Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has been acquitted of leaking state secrets but will remain in jail because of a conviction in another case.
In the run-up to elections in February, the 71-year-old — who was ousted as prime minister in (...)
JEDDAH — As many as 127 international companies have relocated their regional headquarters to Saudi Arabia during the first quarter of 2024. These figures showed a giant leap of 477 percent compared to the same period in 2023. This confirms that the (...)
Aramco, one of the world's leading integrated energy and chemicals companies, has made further progress in its global retail expansion by completing the acquisition of a 40% equity stake in Gas & Oil Pakistan Ltd. (GO).
GO is a diversified (...)
Twenty-four hours and 26 minutes, without stopping to sleep: Nepal's Phunjo Lama has just broken the world record for the fastest ascent of Mount Everest by a woman.
Her journey from Everest Base Camp to the top took 14 hours and 31 minutes, then (...)
Temperatures rose above 52 degrees Celsius (125.6 degrees Fahrenheit) in Pakistan's southern province of Sindh, the highest reading of the summer and close to the country's record high amid an ongoing heat wave, Reuters news agency reported quoting (...)
RIYADH — Roberto Mancini, the head coach of the Saudi national football team, has unveiled the squad for the fifth and sixth rounds of the second phase of the Asian qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup and the 2027 Asian Cup.
The Saudi team's training (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan made a phone call on Sunday with Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ishaq Dar.
During the call, they discussed the preliminary arrangements for the (...)
India has urged the US not to take a "narrow view" of its port agreement with Iran, a day after Washington warned that countries doing business deals with Tehran risked sanctions.
On Monday, India signed a 10-year deal with Iran to develop the (...)
The US has warned of potential sanctions for any country considering business deals with Iran, hours after India signed a 10-year contract to operate a port with Tehran.
India had entered an agreement to develop the strategically important Chabahar (...)
ANKARA — Saudi Arabia launched the Makkah Route Initiative at the Esenboga International Airport in Ankara.
A lounge was set up at the Ankara airport, which is the second airport in Türkiye to see the launching of the initiative. Saudi Ambassador to (...)
KARACHI— Saudi Arabia has launched the Makkah Route Initiative for Pakistani pilgrims for this year's Hajj at Jinnah International Airport in Karachi. This is the second airport in Pakistan to benefit from the initiative, which is part of Saudi (...)
At least 300 people have now been confirmed killed as torrential rain and devastating floods battered north and northwestern Afghanistan, UN Food Program said on Saturday.
"Flash floods ravage #Afghanistan, killing more than 300 people in Baghlan (...)
When former prime minister Imran Khan was dragged out of a courthouse by police on charges of corruption on 9 May 2023, the reaction was unlike anything seen in Pakistan before.
Enraged supporters took to the streets in cities across the country and (...)
RIYADH — The Ministry of Interior is completing its preparations to implement the Makkah Route Initiative for selected pilgrims from seven countries. The initiative comes within the Doyof Al-Rahman Program, one of the Saudi Vision 2030 executive (...)
China launched an uncrewed lunar mission Friday that aims to bring back samples from the far side of the moon for the first time, in a potentially major step forward for the country's ambitious space program.
The Chang'e-6 probe – China's most (...)
Automechanika Riyadh, the highly anticipated trade show for the Saudi Arabian automotive market, has been officially inaugurated by H.H. Prince Bader bin Fahad bin Abdullah Al Saud and Mr. Ammar Altaf, Assistant Deputy Minister, Ministry of (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman held wide ranging talks with a number of world leaders in Riyadh on Monday. The talks were held on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum Special Meeting.
The leaders included US (...)
Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf has resigned barely a year into the role after the collapse of his coalition government, a humbling and chaotic departure that throws Scotland's ruling pro-independence party into chaos.
Yousaf's coalition (...)
Six years ago, a Muslim boy returned red-faced from a well-known school in the northern Indian city of Agra.
"My classmates called me a Pakistani terrorist," the nine-year-old told his mother.
Reema Ahmad, an author and counselor, remembers the day (...)
Indian voters are battling sweltering conditions to take part in the world's biggest election as a severe heat wave hits parts of the country and authorities forecast a hotter-than-normal summer for the South Asian nation.
The India Meteorological (...)
ISLAMABAD — Saudi Arabia's Assistant Minister of Defense Engineer Talal Al-Otaibi made an official visit to Pakistan, where he met with several Pakistani officials.
During his visit, the Assistant Minister of Defense held talks with the Chief of (...)
Unseasonal rainfall has lashed Pakistan and Afghanistan over the past few days, killing more than 100 people across the neighboring countries, authorities said.
In Afghanistan, heavy rain and floods in 23 provinces killed 66 people and wounded 36 (...)
ISLAMABAD — Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan and Pakistan's Minister of Foreign Affairs Ishaq Dar chaired the meeting of the joint Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) in Islamabad.
During the meeting, both sides (...)
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan's Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and President Asif Ali Zardari held separate talks with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan and the high-level Saudi delegation accompanying him in Islamabad on (...)
ISLAMABAD — Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan reaffirmed on Tuesday that the Middle East cannot afford further conflict, amid heightened tensions between Iran and Israel.
Addressing a joint press conference with his Pakistani (...)