The Minister underlined India’s concerns on the volatility of the crude price to his Saudi counterpart. The Saudis appreciated India’s concern for responsible pricing and assured India of all assistance in times of need. The Saudi Minister in turn assured reliability in supplies and to take care of any short fall. The mega refinery in … Read more
Speaking at a panel discussion at the Future Investment Initiative (FII) in Riyadh on Wednesday , the Saudi Crown Prince acknowledged that “the crime was painful to all Saudis” and that the killing of journalist Khashoggi was a “heinous crime which cannot be justified”. He said that the Saudi government is working with the Turkish government … Read more
Trump spoke hours after Turkey’s president, Tayyip Erdogan, dismissed Saudi efforts to blame Khashoggi’s death on rogue operatives. Erdogan urged Riyadh to search “from top to bottom” to uncover those behind Khashoggi’s death in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2, an incident that has sparked global outrage and strained relations between Riyadh and Washington. For … Read more
The investigations are still underway and 18 Saudi nationals have been arrested so far. This is the first time the kingdom has admitted Khashoggi has died. A statement from the Saudi public prosecutor said the Royal court adviser Saud al-Qahtani and deputy intelligence chief Ahmed Asiri have been sacked from their positions. Meanwhile, Saudi King … Read more
“Producing and distributing content that ridicules, mocks, provokes and disrupts public order, religious values and public morals through social media … will be considered a cybercrime punishable by a maximum of five years in prison and a fine of three million riyals (USD 800,000),” the public prosecution tweeted late Monday. In September 2017, authorities issued … Read more
RIYADH: Saudi Meteorology Authority announced on Sunday of the possibility of floods in Mecca because of medium to heavy rain, the Al Akhbariya reported.The authority forecasted that the unstable weather that covers Mecca, Minna and Arafat would continue this night. The rain occurs while around two million pilgrims are residing in Minna in tents to mark … Read more
It was signed in the presence of UAE’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan and Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. Indian Oil Corporation, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum have already signed a pact to jointly invest in the mega project worth 44 billion dollars in Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra. … Read more
