beamed and clasped each other’s hands like long-lost friends. The embrace came amid reports that Russia […]
Iran urges Muslims including Saudi Arabian ‘brothers’ to unite against US
- 25-Nov-2018
TEHRAN: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani urged Muslims worldwide on Saturday to unite against the United States and assured Saudi Arabians they were “brothers” who had nothing to fear from Tehran. US President Donald Trump abandoned a landmark 2015 nuclear deal between major powers and Tehran in May and has since reimposed crippling unilateral sanctions. “What […]
Turkey opens probe into missing Saudi Arabian journalist: state media
- 06-Oct-2018
ANKARA: Turkey has opened a probe into the disappearance of a Saudi Arabian journalist who has not been seen since he went inside the Saudi Arabian mission in Istanbul four days ago, the state-run Anadolu news agency said Saturday. Riyadh says Jamal Khashoggi, a contributor to the Washington Post, had left the consulate but Ankara […]
Saudi Arabian delegation led by finance minister arrives in Islamabad
- 30-Sep-2018
ISLAMABAD: A high-level Saudi Arabian delegation on Sunday arrived in Pakistan to hold bilateral trade talks between the two countries. The delegation is being led by Saudi Arabian Finance Minister Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Jadaan. It will hold meetings with different high-level officials during its stay. It will also hold talks on promotion of bilateral ties […]
Saudi Arabian king, crown prince congratulate Imran Khan on election victory
- 13-Aug-2018
ISLAMABAD: Saudi Arabian King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has congratulated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on his party’s victory in the July 25 general elections. The custodian of the two holy mosques conveyed best wishes from the Kingdom of the Saudi Arabia and its people for the progress and prosperity of the people […]
Saudi Arabian hackathon seeks high-tech fixes to hajj calamities
- 06-Aug-2018
JEDDAH: Fuelled by caffeine, pizza and adrenaline, sleep-deprived programmers in a marathon Saudi Arabian contest this week explored high-tech solutions to prevent a repeat of past calamities in the annual hajj pilgrimage. In a cavernous hall in the Red Sea city of Jeddah, thousands of software professionals and students competed in the kingdom’s first-ever hackathon, a coding […]
Hackers tried to cause Saudi Arabian petrochemical plant blast: NYT
- 16-Mar-2018
RIYADH: Cyber-attackers tried to trigger a deadly explosion at a petrochemical plant in Saudi Arabia in August and failed only because of a code glitch, The New York Times reported. Investigators declined to identify the suspected attackers, but people interviewed by the newspaper unanimously said that it most likely aimed to cause a blast that […]
Saudi Arabian oil minister hopes OPEC, allies can ease output curbs in 2019
- 24-Feb-2018
NEW DELHI: Saudi Arabia hopes OPEC and its allies will be able to relax production curbs next year and create a permanent framework to stabilise oil markets after the current supply cut deal ends this year, its oil minister said on Saturday. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is reducing output by about […]
Saudi Arabian prosecutor to hire women investigators for first time
- 12-Feb-2018
RIYADH: The Saudi Arabian public prosecutor´s office said Monday it will recruit women as investigators for the first time, as the kingdom seeks to boost female employment under a reform plan for a post-oil era. “Vacancies are available in women´s positions on the staff of the public prosecution for the rank of lieutenant investigator,” the […]