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After 20 Years On Death Row In Saudi Prison, Kerala Man Abdul Raheem Returns Home
Following years of legal and diplomatic efforts, Saudi authorities granted him a pardon and released him.
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Pakistan Says It Will Repay $3.5 Billion In Matured Loan Deposits To UAE
Last week, authorities scrapped a blanket fuel subsidy and raised diesel and petrol prices for the first time in nearly a month to help government coffers weather a spike in oil costs arising from the war in the Middle East.
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After Saudi, UAE Willing To Put Boots On Ground To Force Open Hormuz: Report
The report of the UAE joining the war followed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's claim that his country was building "new alliances with important countries in the region" to counter Tehran.
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Opinion | Mojtaba's First Message Makes It Clear: Iran Won't Give An Easy 'Exit' To Trump
In Iran, the assassination of a Supreme Leader demands a response, a do-or-die response. Backing down would risk undermining Mojtaba's legitimacy at home and weakening his authority among the hardline institutions that support his regime.
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Esha Gupta Is Back Home From Abu Dhabi Amid US-Iran Conflict: "All Scared Internally But No One Created Stress"
Esha wrote, "Back home. Thank you all for your prayers and wishes"
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Saudi Arabia Carried Out Record 356 Executions In 2025
Saudi authorities executed 356 people in 2025, according to an AFP tally, setting a new record for the number of inmates put to death in the kingdom in a single year.
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Saudi Arabia Deports 24,000 Pakistani Beggars After Warning To Islamabad
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have tightened scrutiny on Pakistani nationals amid growing concerns over organised begging and criminal activity abroad, a trend Pakistani authorities say is harming the country's international standing.
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Pakistan, Indonesia, Other Key Muslim Nations Back Trump's Gaza Peace Plan
Washington's European allies urged Hamas to accept the plan, which Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he supported as he warned the Palestinian armed group of more devastation if it did not comply.
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Explained: What Wider Recognition Of Palestine Means For Palestinians, Israel?
Several more countries are expected to formally recognise a Palestinian state at a world summit convened on Monday by France and Saudi Arabia, a day after Australia, Britain, Canada and Portugal took the step, angering Israel.
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Hyderabad Woman Drowns 3 Sons In Bathtub, Attempts Suicide In Saudi Arabia
A woman from Hyderabad allegedly killed her three children before attempting to take her own life in Saudi Arabia's Al Khobar city on Tuesday.
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Saudi Foreign Executions Top 100 After 2 More Put To Death
Saudi Arabia put two Ethiopians to death Thursday, pushing this year's number of foreigners executed past 100 -- a spike in capital punishment that human rights groups have strongly condemned.
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Saudi Arabia Set For Searing Hajj With More Shade, Misting Machines And AI
With artificial intelligence, more shade and misting machines, Saudi authorities are preparing to welcome more than a million hajj pilgrims amid punishing summer heat that has a deadly history in the holy city of Mecca.
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Bank Of America Analyst Gets 10-Year Jail In Saudi Arabia For Old Tweet: Entire Case Explained
Ahmed al-Doush, 41, received the harsh penalty after Saudi authorities deemed a now-deleted post from his 37-follower Twitter account a national security threat.
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19 Pilgrims From Jordan, Iran Died In Saudi During Hajj Amid Extreme Heat
At least 19 Jordanian and Iranian pilgrims have died while on the hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, authorities from their countries said on Sunday, as temperatures soar in the kingdom.
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2 Dead In Shooting Outside US Consulate In Saudi Arabia's Jeddah
Saudi authorities were investigating Thursday after an assailant and a security guard were killed in an exchange of gunfire outside the US consulate in Jeddah, the gateway city for the massive hajj pilgrimage taking place in Mecca.
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After 20 Years On Death Row In Saudi Prison, Kerala Man Abdul Raheem Returns Home
Following years of legal and diplomatic efforts, Saudi authorities granted him a pardon and released him.
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Pakistan Says It Will Repay $3.5 Billion In Matured Loan Deposits To UAE
Last week, authorities scrapped a blanket fuel subsidy and raised diesel and petrol prices for the first time in nearly a month to help government coffers weather a spike in oil costs arising from the war in the Middle East.
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After Saudi, UAE Willing To Put Boots On Ground To Force Open Hormuz: Report
The report of the UAE joining the war followed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's claim that his country was building "new alliances with important countries in the region" to counter Tehran.
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Opinion | Mojtaba's First Message Makes It Clear: Iran Won't Give An Easy 'Exit' To Trump
In Iran, the assassination of a Supreme Leader demands a response, a do-or-die response. Backing down would risk undermining Mojtaba's legitimacy at home and weakening his authority among the hardline institutions that support his regime.
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Esha Gupta Is Back Home From Abu Dhabi Amid US-Iran Conflict: "All Scared Internally But No One Created Stress"
Esha wrote, "Back home. Thank you all for your prayers and wishes"
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Saudi Arabia Carried Out Record 356 Executions In 2025
Saudi authorities executed 356 people in 2025, according to an AFP tally, setting a new record for the number of inmates put to death in the kingdom in a single year.
-
Saudi Arabia Deports 24,000 Pakistani Beggars After Warning To Islamabad
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have tightened scrutiny on Pakistani nationals amid growing concerns over organised begging and criminal activity abroad, a trend Pakistani authorities say is harming the country's international standing.
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Pakistan, Indonesia, Other Key Muslim Nations Back Trump's Gaza Peace Plan
Washington's European allies urged Hamas to accept the plan, which Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he supported as he warned the Palestinian armed group of more devastation if it did not comply.
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Explained: What Wider Recognition Of Palestine Means For Palestinians, Israel?
Several more countries are expected to formally recognise a Palestinian state at a world summit convened on Monday by France and Saudi Arabia, a day after Australia, Britain, Canada and Portugal took the step, angering Israel.
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Hyderabad Woman Drowns 3 Sons In Bathtub, Attempts Suicide In Saudi Arabia
A woman from Hyderabad allegedly killed her three children before attempting to take her own life in Saudi Arabia's Al Khobar city on Tuesday.
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Saudi Foreign Executions Top 100 After 2 More Put To Death
Saudi Arabia put two Ethiopians to death Thursday, pushing this year's number of foreigners executed past 100 -- a spike in capital punishment that human rights groups have strongly condemned.
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Saudi Arabia Set For Searing Hajj With More Shade, Misting Machines And AI
With artificial intelligence, more shade and misting machines, Saudi authorities are preparing to welcome more than a million hajj pilgrims amid punishing summer heat that has a deadly history in the holy city of Mecca.
-
Bank Of America Analyst Gets 10-Year Jail In Saudi Arabia For Old Tweet: Entire Case Explained
Ahmed al-Doush, 41, received the harsh penalty after Saudi authorities deemed a now-deleted post from his 37-follower Twitter account a national security threat.
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19 Pilgrims From Jordan, Iran Died In Saudi During Hajj Amid Extreme Heat
At least 19 Jordanian and Iranian pilgrims have died while on the hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, authorities from their countries said on Sunday, as temperatures soar in the kingdom.
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2 Dead In Shooting Outside US Consulate In Saudi Arabia's Jeddah
Saudi authorities were investigating Thursday after an assailant and a security guard were killed in an exchange of gunfire outside the US consulate in Jeddah, the gateway city for the massive hajj pilgrimage taking place in Mecca.
