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The badminton competition is organised as part of the first edition of the Saudi games, the largest national sports event of its kind on Friday at King Fahd Stadium in Riyad

The campaign, conducted by the Telangana NRI forum in collaboration with the Indian Embassy in Riyadh at King Fahd Medical Complex (KFMC) on Friday, saw NRIs largely from the Telugu States, taking part.

The Hyderabadi, a professional engineer, who spent a lion's share of his life in Saudi Arabia, was initially suspicious.

Jeddah: An Indian cyclist who is on a mission to pedal around the globe has reached Saudi Arabia after touring different countries across the globe. Somen Debnath has been travelling across the world on a bicycle to spread awareness about HIV/AIDS. Since the start of his journey in 2004, he has been on the road […]

Distressed NRI Mohammed Shafiquddin in Riyadh

Four Indian expatriates, who completed their jail terms after being imprisoned for posting religious derogatory remarks on social media are waiting to be repatriated from Saudi Arabia.

Jeddah: In a case of mistaken identity, bodies of two NRIs who died in Saudi Arabia got interchanged, leading to the cremation of a man from Uttar Pradesh in Kerala. The bereaved family in Uttar Pradesh was not able to have a glimpse of their loved one as the body went by mistake to Kerala. […]

Goyal and Saudi Minister for Energy Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al-Saud co-chaired the ministerial meeting of the Committee on Economy and Investments of the council.

Hyderabad: The Nehru Zoological Park here houses a Cheetah which was gifted by Saudi Arabia a decade ago. During his visit to the Zoo on the occasion of CoP11 summit -2012 held in Hyderabad, Saudi Prince Bandar Bin Saud Bin Mohammed Al Saud had gifted two pairs of African lions and cheetahs. The zoo had […]

Jeddah: A Hyderabadi youth has died in Saudi Arabia hours before joining a new job, which he was searching for a long time. Mohammed Mujaheed Ali (37), native of Hakeempet near Toli Chowki in Hyderabad was found dead in his accommodation in Marfouh district in capital Riyadh on Sunday. He was scheduled to join a […]

The Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah received a written message from Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the meeting, the official press agency SPA reported.

The official news agency SPA, has quoted Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (MHRSD) saying that the new measure is the second phase of the amended mechanism for the job transfer of foreign workers.

A leading restaurateur, who operates multi restaurants with ethnic Hyderabadi Biryani in Riyadh city of Saudi Arabia, who was detained on August 15 for celebrating Indian Independence Day was released nearly after 10 days.

Jeddah: In one of the rare cases, an NRI worker’s body was exhumed from a graveyard in Saudi Arabia where it was buried mistakenly two months ago. The Indian officials are working to repatriate it back home to India for last rites according to Hindu family tradition. The 42-year-old Andithamy Palanisamy, a native of Madurai […]

Jeddah: She excelled in studies and self-esteemed, yet a poverty afflicted Hyderabadi young lady was fraudulently brought into Saudi Arabia on the promise of a false lucrative administrative job only to discover that she was duped. The 26-year-old resident of Aghapura in Hyderabad, whose name is being withheld, was topper in a college and graduated […]

Jeddah: Handling a mentally-ill person with memory loss by itself is not an easy task, and if the person is in an alien land with language barriers, it becomes doubly challenging. This is the tale of 38-year-old Bandala Annemma from Kadapa in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh who landed in Saudi Arabia for better prospects in February […]

Hyderabad: The claim by a Telugu YouTuber that he visited Islam’s holiest site Mecca in Saudi Arabia has sparked a row with a section of netizens calling for action against him for violating the Saudi rules which do not permit a non-Muslim to enter the grand mosque. @KingSalman @KSAmofaEN @SaudiEmbassyUSA @OIC_OCI With the help of […]

Moscow: Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Egypt plan to join BRICS, and their potential membership bids could be discussed and answered at next year’s summit in South Africa, BRICS International Forum President Purnima Anand told Russian media on Thursday. “All these countries have shown their interest in joining (BRICS) and are preparing to apply for membership. […]

Jeddah: ‘Huroob’, the word sends a bone-chilling message to many Indian and other foreign workers who lack stability in their jobs in Saudi Arabia. In fact, it ruins the dreams of scores of youth who come to work in oil rich Kingdom. Once an expatriate employee is notified as a ‘Huroob’ it blocks his or […]

Jeddah: The UAE has recorded 1,179 new COVID-19 cases – marking the highest daily incidece of new infections since February, state news agency WAM reported on Saturday. It marks the second day running that cases have surpassed the 1,000 mark – a figure which has not been recorded in four months. It also reported 981 […]