Ahmad Javed appointed Indian envoy to Saudi Arabia
The post of Ambassador in Indian Embassy in Riyadh is lying vacant since April.
Dec 12, 2015, 00:47 AM ISTSyria opposition groups say ready for talks with Assad
Syria's main opposition groups agreed at unprecedented talks on Thursday to negotiate with President Bashar al-Assad's regime but insisted he must step down at the start of a political transition.
Dec 10, 2015, 23:37 PM ISTSyrian insurgents say pull out of opposition talks, highlight rifts
The talks in Saudi Arabia were intended to bring together fractured opposition activists and rebels.
Dec 10, 2015, 23:17 PM ISTSyria's Assad must leave or be forced out: Saudi FM
Syrian President Bashar Assad has two choices, "either to leave through negotiations" or be forcibly removed from power, the Saudi foreign minister said on Thursday, arguing that the Syrian people would not accept any other outcomes.
Dec 10, 2015, 21:31 PM ISTSaudi Arabia lists 12 Hezbollah leaders as terrorists
The 12 were added to the list due to their involvement in Hezbollah operations, and their companies' financing of the group's militia activities.
Nov 26, 2015, 20:25 PM ISTSaudi executes Pakistani murderer of Indonesian couple
Saudi Arabia on Wednesday executed a Pakistani convicted of murdering an Indonesian couple.
Oct 28, 2015, 18:14 PM ISTSaudi Arabia identifies bomber in IS-claimed mosque blast
Saudi Arabia on Tuesday said that one of its citizens carried out the suicide bombing at a mosque in the country's south the previous night.
Oct 27, 2015, 15:42 PM ISTGunman opens fire on Saudi Shiite gathering: TV
A gunman opened fire at a Shiite gathering in eastern Saudi Arabia today, wounding four people.
Oct 17, 2015, 01:48 AM ISTFrance signs deals worth USD 10 bn with Saudi Arabia
France on Tuesday announced a series of deals worth 10 billion euros (USD 11.4 billion) with Saudi Arabia, reinforcing growing ties between the two countries.
Oct 13, 2015, 20:23 PM ISTSaudi employer denies chopping off Indian woman's hand
The Saudi Arabian employer, accused of chopping off the hand of an Indian domestic help, has claimed that the woman had to get her hand amputated in hospital after she damaged it badly while allegedly jumping from the third floor of his house here.
Oct 11, 2015, 00:03 AM ISTSaudi woman, who chopped off Indian maid's hand, arrested
Saudi Arabian officials have arrested a Saudi woman, who chopped off an arm of a 55-year-old Indian maid, a report said on Friday.
Oct 09, 2015, 11:11 AM ISTShocking! Saudi employer chops off Indian maid's hands
In a shocking incident, a Saudi employer here has chopped off hands of a domestic help from India just because she had filed a complaint against him.
Oct 08, 2015, 16:18 PM ISTSaudi border officers killed in attack from Yemen: Ministry
A district commander and a sergeant in Saudi Arabia`s border guard have been killed in an attack launched from across the frontier with Yemen, the Saudi Interior Ministry said on Saturday.
Sep 26, 2015, 16:18 PM ISTIran calls Saudi unfit to manage Hajj after disaster
Shiite Muslim Iran, furious that 131 of its people died in the stampede at this year`s Hajj, blames Sunni rival Saudi Arabia and says it is unfit to manage the pilgrimage.
Sep 25, 2015, 21:10 PM ISTStampedes during Haj: Over 2,700 killed in 25 years
Here is a list of stampedes during the Haj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. Over 2,700 people died in the past 25 years, with the latest stampede on Thursday leaving 310 people dead.
Sep 24, 2015, 15:58 PM ISTSaudi Arabia says 1 foreigner killed, 10 hurt by Yemen fire
Civil defence officials in Saudi Arabia say cross-border fire from Yemen's Shiite rebels has killed one foreigner and wounded 10 people in the kingdom.
Sep 21, 2015, 14:42 PM ISTAt least 87 dead as crane crashes into Mecca's Grand Mosque
At least 87 people were killed and over 180 injured when a construction crane crashed into the Grand Mosque of Saudi Arabia's holy Muslim city of Mecca on Friday, according to BBC.
Sep 11, 2015, 22:51 PM IST109-year-old Saudi woman registers to vote
A 109-year-old woman has become the oldest citizen to register as a voter in Saudi Arabia`s third municipal elections, the media reported on Friday.
Sep 11, 2015, 16:40 PM IST