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Joginder Singh Salaria, the chairman and managing director of Pehal International Transport and founder of Pehal Charitable Trust (PCT Humanity) purchased one-way flight tickets in coordination with Dubai Police authorities for the prisoners who were released from a jail on Monday, the Khaleej Times reported. (Photo: Facebook)

Indian businessman in Dubai buys tickets to send 13 foreign prisoners home

The prisoners are from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Uganda, Afghanistan, Nigeria, China, and Ethiopia, it said.

16 Oct 2019 9:32 AM

The airstrikes took place in the eastern province of Nangarhar, where a total of five ISIS terrorists were killed. (Photo: File | AFP)

Airstrikes kill 9 Taliban, ISIS terrorists in Afghanistan

The Afghan government forces have been fighting the Taliban for almost two decades.

14 Oct 2019 4:36 PM

However, Trump and other Western allies have heavily criticised this week’s offensive by Turkey, since they had used the YPG as the key frontline force in the battle against the Islamic State group in recent years. (Photo: File)

Turkey won’t stop Syria operation despite threats: Recep Tayyip Erdogan

'Whatever some may say, we will not stop this step that we have taken,' Erdogan said in a speech in Istanbul.

12 Oct 2019 11:44 AM

The Iranian crude oil tanker Sabiti sailing in the Red Sea. (Photo: AFP)

Missile strikes hit Iranian oil tanker

Explosions off Saudi coast surge fuel prices.

12 Oct 2019 1:11 AM

The tanker, owned by National Iranian Oil Company, had suffered heavy damage and was leaking oil into the Red Sea some 60 miles from Jeddah, unnamed sources told Iran's Students News Agency ISNA. (Representational Image)

Iran says oil tanker struck by two rockets off Saudi Arabia

Reported explosion comes after US has alleged that Iran attacked oil tankers near Strait of Hormuz, denied by Tehran.

11 Oct 2019 11:55 AM

Turkish media said several mortar shells had landed on the Turkish side of the border but there were no casualties. (Photo: AP)

Turkey opens ground assault on Syria's Kurds; Republicans turn on Trump

SDF fighters repelled a ground attack by Turkish troops in Tel Abyad, SDF spokesman Mustafa Bali said on Twitter.

10 Oct 2019 1:26 PM

Women, including Saudis, are also permitted to rent hotel rooms by themselves, in a break with previous regulations. (Photo: Representational)

Saudi Arabia allows foreign men and women to share hotel rooms

The moves appear to pave the way for unaccompanied women to travel more easily.

05 Oct 2019 2:10 PM

With more than 1,600 people wounded, the toll may rise further. (Photo: File)

Iraq protests: Death toll rises to 60, firebrand cleric demands govt's resignation

The latest figures include 18 deaths registered at a single hospital in the capital Baghdad.

05 Oct 2019 11:40 AM

Abdul Mahdi said there was no ‘magic solution’ to Iraq’s chronic governance problems and graft but pledged to try to pass a law granting poor families a basic income. (Photo: File)

Iraqi PM demands parliamentary support to reshuffle cabinet after deadly unrest

PM gave his remarks in a televised speech as protesters demanded the fall of the government.

04 Oct 2019 12:44 PM

The spontaneous rallies have been spurred mostly by youths wanting jobs, improved services such as electricity and water, and an end to endemic corruption in the oil-rich country. (Photo: AP)

Iraqi protesters defy curfew as violence leaves 31 dead

Iraq is allied with both countries and hosts thousands of US troops, as well as powerful paramilitary forces allied with Iran.

04 Oct 2019 11:27 AM

Highly placed sources said a wide range of issues were discussed on various aspects of bilateral relations in the meeting between Doval and the Saudi crown prince. (Photo: ANI)

Saudi Arabia endorses India's actions in Kashmir

The Saudi stance on the issue was conveyed to India in a two-hour meeting between NSA Ajit Doval and Saudi Crown Prince.

02 Oct 2019 3:26 PM

Erdogan also commissioned a new naval warship into the Turkish Navy on the occasion and hailed the warship building capabilities of the Turkish defence industry. (Photo: File)

Turkey building naval warship for Pakistan, says President Erdogan

According to Erdogan, Turkey is one of only 10 countries worldwide that is able to build, design, and maintain warships.

01 Oct 2019 2:21 PM

‘Iran sees what the Yemenis have done as defensive measures taken by the legitimate Yemeni government,’ Iranian Foreign Ministry's spokesman, Abbas Mousavi, said at a briefing. (Photo: screengrab)

Attack on Saudi oil facilities carried out by Yemen's govt as defence measures: Iran

A total of 18 drones and seven missiles were launched, including what he called Iranian Delta Wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

30 Sep 2019 2:36 PM

Al-Ekhbariya state television reported that the incident was triggered by a "personal dispute", without giving further details. (Photo: AP)

Saudi Arabia's King Salman personal bodyguard shot dead; 7 injured

The general, close to the king, was well known among Saudis.

29 Sep 2019 5:30 PM

The CIA has reportedly concluded that the prince, who controls all major levers of power in the Saudi government, likely ordered the killing. (Photo: File)

One year on, Saudi struggles to turn page on journalist Khashoggi murder

The murdered journalist and commentator has not been forgotten, as Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman hoped.

29 Sep 2019 4:25 PM

Kickstarting tourism is one of the centrepieces of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's Vision 2030 reform programme to prepare the biggest Arab economy for a post-oil era. (Photo: File)

Saudi Arabia to impose fines for 'Indecent' clothes, PDA

'Men and women must avoid tight-fitting clothing or clothes with profane language or images', read instruction.

29 Sep 2019 10:34 AM

Gandhi's greetings came to light as part of a major initiative launched by the NLI, with support from the Leir Foundation, to review and describe millions of items in its archival collections from many prominent cultural figures.

Mahatma Gandhi wished peace to Jews

The timing of the greeting reflects the extent to which Nazi persecution of Jews was of concern to global citizenry at the time.

28 Sep 2019 1:33 AM

Iran's tanker was released on August 19 after Gibraltar reportedly received assurances that the cargo would not be delivered to Syria. (Photo: ANI)

UK-flagged tanker Stena Impero held by Iran starts moving from port

It was seized by Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in Strait of Hormuz on July 19 over an alleged violation of maritime rules.

27 Sep 2019 2:11 PM

Kickstarting tourism is one of the centrepieces of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's Vision 2030 reform programme to prepare the biggest Arab economy for a post-oil era. (Photo: File)

'A historic moment': Saudi Arabia to offer tourist visas for first time

Saudi Arabia will open applications for online tourist visas to citizens of 49 countries on Saturday, a report said.

27 Sep 2019 9:22 AM

Mohammed bin Salman, the kingdom’s de facto ruler, has not spoken publicly about the killing inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. (Photo: File | AFP)

Khashoggi murder ‘happened under my watch’: Saudi crown prince

His body was reportedly dismembered and removed from the building, and his remains have not been found.

26 Sep 2019 4:27 PM

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Indian businessman in Dubai buys tickets to send 13 foreign prisoners home

Joginder Singh Salaria, the chairman and managing director of Pehal International Transport and founder of Pehal Charitable Trust (PCT Humanity) purchased one-way flight tickets in coordination with Dubai Police authorities for the prisoners who were released from a jail on Monday, the Khaleej Times reported. (Photo: Facebook)

Airstrikes kill 9 Taliban, ISIS terrorists in Afghanistan

The airstrikes took place in the eastern province of Nangarhar, where a total of five ISIS terrorists were killed. (Photo: File | AFP)

Missile strikes hit Iranian oil tanker

The Iranian crude oil tanker Sabiti sailing in the Red Sea. (Photo: AFP)

Iran says oil tanker struck by two rockets off Saudi Arabia

The tanker, owned by National Iranian Oil Company, had suffered heavy damage and was leaking oil into the Red Sea some 60 miles from Jeddah, unnamed sources told Iran's Students News Agency ISNA. (Representational Image)

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Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi raise hands together at Arjuna's Penance in Mamallapuram, India. (Photo: AP)

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A child pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his 150th birth anniversary, at Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad. (Photo: PTI)

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State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) workers rescue people from flood-affected area of Bahadurpur following heavy monsoon rainfall, in Patna. (Photo: PTI)

Devastating glimpses from Bihar floods

Indian Ganpati on Thursday devotees take out a procession with an idol of elephant-headed god 'Mumbai Cha Raja' of Ganesh Galli to be immersed in the Arabian Sea at Lalbaug in Mumbai. Every year millions of devotees immerse Ganesh idols into oceans and rivers in the ten-day long Ganesh Chaturthi festival that celebrates the birth of Ganesh. (Photo: Debasish Dey)

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Mumbai drowns again

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