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Pakistan highly values ties with Saudi Arabia: President

Posted on April 22, 2021 by News Desk

ISLAMABAD, : President Dr Arif Alvi on Thursday said Pakistan highly valued its ties with Saudi Arabia and wanted to further strengthen bilateral relations in diverse fields. Talking to Pakistan’s ambassador-designate to Saudi Arabia Lt Gen (retd) Bilal Akbar here at the Aiwan-e-Sadr, the president […]

Iran, Saudi Arabia reportedly in direct talks to mend frayed ties

Posted on April 18, 2021 by News Desk

Riyadh broke off diplomatic relations with Tehran in 2016 after its diplomatic facilities were attacked by Iranians protesting against the execution of a famous Shiite cleric in Saudi Arabia. Senior Saudi and Iranian officials are in direct talks to resuscitate relations between Riyadh and Tehran, […]

PM welcomes Saudi Arabia’s ‘Green Middle East’ initiative

Posted on March 30, 2021 by News Desk

ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Imran Khan Monday appreciated Saudi Arabia’s environment friendly initiative of planting 50 billion trees in the region and offered sharing Pakistan’s experiences and lessons learnt from an identical programme. The prime minister, in a letter to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman, spoke high of […]

One of world’s largest oil shipping ports targeted in drone attack: Saudi Arabia

Posted on March 8, 2021 by News Desk

According to reports, the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said Saudi Aramco facilities in Dhahran were also targeted by missiles, vowing that the Kingdom will take all necessary measures to protect itself. One of the oil tank yards in Ras Tanura Port has been hit by a […]

Houthis claim drone attack on airport in Saudi Arabia

Posted on March 3, 2021 by News Desk

Yemen’s Houthi group said Tuesday that it targeted Saudi Arabia’s Abha airport in a drone attack. The Saudi-led Arab coalition denied the claim, saying its forces destroyed the Houthi drone before it could cause any damage. “The UAV air force managed to target the airfields of […]

Saudi Arabia Completely Rejects the Report Submitted to US’ Congress Regarding Murder of Jamal Khashoggi

Posted on February 27, 2021 by News Desk

Riyadh: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Saudi Arabia has followed the report submitted to the United States’ Congress regarding the heinous murder of Saudi citizen Jamal Khashoggi.The Ministry notes that the government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia completely rejects the negative, false and unacceptable […]

Saudi Arabia offers to mediate in Ethiopia dam dispute

Posted on February 18, 2021 by News Desk

Saudi Arabia wants to mediate between the parties in a longstanding dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance dam project and hold talks with their leaders, Sudan’s Council of Ministers said Wednesday. Saudi Minister of State for African Affairs Ahmed Bin Abdul Aziz Kattan has disclosed that King Salman […]

Saudi Arabia intercepts armed drone launched by Yemen rebels

Posted on February 8, 2021 by News Desk

RIYADH – Saudi Arabia intercepted an armed drone launched towards the kingdom by Yemen’s Huthis, state media said Sunday, a day after the US moved to delist the rebels as a terrorist group. The Saudi-led military coalition “intercepted and destroyed an armed drone,” said spokesman Turki al-Maliki in […]

Biden ends US support for Saudi Arabia in Yemen

Posted on February 6, 2021 by News Desk

On Thursday, President Joe Biden declared a halt to US support for a Saudi Arabia-led military campaign in Yemen demanding that the more than six-year war, widely seen as a proxy conflict between Saudi Arabia and Iran, “has to end.” Biden also named veteran US diplomat […]

US freezes sale of F-35 jets to UAE, munitions to Saudi Arabia: Media reports

Posted on January 29, 2021 by Sana Hasan

The Biden administration has temporarily frozen U.S. arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the sale of F-35 advanced fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates as it reviews billions of dollars in weapons transactions approved by the Trump administration, according to American media reports. Citing […]

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