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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is blaming Iran for drone attacks Saturday against Saudi Arabia's oil infrastructure. (Photo: File)

US claims Iran responsible for attacks on Saudi Arabia’s oil factories

Pompeo says the US calls on all nations to 'condemn Iran's attacks.'

15 Sep 2019 9:21 AM

Saudi Arabia has temporarily halted production at two Aramco oil facilities that were attacked by Yemeni rebels, interrupting about half of the company's total output, the energy minister said on Saturday. (Photo: screengrab)

Saudi suspends oil production after drones attack on Aramco plants

Saudi Arabia, a key ally of Washington, has repeatedly accused Iran of supplying arms to the rebels.

15 Sep 2019 8:34 AM

The 33-year-old human resources specialist strolled through a mall in central Riyadh last week wearing nothing but a burnt orange top over baggy trousers. (Photo: AFP)

Heads turn as ‘rebel' Saudi woman moves in mall without obligatory abaya

The billowy over-garment, usually all-black abaya, is customary public wear for women in the ultra-conservative Islamic kingdom.

13 Sep 2019 1:00 PM

“Don’t cover my mouth,” he told his killers, according to Sabah. “I have asthma, don’t do it. You’ll suffocate me.” (Photo: File)

Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi asked killers not to suffocate him: Report

Sabah newspaper also published Khashoggi’s last words before he was apparently drugged and lost consciousness.

11 Sep 2019 7:28 PM

Prince Abdulaziz is a longstanding member of the No. 1 crude exporter's delegation to the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), with decades of experience in the oil sector, Al Jazeera reported. (Photo: ANI)

Saudi King Salman names son Abdulaziz as new energy minister

The new energy minister is an older half-brother to the crown prince, Mohammad Bin Salman, and an experienced oil industry figure in Saudi.

08 Sep 2019 4:46 PM

The regulation effectively allows women over the age of 21 to obtain passports and leave the country without their guardian's permission, the pro-government Okaz newspaper and other local media reported, citing senior authorities. (Representational Image)

Saudi Arabia allows women to travel without male 'guardian' approval

The pro-government Saudi Gazette newspaper hailed the decision as 'one giant leap for Saudi women'.

02 Aug 2019 10:50 AM

It was not clear how many people's applications had been affected by the move. (Photo: Representative Image/ANI)

Saudi Arabia suspends visas to pilgrims from Congo fearing spread of Ebola

About three per cent of Congo's population is Muslim who had planned to take part in the annual hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia next month.

27 Jul 2019 11:48 AM

The team representing the Saudi Crown Prince's sister has since refuted all accusations against the royal, requesting acquittal. (Photo: File)

Saudi Crown Prince's sister on trial in France for assaulting craftsman

The French craftsman, identified as Ashraf Eid, was renovating the princess' apartment when the alleged assault took place.

10 Jul 2019 3:32 PM

Houthis are leading a bloody military campaign in Yemen against internationally recognised President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi. (Photo: ANI)

Houthi attacks Saudi airport again, 1 Indian among 9 injured

Earlier, the Iran-backed Houthis said that they launched ‘launched a wide operation aimed at warplanes at Abha international airport’.

02 Jul 2019 1:51 PM

Khashoggi's Turkish fiancee Hatice Cengiz, who on October 2 stood and waited for him in vain outside the consulate where he had gone to pick up documents needed for their marriage, also addressed the UN session.(Photo: File)

UN 'paralysis' delaying justice for Khashoggi's brutal murder: Expert

'I want to know who gave the order to kill Jamal, and who else knew. I want to know where is his body,' Khashoggi's fianceesaid.

27 Jun 2019 12:40 PM

On June 12, a rebel missile attack on Abha airport wounded 26 civilians, drawing promises of ‘stern action’ from the coalition. (Photo: AP)

Yemeni rebel attack on Saudi airport kills one, wounds 21: Saudi coalition

Latest raids come amid regional tensions after Washington accused Iran of shooting down US drone and attacks on oil tankers in Gulf of Oman.

24 Jun 2019 1:36 PM

Buckling up in a pearl-silver Lexus, Sabeeha al-Fakher takes the wheel and relegates her son to the passenger seat, a role reversal the 68-year-old Saudi widow never imagined would be possible in her lifetime. (Photo: AFP)

Behind the wheel, a year on: Saudi women savour new freedom

The reform has freed many Saudi women from their dependence on private chauffeurs and male relatives.

23 Jun 2019 3:56 PM

India raises concerns over rising oil prices with Saudi Arabia

Global oil prices rose sharply on fears of a US military attack on Iran that would disrupt flows from the Middle East

22 Jun 2019 1:39 PM

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. (Photo: ANI)

Khashoggi's killers will pay the price, says Turkish President

The special rapporteur, however, does not make any conclusions over the role of the Saudi Crown Prince and King in the murder case.

20 Jun 2019 8:56 AM

The Shi’ite-majority Eastern Province, where Qureiris is from, became a focal point of unrest in early 2011 with demonstrations calling for an end to discrimination and for reforms in the conservative monarchy.(Photo: Amensty UK/Twitter )

13-year-old boy arrested for political unrest won’t be executed: Saudi Arabia

The official said another attack in which Qureiris participated had targeted a German diplomatic vehicle in Qatif region in January 2014.

17 Jun 2019 12:29 PM

Oil prices have climbed 3.4 per cent since Thursday’s attacks. (Representational Image)

Saudi seeks oil supply protection as US and Iran face off

Thursday’s tanker attacks in the Gulf of Oman exacerbated the antagonistic fallout from similar blasts in May that crippled four vessels.

17 Jun 2019 8:19 AM

‘The continuation of the Iranian regime's aggression and reckless escalation, whether directly or through its militias, will result in grave consequences,’ deputy defence minister Prince Khaled bin Salman tweeted. (Photo: AP)

Saudi warns Iran over Yemeni rebel airport attack

Yemen's Huthi rebels hit civilian airport in the mountain resort of Abha, damaging arrivals hall and forcing its closure for several hours.

13 Jun 2019 1:50 PM

‘The number of women Haj pilgrims going without mehram (male companion) has increased this year and stood at 2,340. Around 48 per cent of the two lakh Haj pilgrims from India are women,’ Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said. (Photo: AP)

Record 2 lakh Haj pilgrims from India this year: Naqvi

Total of 725 PTOs will take Haj pilgrims to Saudi Arabia. All PTOs will take 10,000 pilgrims on the rates decided by Haj Committee of India.

09 Jun 2019 5:39 PM

The raids have come weeks after Houthis claimed responsibility for drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities last week, calling it the ‘largest military operation’ conducted by militants since the start of the armed conflict in 2015. (Photo: ANI)

Houthis take control over 20 military positions inside Saudi

The recent attack is likely to further deteriorate the condition in the already volatile region.

06 Jun 2019 2:45 PM

Khashoggi, a native of Saudi Arabia, left in 2017 and became a resident of the United States where he published columns in the Washington Post critical of the kingdom’s leadership. (Photo: File)

‘US shared nuclear power info with Saudi after Khashoggi killing’: US senator

Timing of approvals is likely to heap pressure on Trump from lawmakers who have become increasingly critical of US support for Saudi.

05 Jun 2019 10:20 AM

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