Saudi Arabia

Two held for duping several men on pretext of getting them jobs in the Middle East

Press Trust of India | Thursday May 23, 2013

Two men were arrested today for allegedly duping 10 people on pretext of sending them to Middle East for job in Shastri Nagar area in Jaipur.

Indian passport problem in Saudi Arabia resolved

Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday May 22, 2013

The problem of Saudi Arabian immigration authorities not accepting newly designed Indian passports has been resolved, according to the Indian embassy in Riyadh.

Saudi Arabia debates access to stadiums for women

Agence France-Presse | Tuesday May 21, 2013

Saudi Arabia is debating whether to allow access to women in sports stadiums after an official backed the idea, triggering a storm in the ultra-conservative Muslim kingdom where female sports are severely restricted.

Indian mission in Jeddah working to fix passport problem

Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday May 21, 2013

The Indian consulate in Jeddah is using diplomatic channels to make passport authorities in Saudi Arabia accept newly-designed Indian passports, which they are refusing saying they were not officially informed about the change.

Saudi Arabia executes five Yemenis, displays bodies in public

Associated Press | Tuesday May 21, 2013

Saudi Arabia has executed five Yemenis convicted of crimes and displayed their bodies in public as a deterrent for future criminals.

Saudi Arabia reports latest death from SARS-like virus, death toll rises to 16

Associated Press | Tuesday May 21, 2013

Saudi Arabia says it has recorded another death from a new respiratory virus related to SARS, bringing the total number of deaths in the kingdom to 16.

Saudi Arabia authorities refuse to accept new Indian passports

Press Trust of India | Monday May 20, 2013

In fresh trouble for Indians in Saudi Arabia, the authorities there have refused to accept new passports issued by Indian diplomatic missions.

Saudi man spared paralysis sentence: reports

Agence France-Presse | Sunday May 19, 2013

A Saudi man escaped a sentence of paralysis for stabbing and paralysing another man by offering him compensation, media reported on Sunday, although the authorities have denied issuing the punishment.

India's consulate in Saudi Arabia seeks volunteers

Indo-Asian News Service | Friday May 17, 2013

The Indian consulate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, has appealed to members of the Indian community to volunteer for its campaign to help those Indian expatriate workers who have been affected by the new labour policy in that country.

Russia says Iran must take part in proposed Syria talks

Reuters | Friday May 17, 2013

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Iran must take part in a proposed international conference to try to end Syria's civil war, but that Western states wanted to limit the participants and possibly predetermine the outcome of the talks.

Exit process of expats from Saudi Arabia to start May 18

Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday May 16, 2013

Passport authorities in Saudi Arabia will start stamping the exit papers of stranded expatriate workers from May 18 to help them leave that country.

WHO reports first patient-to-nurse spread of new SARS-like virus

Reuters | Thursday May 16, 2013

Two health workers in Saudi Arabia have become infected with a potentially fatal new SARS-like virus after catching it from patients in their care - the first evidence of such transmission within a hospital, the World Health Organization said.

Panic grips Saudis amid fears of SARS-like virus

Agence France-Presse | Monday May 13, 2013

Panic gripped Saudis in the country's east on Monday, where most cases of the deadly Coronavirus have been detected, witnesses said, as the death toll from the SARS-like virus in the kingdom hit 15.

Indian embassy in Saudi Arabia gets 15,000 passports

Indo-Asian News Service | Monday May 13, 2013

The Indian embassy in Riyadh has received around 15,000 passports of Indian workers in Saudi Arabia, facing cases of running away from their local sponsors and other violations, from that country's foreign ministry.

Saudi Arabia to punish men over Christian woman convert: report

Reuters | Monday May 13, 2013

A court in Saudi Arabia has sentenced two men to lashes and prison terms for converting a woman to Christianity and helping her flee the conservative Islamic kingdom, the Saudi Gazette reported on Monday.