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The 14 face execution for protests and violence against security forces. Rights group Reprieve says the initial judgment came from a secretive counter terrorism court. (Photo: Representational/ File)

Saudi Arabia defends judiciary amid outcry over executions of 14 Shia...

Ministry of Justice spokesman Mansour al-Qafari says all defendants facing trial in Saudi Arabia receive due process.

5 Aug 2017 11:56 AM IST

Israels Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Benjamin Netanyahu is suspect in fraud, corruption case

Benjamin Netanyahu, has been named as a suspect in two investigations into allegations of fraud, breach of trust and...

5 Aug 2017 2:20 AM IST

Civilians were also reported to have been wounded in the nighttime attack. (Photo: Representational/AFP)

Suicide bomber kills NATO soldier in Afghanistan, 6 personnel wounded

The RS personnel who were wounded are being treated at the US military hospital at Bagram Airfield.

4 Aug 2017 1:31 PM IST

A fire broke out after midnight Friday in one of the worlds tallest residential towers in Dubai, engulfing part of the skyscraper and sending chunks of debris plummeting below. (Photo: AP)

Dubai: Blaze rips through one of world's tallest building 'The Torch'

Authorities said no casualties were reported from the blaze which erupted in the middle to upper floors of The Torch.

4 Aug 2017 10:45 AM IST

Kempegowda International Airport

Amid visa fraud cases, UAE advises Indians not seek jobs on visit...

The advisory follows a high number of calls to the Consulate by Indian workers who have been duped by agents regularly.

3 Aug 2017 8:57 PM IST

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. (Photo: AP)

Iran says new US sanctions violate nuclear deal, vows 'proportional...

'We are definitely not going to act in a way that get us entangled in the politics of the American government and...

3 Aug 2017 12:25 PM IST

Qatari premier Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al-Thani. (Photo: AFP)

Amid Gulf crisis, Qatar creates new residency status for foreigners

A specially created interior ministry commission will decide individual cases, according to the Qatar News Agency.

3 Aug 2017 9:20 AM IST

Qatari premier Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al-Thani. (Photo: AFP)

Qatar files WTO complaint over Gulf trade 'siege' amid crisis

The Ministry of Economy and Commerce said a complaint had been lodged with the WTO's Dispute Settlement Body against the...

1 Aug 2017 8:20 AM IST

Around 800 pilgrims were due to leave Iran on three flights to nearby Medina on Sunday, the director of the hajj at Irans Haj and Pilgrimage Organisation, Nasrollah Farahmand told state media. (Photo: AP/Representational)

Post diplomatic rift with Saudi, nearly 90,000 Iranians to attend Hajj...

Iran boycotted the Hajj in 2016 after hundreds of people, mainly Iranians, died in a crush at the pilgrimage in Saudi...

31 July 2017 6:33 PM IST

Roadside mine blast kills 2 in Afghanistans Zabul province

Roadside mine blast kills 2 in Afghanistan's Zabul province

The blast occurred in Shahjoy district of the province after a civilian vehicle hit an Improvised Explosive Device...

31 July 2017 2:03 PM IST

The App developers are offering a wide range of Ramzan- related mobile applications -- from providing religious texts and directions to Mecca to daily reminders and iftar recipes.

Internationalisation of holy sites 'a declaration of war': Saudi on...

Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani said no official from his country had made such a call.

31 July 2017 12:20 PM IST

The four accuse Qatar of supporting terror groups and also of maintaining close relations with Shiite power Iran Saudi Arabias nemesis. (Photo: AP)

Gulf crisis: Arab countries say ready for dialogue with Qatar on...

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain will allow Qatari planes to use air corridors in emergencies.

31 July 2017 8:05 AM IST