Saudi Arabia

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday arrived in Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh, to attend the First India-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Minister for Protocol …

India and Saudi Arabia virtually held the first meeting of the ‘India-Saudi Arabia High Level Task Force’ on investments. Constructive discussions were held on various opportunities for bilateral investments in …

The Gulf region has become an increasingly important strategic partner of India and an integral part of its ‘extended neighbourhood’ under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a report by the Italian …

Saudi Arabia has revised visa regulations and increased dedicated flights to India so that more Indians can perform “Umrah”, or the pilgrimage to Makkah done outside the month of Ramzan. …

As the Israeli offensive in Gaza entered into a more intense phase with the invasion of Khan Younis township, Russian President Vladimir Putin landed in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). …

After Saudi Arabia’s King Abdulaziz Port, commonly known as Dammam Port, was added to the India- Saudi-Iraq service route started by Singapore operated Bengal Tiger Line, it will now be …

Grandmaster of diplomacy Henry Kissinger shot to cult status as the greatest strategist negotiator after his role in bringing Israelis and Arabs to the dialogue table after the 1973 Yom …

Workplaces in conservative Saudi Arabia are turning gender equal, confirming that the kingdom is undergoing rapid reforms. According to various estimates, the labour force participation rate of Saudi women, that …

Israel has entered the Pakistani diplomatic lexicon yet again, even though Islamabad might want the world to believe that it clubs its engagement with Tel Aviv with the emergence of …

Beleaguered Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, aka Bibi, is overflowing with expectations that Saudi Arabia, the heart of Islam, will reconcile and recognise Israel as other Arab states like UAE …

During the recently concluded G-20 Summit, India along with the United States (US), Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), France, Germany, Italy, and the European Union unveiled the India-Middle East-Europe Corridor (IMEC). Via the …

Possibilities of Saudi-Israeli détente seem all but over. Saudis have made it clear to both Tel Aviv and Washington that “Palestinian statehood has to be precursor” for any movement towards …

President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi accorded a ceremonial reception to Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia, at Rashtrapati …

Apart from Saudi Arabia and Turkey, representatives from the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Oman will take part in the G20 Summit in New Delhi. The participation of more Middle …

India’s maritime connectivity will get a big boost with Thai shipping line –Regional Container Lines (RCL)– deciding to upgrade its service, connecting major hubs in Southeast Asia, India and the …

The success of Chandrayaan mission has put India in the frontline of countries preferred for space technology push in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. While there were …

The BRICS (Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa) after expected expansion is curiously broadening its horizons where the clout of the US is waning – the Middle East. With the announcement of new entries, …

As India is making steady strides as a rising world power, there seems to exist one lacuna that New Delhi must fill to firm up in its humanitarian approach in …

The Baloch are most unhappy over reports that Saudi Arabia might join Canadian miner Barrick Gold in extracting copper and gold from the conflicted region of Balochistan. Numerous Baloch sources …

July 19th saw yet another summit in the format of C5+ in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The summit took place between the Gulf Cooperation Council (Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, …

Calling India a land of “incredible diversity” and “inclusive democracy”, National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval on Tuesday said that the country has successfully managed to provide space for all …