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Iran, Saudi Arabia Reportedly in Contact, Despite Official Saudi Denial
CAIRO - Iran and Saudi Arabia are reportedly in contact following a destructive drone attack on a Saudi oil refinery, despite denials from Riyadh. Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani told al-Jazeera TV on Tuesday that Tehran "welcomes
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Saudi women invited to join the ranks of the armed forces
DUBAI: Saudi women can now climb through the ranks of the armed forces the Kingdom’s Ministry of Defense has announced. While women have been able to join the armed forces in Saudi Arabia, this is the first time they can be considered for
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Can Iran and Saudi Arabia avoid war and get along? Reports say they have already begun to talk
Iran and Saudi Arabia's regional rivalry has been heating up in recent months, threatening to erupt into an all-out conflict, but the two sides may finally be looking to de-escalate their feud. Weeks after Saudi oil sites were struck in an
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Saudi passports department receives tourists
RIYADH: The Department of Passports announced on Monday that it has started to receive, via the Kingdom’s entry inlets, tourists with e-tourism
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Saudi Arabia to invest USD 100 billion in India
Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest oil exporter, is looking at investing USD 100 billion in India in areas of petrochemicals, infrastructure and
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India scrambles for LPG to meet demand as Saudis defer flow
Fuel retailers in India are scampering for liquefied petroleum gas ahead of the nation’s most celebrated festival, as demand looks set to climb
Read MoreFrance's oldest mosque, in the Indian Ocean, gets a facelift
At France's oldest mosque, a five-century-old edifice on the Indian Ocean island of Mayotte, the sound of jackhammers is broken intermittently by recitals by the faithful hunched over in prayer. The white-and-blue prayer hall at the mosque in
Read MorePakistan PM warns of war with India over disputed Kashmir
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan warned in blunt terms Tuesday of possible war between Pakistan and India over what he called a brutal Indian crackdown in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir. The nuclear-armed rivals, which have fought two
Read MorePakistan earthquake leaves 19 dead and 300 injured in Kashmir region
At least 19 people have been killed and 300 injured after a shallow earthquake struck north-eastern Pakistan, tearing car-sized cracks into roads and heavily damaging infrastructure. The quake sent people in Lahore and Islamabad running into
Read MoreThe Maritime Standard Reveals Finalists for 2019 Awards
A complete list of finalists for the sixth annual The Maritime Standard Awards, which will be held on Monday, 21st October 2019, at the Atlantis, the Palm, Dubai, has been officially announced. For the sixth year in a row His Highness Sheikh
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