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New Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif likely to visit Saudi Arabia, China: Report

Traditionally, a Pakistani prime minister's first foreign visit has often been to Riyadh and Beijing due to Islamabad's strategic relationship with both countries

Saudi Arabia to receive 1 million pilgrims in upcoming Hajj season

Foreign pilgrims must submit a negative PCR test taken within 72 hours before their departure to Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia expands Haj to 1 million pilgrims, easing Covid-19 curbs

Saudi Arabia will let up to 1 million people join the Haj pilgrimage this year, greatly expanding the key event to participants from outside the kingdom after two years of tight COVID restrictions

Made all arrangements for Haj, Saudi Arabia to decide modalities: Naqvi

He also informed that during the Modi government, more than two lakh pilgrims have gone for Haj from India

Global lawmakers call on Saudi to block forcible return of Uyghurs to China

The global parliamentarians said China is carrying out a global campaign of threats and intimidation against Uyghurs, Tibetans, Hong Kongers, Chinese dissidents and other activists abroad.

Turkey to OK Jamal Khashoggi murder trial's move to Saudi Arabia

Moving Khashoggi's trial to Saudi Arabia would provide a diplomatic resolution to a dispute that exemplified the wider troubles between Ankara and the kingdom since the 2011 Arab Spring

High oil prices, Russia-Ukraine war at Saudi pivot point: An analysis

For Saudi interests, however, perhaps no other country in the world stands to rapidly benefit financially from the war as the kingdom

Aramco unit attack in Saudi Arabia's Jeddah may raise crude, LPG prices

Petrol price on Sunday was hiked by 50 paise a litre and diesel by 55 paise, taking the total increase in rates since resumption of daily price revision less than a week back to Rs 3.70-3.75 per litre

Iran welcomes normalisation of ties with Saudi Arabia: Iranian FM

Regarding the situation in Yemen, Amir-Abdollahian added that Saudi Arabia has received a number of requests from Iran to cease the war in Yemen, Xinhua news agency reported

F1 race in Saudi Arabia to go ahead despite nearby attack by Houthi rebels

The announcement came a day after the rebels attacked an oil depot located about 11 kilometers (seven miles) from the F1 circuit

No-confidence vote: Pakistan PM Imran Khan gets a weekend breather

Pakistan National Assembly's crucial session on a no-trust motion against embattled PM Imran Khan was adjourned on Friday without tabling of the resolution, amid vociferous protests from opposition

Yemen rebels strike oil depot in Saudi city hosting F1 race

Journalists covering practice saw the smoke rise over the city around 5:40 pm

Formula 1 shifts from racing to human rights in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia also came under scrutiny in October after buying Premier League soccer club Newcastle

Fire in Saudi city ahead of F1 race; Houthis claim attacks

While Saudi Arabia and its state-run oil behemoth Saudi Aramco did not immediately acknowledge the blaze, it appeared to be centred on the same fuel depot that the Houthis had attacked in recent days

Saudi Arabia says it's not responsible for high oil prices

It quoted the Foreign Ministry as saying that the international community must assume its responsibility to maintain energy supplies in order to stand against the Houthis

Saudi Arabia's Aramco hikes oil financing as net profit doubles in 2021

Aramco said it would boost its capital expenditure (capex) to $40-50 billion this year, with further growth expected until around the middle of the decade

Saudi Aramco 2021 profit soars on oil price hike, plans capex boost in 2022

Saudi Arabian state oil giant Aramco on Sunday reported a more than doubling of annual net profit in 2021, boosted by higher oil prices, and announced plans to sharply lift capital expenditure in 2022

British PM Boris Johnson visits Gulf, seeks more oil from Saudi Arabia, UAE

The British prime minister met Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed, the UAE's de facto ruler, in Abu Dhabi

British Prime Minister to discuss energy security with UAE, Saudi leaders

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will discuss energy security during a visit to the UAE and Saudi Arabia in connection with Russia's special operation in Ukraine, British government said on Wednesday

British PM Boris Johnson to visit Saudi Arabia for oil supply talks

Johnson will also use the trip to press Saudi Arabia to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a Foreign Office official said Tuesday