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Haj budget subsidy should go up to Rs 1,000 crore, Telangana Deputy CM Mohammed Mahmood Ali tells Centre
He said that it is necessary that the facility of extending subsidy for this noble cause should continue.
Powerful Saudi Arabia prince to meet Barack Obama, Ban on US visit
Saudi Arabia's powerful deputy crown prince flew to the United States on Monday for meetings with US President Barack Obama and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Saudi media reported.
CIA chief expects release of 9/11 documents to clear Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia denies providing any support for the 19 hijackers most of whom were Saudi citizens who killed nearly 3,000 people in the Sept. 11 attacks.
Mega refinery: India says ready to offer stake to Saudi Arabia
India today said it has offered Saudi Arabia a stake in the mega oil refinery and petrochemicals project proposed in coastal Maharashtra at an estimated cost of Rs 1.5 trillion.
Saudi reform plan approved by top economic council
The timing is also significant because Monday is the first day of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, when business and government activity in the conservative Islamic kingdom have historically...
UN blacklists Saudi-led coalition over child deaths in Yemen
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has placed the Saudi-led military coalition supporting Yemen's government on an annual blacklist over the deaths of hundreds of children in airstrikes.
Iran tells Saudi: ‘We’ll leave Iraq when Iraq asks’
Iran's foreign minister said today that Tehran had no intention of leaving Iraq and criticised "arrogant" Saudi Arabia for accusing it of stoking sectarian violence.
Uber raises $3.5 billion from Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund
Uber has raised $3.5 bn from Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, the US ride-hailing service said on Wednesday, gaining a crucial partner in its expansion into the Middle
Saudi Arabia sentences 14 to death for terrorism, says lawyer
Saudi Arabia sentenced 14 people to death for terrorism on Wednesday after they were convicted of attacks on police in the Shi'ite Muslim minority area of Qatif in Eastern Province, scene of past anti-government protests, the
India must steer clear of the Iran-Saudi Arabia showdown
It is increasingly worried, too, that US support can no longer be taken for granted, as the superpower seeks to balance-out its regional policy by engaging Iran and ...
Saudi says intercepts and destroys ballistic missile from Yemen
SPA gave no details on the target or the type of missile used. However, the agency said the Saudi-led coalition warned it would not sit idle against any further violations of the truce, which began on April 10.
Saudi Aramco says discovers new fields, to continue energy investments
The company pumped an average of 10.2 million barrels per day in 2015, a new all-time record. Its exports averaged 7.1 million bpd, up from around 6.8 million bpd in 2014.
Saudi offers more oil to Asian clients ahead of OPEC meet
Saudi's offers of more oil come after it recently completed maintenance programmes that had reduced supplies from some fields during the second quarter, traders said.
Saudi says talks with Iran on hajj ‘positive’
But Saudi hajj ministry undersecretary Hussein Sharif said the kingdom and its leadership "welcome pilgrims from all around the world". The two sides discussed "arrangements, as well as organisation and services" for pilgri
Saudi Arabia’s rulers adapt message for social media age
The participation of tens of thousands of young Saudis in a social media debate over plans to reform the kingdom's oil-reliant economy last month marked a shift in how Riyadh's conservative rulers interact with their subjects
