Pakistan, Saudi Arabia to strengthen “upward trajectory” in bilateral ties
May 09, 2021, at 03:48 am
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have affirmed their commitment to fortify the "upward trajectory" in bilateral ties, according to a communiqué on Saturday, Tribune reported.
Pakistan ambassador to Saudi Arabia called back over expat complaints
May 02, 2021, at 07:36 pm
Pakistan's ambassador to Saudi Arabia has returned to the country over complaints by the Pakistani community in the kingdom, the Foreign Office (FO) said in a statement.
Saudi Arabia ships 80 metric tons of liquid oxygen to Covid-battered India
Apr 25, 2021, at 11:03 pm
Saudi Arabia, a strategic partner of India, has shipped 80 metric tons of liquid oxygen to India, which is facing a massive crisis in oxygen supplies following an exponential rise in Covid 19 cases.
Saudi Arabia makes Covid-19 vaccination must for pilgrimage to Mecca
Apr 07, 2021, at 07:01 am
Riyadh/IBNS: The Saudi government has made immunisation compulsory for those willing to make the pilgrimage to Mecca and offer prayers at the Grand mosque.
Crown Prince MBS invites Imran Khan to visit Saudi Arabia
Mar 30, 2021, at 11:06 pm
Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman (MBS) and Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan had a telephonic conversation where the former inquired about Khan’s health and invited him to visit the Kingdom, reported The Express Tribune.
Joe Biden says US to unveil 'significant changes' to Saudi policy over Khashoggi murder
Feb 27, 2021, at 03:05 pm
Washington/Sputnik: President Joe Biden in an interview said his administration will announce more significant changes on US policy toward Saudi Arabia following the murder of columnist Jamal Khashoggi.
Joe Biden, King Salman discuss ending Yemen War, Saudi Arabia’s Defense: White House
Feb 26, 2021, at 03:02 pm
Washington/Sputnik: US President Joe Biden and Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud in a phone conversation discussed ending the conflict in Yemen and Washington’s commitment to back Riyadh in defending its territory, the White House said in a statement.
Saudi Arabia releases women's rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul from prison after 3 yrs
Feb 11, 2021, at 10:38 pm
Riyadh/UNI/IBNS: Saudi Arabia on Wednesday released prominent Saudi women's right activist Loujain al-Hathloul from prison, her family said in a statement.
Ballistic missile intercepted near Saudi Arabia's capital of Riyadh
Jan 26, 2021, at 11:52 pm
Riyadh/Sputnik: An explosion was heard in the Saudi Arabia's capital of Riyadh on Tuesday, while social networks users posted videos of a ballistic missile interception, Al Arabiya outlet reported.
Saudi Arabia backs US plans to designate Houthis as terrorists: Foreign Ministry
Jan 12, 2021, at 02:38 pm
Doha/Sputnik: Saudi Arabia supports Washington's plans to designate Yemen's Houthi rebel movement, which Riyadh has been fighting since 2015, as a terrorist organization, the Saudi Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
Saudi Arabia to keep borders shut over COVID-19 until March 31: State Media
Jan 09, 2021, at 09:26 pm
Doha/Sputnik: Saudi Arabia will keep its borders shut for international travel amid the global spread of a new coronavirus variant until March 31, state media have reported, citing the interior ministry.
Imran Khan govt's ill treatment irked Saudi Arabia and China: Maulana Fazlur
Dec 24, 2020, at 05:14 am
Islamabad/UNI: PDM chief and president of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Wednesday said that Pakistan today is getting more and more isolated and countries like Saudi Arabia and China are irked as the Imran Khan led government treated them disrespectfully.
Saudi Arabia closes borders for one week over new coronavirus strain: Reports
Dec 21, 2020, at 03:18 pm
Cairo/Sputnik: Saudi Arabia is closing its land borders and suspending international flights for one week following the discovery of a new coronavirus strain in the United Kingdom, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reports citing an internal ministry source.
UN rights experts call for release of Saudi activist championing women’s right to drive
Nov 06, 2020, at 03:30 pm
New York: The deteriorating health of Saudi women’s rights activist Loujain Al-Hathloul is “deeply alarming”, UN-appointed rights experts said on Wednesday, calling for her release along with “all other women human rights defenders in detention”.
Saudi Arabia resumes prayers at Mecca's Grand Mosque after COVID-19 hiatus
Oct 19, 2020, at 02:52 pm
Cairo/Sputnik: Saudi Arabia reopened Mecca's Grand Mosque, the holiest site for Muslims, for prayers on Sunday, following a seven-month hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, the state SPA news agency reported.
Pakistan to further historic, fraternal ties with Saudi Arabia: FM
Sep 01, 2020, at 09:51 pm
Islamabad/Xinhua: Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said that Pakistan is determined to further build up deep-rooted historic and fraternal ties with Saudi Arabia, according to a statement released by the Pakistani foreign ministry on Tuesday.
'With China and Pakistan's backing, Turkey's Erdogan is eyeing Islamic world leadership'
Aug 22, 2020, at 03:53 am
Istanbul: With the backing of China and Pakistan, Turkey is aiming to achieve a leadership role in the Islamic world and oust Saudi Arabia from this place, according to an opinion piece published in a prominent news portal.
Expert believe deterioration in relationship between Pakistan-Saudi Arabia will harm Islamabad
Aug 19, 2020, at 06:05 am
Islamabad: Expert believe that the recent deterioration in relationship between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan may add to Islamabad's fiscal worries in the coming days.
Covid-19: 186 schools in Saudi Arabia cut fees by half
Aug 18, 2020, at 10:30 pm
Riyadh/UNI: The owners of 186 private schools have agreed to cut their fees by half in the first semester of the new academic year. the Saudi news agency SPA reported
Amid troubles with Saudi Arabia, Pakistan is now facing gas shortfall
Aug 14, 2020, at 04:02 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's Minister for Energy Omar Ayub Khan has said the country is currently facing a gas shortfall of about 3.5 billion cubic feet per day (BCFD) and Sindh will also be turning a gas-deficit province by next year.
Pak Army Chief Bajwa to visit Saudi Arabia on Aug 16 in damage control exercise
Aug 13, 2020, at 10:58 pm
New Delhi/UNI: After offending its once key ally Saudi Arabia on Kashmir, Pakistan in a damage control exercise, is rushing Army Chief General Qamar Bajwa to Riyadh on Aug 16 to explain Islamabad’s position.
Saudi Arabia defers to renew pact to supply oil to Pakistan on deferred payments
Aug 10, 2020, at 12:29 am
Islamabad: Saudi Arabia has not renewed an agreement with Pakistan which will allow oil supplies on deferred payments after that pact expired two months back, media reports said.
150 members of the Saudi Royal family believed to be infected by coronavirus: Report
Apr 09, 2020, at 09:13 pm
Riyadh/IBNS: At least 150 members of Saudi Arabia's royal family are believed to be infected by coronavirus, said a media report.
Saudi authorities impose curfew in Jeddah amid coronavirus pandemic - Interior Ministry
Mar 29, 2020, at 08:06 pm
Beirut/Sputnik/UNI: Saudi Arabia has imposed a curfew in the western Jeddah province starting from Sunday at 15:00 local time (12:00 PM GMT) due to the spread of COVID-19, the Interior Ministry said.
Intensified Saudi-led airstrikes hit Houthi-controlled sites in northern Yemen
Feb 16, 2020, at 12:31 am
Aden, Yemen/Xinhua: The Saudi-led coalition on Saturday launched intensified airstrikes against several military sites controlled by Houthi rebels in Yemen's northern province of al-Jawf, a government official told Xinhua.
Saudi Arabia may stop funding mosques in foreign lands
Jan 28, 2020, at 04:51 pm
Geneva/IBNS: In a shift from its half-a-century old foreign policy, Saudi Arabia is planning to stop funding mosques in foreign countries, a Wion report said today.
Israel officially allows citizens to travel to Saudi Arabia: Reports
Jan 26, 2020, at 09:22 pm
Tel Aviv/Sputnik/UNI: Israel’s Interior minister Arye Deri has signed a directive earlier this week allowing Israeli citizens to travel to Saudi Arabia for the first time in its history, media reported Sunday.
Turkish President claims Saudi pressured Pakistan to skip Kuala Lumpur Summit
Dec 25, 2019, at 10:35 am
Ankara/IBNS: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan last week claimed that Pakistan was forced to withdraw from a gathering of leaders from many Islamic nations in Malaysia after Saudi Arabia had issued economic threats on it.
US to urge Saudi Arabia for full accountability in Khashoggi case: State Department
Dec 24, 2019, at 10:26 am
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: The United States will continue to encourage Saudi Arabia for transparency in the investigation of columnist Jamal Khashoggi's murder in order to bring all accountable to justice, a senior US State Department official told reporters.
Saudi Arabia court sentences five to death over journalist Jamal Khashoggi murder
Dec 23, 2019, at 04:14 pm
Riyadh/IBNS: A Saudi Arabian court on Monday sentenced five people to death in connection with the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018.