JEDDAH — On behalf of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman received the credentials of a number of ambassadors of friendly countries accredited to the Kingdom in a ceremony held at (...)
Security researchers believe a Russia-based disinformation group amplified and added to the frenzy of social media conspiracies about the Princess of Wales's health.
In the days before Catherine revealed her cancer diagnosis in a video message, (...)
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari conferred the 'Hilal-i-Quaid-i-Azam' medal on Sultan Al-Marshad, CEO of the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD).
The medal was awarded during Al-Marshad's visit to Pakistan to sign two development loan (...)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman has sent a cable of congratulations to President Asif Ali Zardari of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan on the anniversary of his country's National Day.
The King expressed his best felicitations and (...)
ISLAMABAD — Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid Bin Salman was honored with Pakistan's highest civilian award, "Nishan-e-Pakistan" by President Asif Ali Zardari, during his official visit to Islamabad, directed by the leadership.
The award ceremony (...)
ISLAMABAD — The Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) CEO Sultan Abdulrahman Al-Marshad and the Secretary of the Ministry of Economic Affairs of Pakistan Dr. Kazim Niaz have signed two pivotal development loan agreements totaling $101 million to bolster (...)
In India's high-altitude Ladakh region, thousands are protesting in sub-zero temperatures. In 2019, the government fulfilled their longstanding demand for a region separate from Indian-administered Kashmir. But since 2020, they have frequently taken (...)
All but one of the 100 cities with the world's worst air pollution last year were in Asia, according to a new report, with the climate crisis playing a pivotal role in bad air quality that is risking the health of billions of people worldwide.
The (...)
JEDDAH — Jasem Albudaiwi, secretary general of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), revealed that the GCC will vigorously pursue to get the Gulf citizens exempted from Schengen visas. "During negotiations in Brussels with the leaders of the European (...)
India has said it joined the world's top nuclear powers by mastering the ability to put multiple warheads atop a single intercontinental ballistic missile.
The successful test of multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle (MIRV) technology on (...)
RIYADH — Roberto Mancini, the head coach of the Saudi national football team, has announced the squad for the third and fourth rounds of the second phase of the Asian qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup and the 2027 Asian Cup.
The Saudi team's (...)
On 29 February, journalist Asif Sultan arrived at his home in Srinagar in Indian-administered Kashmir after being held on remand in jail for more than 2,000 days.
He barely spent five hours with his family before he was called to a local police (...)
India's government has announced plans to enact a controversial citizenship law that has been criticized for being anti-Muslim.
The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) will allow non-Muslim religious minorities from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan (...)
Asif Ali Zardari took oath as the 14th president of Pakistan during a ceremony held at the President's House on Sunday, according to a statement from the President's Office.
Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa administered the oath of office to (...)
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has sent a cable to Asif Ali Zardari, congratulating him on taking the constitutional oath of office as president of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques wished the (...)
Pakistan Peoples Party's co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari has won a second term as Pakistan's president, supported by the ruling coalition in a vote by parliament and regional assemblies.
Zardari is elected as the 14th president of Pakistan after the (...)
A court in Pakistan has sentenced a 22-year-old student to death on charges of blasphemy over Whatsapp messages.
The court in Punjab Province said he had shared blasphemous pictures and videos with the intention to outrage the religious feelings of (...)
Indian PM Narendra Modi is on his first visit to the Muslim-majority Kashmir valley since revoking the region's semi-autonomous status in 2019.
Modi will address a rally in Srinagar, just weeks before India's general election dates are (...)
At least 35 people died while dozens more were injured as freezing rain and unexpected snowfall hit remote areas of Pakistan over the weekend.
Twenty-two children were among the fatalities, many of whom were crushed in landslides that buried their (...)
Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Salman has sent a cable of congratulations to Prime Minister of Islamic Republic of Pakistan Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on his taking the constitutional oath.
The Crown Prince wished Sharif success, and the (...)
Three weeks following the national vote on February 8, Pakistan's parliament elected Shehbaz Sharif as the country's 24th prime minister for his second term.
Shehbaz, the younger brother of Nawaz Sharif, a three-time Prime Minister and the president (...)
RIYADH — Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, who is also Supreme Commander of the Saudi Armed Forces, has approved the awarding of the King Abdulaziz Medal of the Excellent Class to Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu, Air Force (...)
Just over two years after they strongarmed Prime Minister Narendra Modi into an exceptional U-turn, India's protesting farmers are back on the streets – and this time the stakes are higher.
For about two weeks now, thousands of angry farmers have (...)
An angry mob in Pakistan accused a woman who wore a dress adorned with Arabic calligraphy of blasphemy, after mistaking them for Qur'an verses.
She was saved by police who escorted her to safety after hundreds gathered. She later gave a public (...)
RIYADH — The Saudi-Pakistani Business Forum commenced in Riyadh on Wednesday, under the aegis of Minister of Commerce Dr. Majid Al-Qasabi. The event, orchestrated by the Federation of Saudi Chambers, witnessed the attendance of high-profile Saudi (...)