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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.
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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.
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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. […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Dubai: Saudi Arabia on Monday joined Qatar, Iran and Kuwait to express its condemnation of the controversial remarks of a BJP leader against Prophet Mohammed and called for “respect for beliefs and religions.” In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed its condemnation and denunciation of the statements made by the BJP spokesperson, saying […]
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Srinagar: The first Hajj 2022 flight carrying pilgrims to Saudi Arabia left the Srinagar International Airport on Sunday. The annual Muslim pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia re-starts this year after remaining suspended for two years due to the Covid pandemic. The Hajj flight is carrying 145 J&K pilgrims to Madina. The flights will carry a total […]
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Jeddah: The first chartered flight of Saudi Arabian Airlines carrying Indian pilgrims for the upcoming Haj landed at Prince Muhammad Bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Madinah Saturday morning. A total of 377 pilgrims including 196 women from Kochi in Kerala arrived at the holy city where they will spend 14 days prior to moving to […]
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Hyderabad: Around 1,800 pilgrims from Telangana will fly to Saudi Arabia from June 20 this year to perform Haj. Right from accepting applications to conducting draw of lots and sending the selected pilgrims to the holy city, monitoring their stay in Saudi Arabia and ensuring safe return, the Telangana State Haj Committee (TSHC) plays an […]
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Jeddah: A group of stranded and distressed Indians, who have been waiting for more than a year, to return home, finally burst into tears of joy and relief as they boarded bus for the airport on Monday evening, when they moved to airport in a specially arranged bus by Indian consulate in Jeddah. Like other […]
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Riyadh: Saudi Arabia has banned citizens from travelling to 16 countries, including India, over the Covid-19 situation in those nations, the media reported The General Directorate of Passports said that the list of countries comprised Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, India, Yemen, Somalia, Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Libya, Indonesia, Vietnam, Armenia, Belarus, […]
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Thiruvananthapuram: A man, who had gone missing after landing at Cochin airport from Saudi Arabia on May 15, died mysteriously at a hospital, police said on Friday. Abdul Jaleel,42, from Agali village in Palakkad district worked as a driver in Saudi Arabia. Jaleel had asked his wife and family not to receive him at the […]
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Los Angeles: Marvel Studios’ much anticipated movie “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” has been banned in Saudi Arabia and several other Arab countries due to the presence of a gay character. The “Doctor Strange” sequel, which will release in the US on May 6, was originally scheduled for hit theatres in the Saudi […]
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Jeddah: After a gap of two years, The Telugu NRI community in Saudi Arabia came out for a social gathering and celebrated Telugu New Year Ugadi. The event was held at Indian Embassy recently as part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahostav. Senior diplomat Ram Prasad formally launched the programme by lightning the lamp. Antony Rebal, […]
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Jeddah: The uncertainty of lakhs of Muslims who are eagerly looking forward to undertake the journey of a lifetime Haj, came to an end as Saudi Arabia has decided to welcome foreign Haj pilgrims after a gap of two years. Saudi Arabia has revised the number of Haj pilgrims for this year to one million, […]
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Hyderabad: Industries Minister KT Rama Rao has accused the union Government of misleading the nation over rising fuel prices, citing Russia-Ukraine war, when the fact was that India imported less than one per cent crude oil from Russia. India imports majority of petroleum products from Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, UAE and United States. While, there […]