Middle East

We will always be committed to ‘our brothers in Yemen’: Saudi prince

Jeddah, Nov 22: The commitment of the Kingdom and ally United Arab Emirates to the Yemeni people is historic and will endure, the Saudi ambassador to the US said Wednesday.

“KSA and UAE have always been and will always...

85,000 kids dead of starvation or disease in Yemen

Dubai, Nov 21: As many as 85,000 infants under the age of five may have died from starvation or disease since 2015 in war-ravaged Yemen, humanitarian organisation Save the Children said on Wednesday.

It said the estimate was based...

Saudi Arabia, UAE announce $500 million aid program for Yemen

Riyadh, Nov 21: Saudi Arabia and the UAE on Tuesday announced a new initiative, “Imdaad,” in Yemen to address the humanitarian situation in the country, including an additional $500 million aid program. The two countries will each give $250 million...

Dubai court orders extradition of Christian Michel wanted by India in Rs 3,600-cr choppers deal case

Dubai, Nov 20: A Dubai court on Monday ordered the extradition of British national and alleged middleman Christian Michel, who is wanted by Indian investigative agencies in the Rs 3,600 crore AgustaWestland VVIP choppers deal case, according to a media...

Bahrain may ink pact with India for space tech cooperation

Manama, Nov 19: The Bahrain government is likely to sign an agreement with India early next year for cooperation in space technology, a Bahraini minister has said.

In February next year, the Gulf nation, hopefully, will sign a pact...

Imran Khan holds meetings with UAE leaders

Dubai, Nov 18: Update: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan arrived in Abu Dhabi earlier today on a one-day visit and held meetings with the UAE leaders.

His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nayan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi...

Prayers performed for Jamal Khashoggi in Makkah and Madinah

Jeddah, Nov 17: Funeral prayers were performed for murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Grand Mosque in Makkah and the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah Friday.

The congregation prayed the absentee funeral prayers for Khashoggi at the Grand Mosque...

5 Saudi officials face death penalty over Jamal Khashoggi murder

Riyadh, Nov 15: Saudi Arabia’s public prosecutor said on Thursday he was seeking the death penalty for five out of 11 suspects charged in the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Khashoggi was killed in the country’s Istanbul consulate...

OPEC must reduce oil production next year: UAE energy minister

Abu Dhabi, Nov 15: The UAE energy minister said on Wednesday Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) and its allies will need to reduce oil production next year to prevent a build up in supply and there is consensus...

US nominates retired Army General John Abizaid as its ambassador to Saudi Arabia

Washington D.C, Nov 14: United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday nominated retired Army General John P. Abizaid of Nevada as Washington's ambassador to Riyadh.

A White House Press Release stated that the new ambassador was a four-star general...