Former Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari was on Monday indicted by an anti-graft court here on charges of corruption, as the opposition groups accused the government of Prime Minister Imran Khan of carrying out a political vendetta.
Azam Khan, a (...)
DAMMAM — Seven expatriates have been arrested here for allegedly running a liquor distillery. Authorities have referred all those arrested to the Public Prosecution for further action, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) cited the Assistant Media spokesman for (...)
Pakistan has announced that it will allow full resumption of all types of international flights to and from the country's airports from Sunday amid a steady decline in COVID-19 deaths and infections.
The announcement comes weeks after Pakistan (...)
Saudi Gazette
RIYADH/ JEDDAH — In order to commemorate ‘Kashmir Siege Day', the Embassy of Pakistan in Riyadh held a webinar on Wednesday. The objective of the webinar was to highlight different aspects of the Kashmir dispute, human rights (...)
Ebrahim Alkazi, India's legendary thespian, passed away on Tuesday. He died of a "massive heart attack" at Escorts Hospital in New Delhi, Indian Express reported quoting his son and theater director Feisal Alkazi. He was 95.
Alkazi, credited for (...)
ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI — In what can be described as Pakistan's response to India's decision to strip the Indian side of Kashmir of its autonomy last year, Prime Minister Imran Khan unveiled on Tuesday a new "political map," integrating disputed (...)
CAIRO — In a tit-for-tat move, Egypt canceled all its Kuwait-bound flights after the Gulf nation included Cairo on the list of 31 coronavirus "high risk" countries and suspended its flight operation until further notice.
Egypt's national carrier, (...)
DUBAI — The United Arab Emirates and Pakistan have vowed to enhance bilateral relations and boost cooperation, particularly with regard to labor issues, UAE's state news agency WAM reported.
The issues were discussed during a meeting between Nasser (...)
Kuwait has banned commercial flights to 31 countries, calling them high risk due to the spread of the coronavirus until further notice, the Kuwait news agency KUNA reported.
The ban was announced by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, the (...)
Pakistan's de facto health minister Zafar Mirza resigned on Wednesday in the middle of the pandemic as the opposition mounted a no-holds-barred attack against advisers and special assistants to the prime minister who hold dual nationality.
Mirza has (...)
The Indian electronic media on Wednesday went into a frenzy as the first batch of five French-made Rafale fighter jets arrived at an Indian air force base amid heightened border tensions with neighboring China.
The planes landed at the airbase in (...)
Kuwait's Council of Ministers has decided to allow citizens and residents to travel to and from the country, starting Aug. 1 (Sunday), the government communication center said in a tweet early Thursday.
The decision excludes residents coming from (...)
Two-time world champion Amir Khan, one of the top stars of British boxing, is set to follow in the footsteps of some of the sporting world's biggest names, who call Dubai their home.
Khan, 33, is keen to complete the move to Dubai with his wife (...)
His Highness Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, Minister of Foreign Affairs, has received a phone call from His Excellency the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Shah Mahmood Qureshi.
At the beginning of the call, (...)
In a drive to give back to local communities, Cisco employees in the Middle East and Africa have raised approximately $40,000 for six charities across the region.
As a company invested in empowering citizens around the world, Cisco aims to (...)
Now is the time to implement policies and commitments to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and implement the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, the new president of one of the UN's main bodies said (...)
Saudi Gazette.
JEDDAH — Pakistan Journalist Forum (PJF), a group of Pakistani origin journalists working in Saudi Arabia, held a grand farewell dinner to honor the outgoing Consular (Press) at Pakistan Consulate General Jeddah, Arshad Munir, on (...)
A prominent Pakistani journalist was back home on Wednesday a day after some gunmen intercepted his car, grabbed and whisked him away in broad daylight in the capital city.
The abduction drew an immediate outcry from almost all opposition parties in (...)
RIYADH — Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has received calls from the rulers of Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan to check on his health, state news agency SPA reported on Monday.
King Salman was admitted early Monday to King Faisal Specialist (...)
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday reaffirmed his commitment to the people of Kashmir on the occasion of Youm-i-Ilhaq-e-Pakistan - the day Kashmiris passed a resolution for accession to Pakistan.
The prime minister expressed his support (...)
Pakistan on Wednesday kicked off construction work at the Diamer-Bhasha Dam project, the third-largest hydroelectric dam for generating electricity, in Chilas city in Gilgit-Baltistan in the north of the country.
While inspecting the construction (...)
Two Emirates flights left here for London Heathrow and Paris' Charles De Gaulle airports on Wednesday as the airlines announced that it would be resuming services for its A380 superjumbo to Amsterdam and a second A380 service to London Heathrow from (...)
Saudi Gazette
JEDDAH — Pakistan will continue to extend its political, diplomatic and moral support to the oppressed Kashmiris in their legitimate struggle for the right to self-determination, promised to them by the international community through (...)
RIYADH — Allies rallied behind Saudi Arabia on Monday denouncing the failed attempts of the Iranian-backed Houthi militia to target civilian areas in the Kingdom with drones and ballistic missiles.
Late on Sunday, forces of the Arab Coalition to (...)
Pakistan has condemned strongly the terrorist attacks of launching ballistic missiles and booby-trapped drones by the terrorist Iran-backed Houthi militia towards the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, aiming at targeting civilians and civilian objects.
In a (...)
