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Pak turns down India's request to open airspace for Modi's flight to Saudi

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said Pakistan has decided not to allow Prime Minister Modi to use the country's airspace

India eyes energy deals with Saudi Arabia during PM Modi's visit next week

Modi will be speaking at the investment summit organized by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund. The event is popularly known as Davos of the Deserts

Saudi Arabia assures Reliance it will supply committed crude oil in October

As part of the deal, Saudi will supply as much as 5,00,000 barrels per day of crude oil or 25 million tonnes annually to Reliance

Saudi Arabia to invest $100 billion in India, eyes long-term partnership

Vision 2030 of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will also result in significant expansion of trade and business between India and Saudi Arabia

One year on, Saudi Arabia struggles to turn page on Jamal Khashoggi murder

The CIA has reportedly concluded that the prince, who controls all major levers of power in the Saudi government, likely ordered the killing

Bodyguard to Saudi Arabia's King Salman shot in 'dispute': Report

Tributes poured in across social media for Major General Abdulaziz al-Fagham, with many including images of the bodyguard at work

Saudi sets decency code for foreign tourists, sidelines religious police

The Interior Ministry decision accompanies the launch of a visa regime allowing holidaymakers from 49 states to visit one of the world's most closed-off countries

Top 10 biz headlines: LPG crisis, Sitharaman on liquidity issue, and more

From India bracing for an LPG crisis to Sitharaman commenting on liquidity issue, here are the top 10 business headlines on Friday

Saudi Arabia to offer tourist visas for the first time to diversify economy

The austere kingdom, which forbids alcohol and has a strict social code, is seen by many as a hard sell for tourists

Saudis defer LPG flow: India scrambles to meet peak festive season demand

India, the world's second-largest LPG importer, gets about half of its requirements from foreign suppliers

Saudis to up anti-terror cooperation with India after Aramco attacks: Envoy

In the last couple of years, both countries signed several agreements in the field of security, including an extradition treaty

India's rice exports hit as Saudi Arabia makes quality rules stringent

Basmati exports to Saudi Arabia have declined to below 20 per cent in the financial year 2018-19 from over 26 per cent 2014-15.

UN climate panel okays report detailing impact of global warming on oceans

At issue is what might have been a routine reference to the October 2018 IPCC report on the feasibility of capping global warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius

Saudi warns of 'necessary steps' if it finds Iran is behind Aramco attacks

Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir said the probe would prove that the Sept. 14 strikes had come from the north and that Iran bore responsibility

If anyone crosses our borders, we will hit them: Iran's foreign minister

Iran has denied involvement in the Sept 14 attack in Saudi Arabia that was initially claimed by Yemen's Iranian-backed Houthi rebels

Saudi-led coalition launches operations in Yemen against 'military targets'

On Thursday night, the coalition said it had intercepted and destroyed an explosives-laden boat launched from Yemen by the Houthi group

Oil heads for weekly gain of more than 7% amid rising West Asia tensions

For the week, Brent was set to rise 7.7%, its biggest gain since January, while WTI was on track for a 7.2% increase, the most since June

Mike Pompeo favors 'peaceful resolution' to crisis after Saudi Attack

Pompeo has blamed Iran for the weekend assault on two facilities which wiped out half of Saudi oil production, dismissing its denials and condemning the "act of war"

Trump backs severe sanctions, says many options short of war for Iran

Iran again denied involvement in the Sept. 14 raids, which hit the world's biggest crude oil processing facility and initially knocked out half of Saudi output

Saudi's inability to stop oil attack exposes gaps even with top US defences

The Saudis clearly were not prepared for this assault, which was unusual in its execution and unprecedented in its targeting