Abducted Saudi diplomat in Yemen makes fresh appeal
July 2nd, 2012 - 11:55 pm ICT by IANS
Sana'a, July 2 (IANS) A Saudi diplomat, kidnapped by Yemen-based Al Qaeda wing three months ago, has made a fresh appeal to the Saudi king to ensure his release ... Read more...
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Saudi king chooses new crown prince, interior minister
June 18th, 2012 - 11:45 pm ICT by IANS
Riyadh, June 18 (IANS) Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Monday selected Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz as the new crown prince and appointed him deputy premier and ... Read more...
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Saudi crown prince passes away in Geneva (Second Lead)
June 16th, 2012 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
Riyadh, June 16 (IANS) Saudi Arabia's heir apparent Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Al Saud died Saturday at a Geneva hospital following prolonged illness, Al Jazeera reported. The 78-year-old was undergoing ... Read more...
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Saudi crown prince,78, dies in Geneva (Lead)
June 16th, 2012 - 7:09 pm ICT by IANS
Riyadh, June 16 (IANS) Saudi Arabia's heir apparent Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Al Saud breathed his last Saturday at a Geneva hospital following an illness, Al Jazeera reported. He was ... Read more...
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Abducted Saudi diplomat asks king to meet Al Qaeda demands
May 26th, 2012 - 5:15 pm ICT by IANS
Sana'a, May 26 (IANS) A Saudi diplomat appeared in an online video Saturday for the first time since he was kidnapped in March and asked Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah to ... Read more...
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China, Saudi Arabia vow to enhance ties
January 16th, 2012 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
Riyadh, Jan 16 (IANS) Visiting Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao and Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz have vowed to enhance bilateral relations.Wen, who arrived here Saturday after an official ... Read more...
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Voting rights for Saudi women mooted
June 7th, 2011 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 7 (IANS) The Saudi Majlis al-Shura consultative council has advised the country's government to allow women to vote in municipal elections under the Islamic law, RIA Novosti quoted ... Read more...
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‘Saudi king might move controversial NY Ground Zero mosque to West Village’
December 20th, 2010 - 5:35 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Dec 20 (ANI): A Manhattan lawyer with ties to the Saudi royal family has claimed that King Abdullah might move the controversial Ground Zero mosque away from its proposed site ... Read more...
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Sharif wins back ‘trust’ of Saudi King
December 14th, 2010 - 6:09 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Dec. 14 (ANI): Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has won back the confidence of Saudi King Shah Abdullah as one of his most trustworthy allies in Pakistan.King Abdullah now ... Read more...
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Saudi King’s block-booking of entire VIP wing at NY hospital irks patients
November 30th, 2010 - 7:07 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Nov 30 (ANI): King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has courted controversy for the second time after it emerged that he has taken over the entire wing of a hospital to ... Read more...
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Zardari considers Saudi King an ‘elder brother’, claims Pak following WikiLeaks expose
November 30th, 2010 - 1:36 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Nov 30 (ANI): Following the WikiLeaks report claiming that Saudi King Shah Abdullah considered the Pakistan president the greatest obstacle to Pakistan's progress, Farhatullah Babar has said that President Asif Ali ... Read more...
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Pakistan caught off-guard by WikiLeaks expose (Lead)
November 29th, 2010 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
By Awais Saleem
Islamabad, Nov 29 (IANS) The WikiLeaks expose of US classified documents has caught the Pakistan government in an awkward position as the political parties termed it an "eye-opener".Pakistani foreign office ... Read more...
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Saudi king’s ‘rotten’ Zardari greatest obstacle to Pak progress remark may hit ties
November 29th, 2010 - 12:35 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Nov 29(ANI): King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia had called President Asif Ali Zardari the greatest obstacle to Pakistan's progress, according to a cache of confidential U.S diplomatic cables made public by ... Read more...
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Saudi prince ‘kills manservant’ during gay sex session
October 6th, 2010 - 2:34 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 6 (ANI): A Saudi prince is said to have battered his manservant to death during a gay sex session in a five star hotel in London.The court was told that ... Read more...
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Saudi king to allow only official fatwas
August 13th, 2010 - 11:38 pm ICT by IANS
Riyadh, Aug 13 (DPA) Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah has moved to block any issuance of public fatwas, or religious edicts, by clerics not officially appointed, a newspaper reported Friday.
"We have noted many ... Read more...
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Unlike Clinton, BUsh, Obama has no personal ties with any world leader
March 29th, 2010 - 1:31 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar.29 (ANI): Fourteen months into the Obama presidency, one striking feature of an American president who took office to a swooning world is the absence of any strong personal ties - ... Read more...
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Some facts on Saudi-India relations
February 27th, 2010 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Manmohan Singh arrived in Saudi Arabia Saturday evening on a three-day visit, the first by an Indian prime minister since 1982. Here are some salient facts ... Read more...
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Afghan president to meet Saudi king over peace talk with Taliban
February 2nd, 2010 - 5:42 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Feb 2 (DPA) Afghan President Hamid Karzai left for Saudi Arabia Tuesday to discuss his new reintegration plan aimed at luring Taliban away from violence.
The president is scheduled to visit ... Read more...
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Pak’s Saudi connection incompatible with the way states behave under law: Editorial
October 6th, 2009 - 6:57 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Oct.6 (ANI): The Pakistani leadership may have been denying Saudi Arabia's role in the country's politics, but it is an open secret that it has been playing an important part ... Read more...
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Saudi envoy to Pak refuses to divulge anything on Sharif-Saudi king deal
October 6th, 2009 - 5:06 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Oct. 6 (ANI): Saudi Ambassador to Pakistan Abdul Aziz Al-Ghadeer has refused to either confirm or deny reports of PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif's deal with Saudi King Shah Abdullah Bin ... Read more...
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Saudi pressure may see Musharraf to go scot-free, Sharif not contest elections till 2010
October 5th, 2009 - 1:52 pm ICT by ANI
Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), Oct. 5 (ANI): Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will not contest the upcoming Punjab election, as part of a deal struck between him and Pervez Musharraf under ... Read more...
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Nawaz Sharif will not contest Punjab elections
October 5th, 2009 - 12:41 pm ICT by ANI
Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), Oct. 5 (ANI): Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has decided not to contest the upcoming Punjab election on Saudi King Shah Abdullah's insistence.According to the Daily Times, ... Read more...
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No deal over Musharraf’s ouster: Rehman Malik
September 17th, 2009 - 2:59 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 17 (IANS) Some "friendly countries" played a role in the ouster of former president and military ruler Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has admitted but he stressed ... Read more...
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Musharraf says Sharif will not seek his trial
September 14th, 2009 - 12:07 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 13 (Xinhua) Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf Sunday said former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif would not seek his trial for high treason.
Sharif ... Read more...
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Sharif in Saudi Arabia to perform Umra
September 10th, 2009 - 10:41 pm ICT by ANI
Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), Sep.10 (ANI): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Chief Nawaz Sharif arrived here with his family to perform Umra.A private TV channel, while quoting sources, said that Sharif's visit ... Read more...
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Musharraf says he asked ‘nothing’ for himself from Saudi King
September 3rd, 2009 - 1:55 pm ICT by ANI
Jeddah, Sep.3 (ANI): Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has denied reports that his Saudi Arabia visit was aimed at requesting clemency from being tried under high treason charges, saying he 'asked ... Read more...
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Saudi King tells Obama to impose solution for Middle East conflict
June 8th, 2009 - 1:24 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, June 8 (ANI): Saudi leader King Abdullah has urged US President Barack Obama to impose a solution on the Middle East conflict if necessary.During Obama's visit to Riyadh last ... Read more...
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Musharraf asks America to give unconditional aid to Pak
April 20th, 2009 - 5:48 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Apr. 20 (ANI): Former Pakistan President General (r) Pervez Musharraf has said that the United States should not attach any preconditions to its anti-terror aid to Pakistan.The Daily Times quoted ... Read more...
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Late night calls from US, UK made Zardari a peacemaker
March 29th, 2009 - 5:41 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Mar 29 (ANI): Late night calls from the United States and UK helped President Asif Ali Zardari to bring sanity to the troubled political proceedings in Pakistan during his address ... Read more...
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Saudi Arabia appoints first female minister
February 14th, 2009 - 11:06 pm ICT by IANS
Riyadh, Feb 14 (DPA) Saudi Arabia appointed the country's first female cabinet official Saturday as part of a wide-ranging cabinet reshuffle.Saudi King Abdullah appointed Nour Fayez as deputy minister for women's education, ... Read more...
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Taliban leader rejects reports of peace talks
December 24th, 2008 - 2:18 am ICT by IANS
Kabul, Dec 24 (DPA) Taliban's supreme leader rejected reports of peace talks between the militants and Afghan government on ways to end the war in Afghanistan, calling the reports as "baseless" and ... Read more...
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Saudi king says extremists are not Muslims
December 10th, 2008 - 11:46 am ICT by ANI
Mina (Saudi Arabia), Dec.10 (ANI): Saudi Arabias King Abdullah has said that extremists do not belong to Muslim Ummah, and every effort must be undertaken to defend society from the menace ... Read more...
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Middle East is now more ”freer and more hopeful”: Bush
December 6th, 2008 - 1:10 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec.6 (ANI): US President George W Bush has told the Brookings Institution''s Saban Center for Middle East Policy that the Middle East is now "freer and more hopeful" than it ... Read more...
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Saudi King holds talks with Pakistan, Afghanistan presidents
November 13th, 2008 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
United Nations, Nov 13 (IANS) The King of Saudi Arabia, Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, has held a trilateral meeting with presidents of Afghanistan and Pakistan Hamid Karzai and Asif Ali Zardari ... Read more...
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Israeli leaders welcome Saudi peace proposal
November 13th, 2008 - 7:05 am ICT by IANS
New York, Nov 13 (DPA) Israeli President Shimon Peres and Deputy Prime Minister Tzipi Livni publicly endorsed Saudi Arabia's peace initiative to settle the Israeli-Palestinian conflict at a UN General Assembly meeting ... Read more...
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