Saudi Arabia

21-million-year-old sea cow species discovered in Qatar’s ‘Dugong Cemetery’

December 17, 2025 12:30 pm

Scientists have discovered the bones of a previously unknown sea cow species in the Qatarian desert's Al Maszhabiya region.

US-Saudi defence relationship: recent story of quiet divergences

December 14, 2025 7:46 pm

Washington remains Riyadh’s largest military partner. But many quiet divergences have emerged in their ties.

Saudi Arabia, once shunned, has corporate titans swooning for deals

November 20, 2025 8:10 pm

But Wednesday, some of America’s most prominent executives strolled the red-carpeted interior of the Kennedy Center in Washington reveling in all things Saudi.

Trump designates Saudi Arabia as major non-NATO ally amid Saudi crown prince visit to Washington

November 19, 2025 7:45 am

Trump had earlier said that Saudi Arabia would purchase fifth-generation aircraft, F-35 stealth fighter jets under a US security package.

Donald Trump and Saudi crown prince MBS announce $1 trillion in US investments

November 19, 2025 7:39 am

Trump, who introduced the original $600 billion estimate, said the total could rise.

‘You're a terrible reporter’ Trump says after question on Epstein files

November 19, 2025 12:51 am

Trump suggested that ABC News should have its broadcasting licence revoked.

C Raja Mohan writes: US-Saudi Arabia need each other, but hitting reset won’t be easy

November 19, 2025 12:20 pm

Riyadh insists on a “credible pathway” to Palestinian statehood as a precondition. While the bar MbS has set is low, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces intense pressure from his far-right coalition partners to avoid any gesture toward Palestinian statehood. Trump, meanwhile, is pressing Netanyahu to show some flexibility

Trump says he will sell F-35s to Saudi Arabia on eve of crown prince's Washington visit

November 18, 2025 6:42 am

The announcement came on the eve of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s highly anticipated Washington visit, his first to the United States in more than seven years.

Saudi Arabia accident: Oil tanker ‘collided with bus stopped at roadside’, officials say; Hyderabad families scramble for answers

November 18, 2025 1:51 am

A bus carrying Umrah pilgrims from Telangana collided with a fuel tanker near Medina in Saudi Arabia, killing 45 people, including multiple families and children.

18 members from one Hyderabad family were on Saudi crash bus; kin seek full inquiry

November 17, 2025 7:20 pm

A Hyderabad family says 18 of their relatives across three generations were aboard the bus that collided with an oil tanker in Saudi Arabia near Madina, killing at least 45 people as per preliminary information.

Heatwave claims 550 Hajj pilgrims as mercury soars to 50°C at Mecca

June 19, 2024 7:09 pm

Over 1.83 million pilgrims performed Hajj in 2024, suffering extreme heat that claimed 550 lives, primarily due to heat-related illnesses, according to reports.

PM Modi reviews trade ties in meeting with Saudi crown prince MBS

September 11, 2023 6:49 pm

Bin Salman is currently on a state visit to India following the end of the G20 Summit

Breaking protocol, PM Modi receives Saudi Crown Prince at Delhi airport

February 20, 2019 6:50 am

During Salman’s visit, New Delhi and Riyadh will set up a “Strategic Partnership Council” at the ministerial level to deepen partnership in areas like political, security, trade, investment and culture

Killing Kashoggi: How a brutal Saudi hit job unfolded

June 22, 2020 6:10 pm

An autopsy expert. A lookalike. A black van. Our video investigation follows the movements of the 15-man Saudi hit team that killed and dismembered the journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Fuel prices at an all-time high: News in Numbers

June 22, 2020 6:17 pm

How the government is explaining the rise in petrol and diesel prices. Take a look in today’s News in Numbers.

Opinion | From London to Qatar, Why Does The Terror Trail Span Continents?

June 22, 2020 7:01 pm

EU parliament urges Saudi arms embargo

February 26, 2016 4:17 pm

Sushma Swaraj meets Bahrain PM, Saudi MOFA

January 24, 2016 5:10 pm

Manama, Jan 24 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday met the Prime Minister of Bahrain, Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Saudi, Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir, on Sunday.Swaraj is in Bahrain's capital Manama on a two-day visit.She attended the first ministerial meeting of the India-Arab League Cooperation Forum to deepen the country's ties with the 22-member group.The meet also assumes significance in the wake of the growing threat of Islamic State in the region.