Saudi Arabia’s ties with India, which relies heavily on the kingdom’s oil, is set to become even stronger after a new Strategic Partnership Council was established yesterday during Prime...

Just one year after Saudi journalists Jamal Khashoggi’s brutal murder in his country’s Consulate in Istanbul, world leaders are flocking to Riyadh to attend a flagship investor meeting known...

Two Iranian chess champions have refused to play against Israelis on the 2019 World Youth and Junior Chess Championships. Hundreds of athletes from all over the world are participating...

Bollywood celebrities are being called out by the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement to cancel their attendance and performance at a festival taking place in Israel. The Indo...

Palestine and Turkey released special stamps to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the birth of Mahatma Gandhi. In a move to honour the anti-colonial, nonviolent activist’s “legacy and values”,...

Internment is a well-tried and deeply mistrusted tool of reactionary governments. It involves large groups of people – often entire communities including women and children – being locked up without...

Pakistan’s Air Force is close to closing a deal with Egypt to buy Dassault Mirage-V aircraft after long negotiations head towards a close. The Egyptian Air Force has retired...

Saudi Arabia and the UAE have sent their most senior envoys to Pakistan as Indian forces are accused of carrying out daily atrocities in occupied Kashmir. The delegation, which...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has cancelled his trip to India, which was slated to take place next week ahead of Israel’s upcoming general election on 17 September. Netanyahu...

Almost two million people have been excluded from Assam state’s National Register of Citizens (NRC) published over the weekend cementing fears that Indian President Narenda Modi’s nationalist party is...

Read part 1 and part 2 Honestly, why should we blame the West, which claims to defend human rights, for their crimes against Muslims when the blame and all...

Saudi Foreign Minister Ibrahim bin Abdulaziz Al-Assaf expressed “concern” Friday about the situation in disputed Jammu and Kashmir after India’s annulment of the decades-long special rights of the disputed...

Read part 1 here Populism and chauvinism have overtaken countries around the world which have elected leaders based on racist perspectives. Ever since Donald Trump’s election victory in the...

Despite the fact that India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently revoked the special status that granted rights to Kashmir and its people to make their own constitution, the government...

The UAE is set to honour India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the highest civilian award amid growing concerns over the BJP leader’s record on human rights and support...

Russian revolutionary leader Lenin once said, “Show me who your friends are, and I will tell you what you are.” If we apply this to Narendra Modi and India,...

Turkey expressed concern that India’s unilateral decision to revoke Article 370 of the Constitution which grants special status to the disputed Kashmir valley is likely to increase the prevailing...

The depth of love between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi has few parallels. Many traits unite the current crop of populist, power-hungry, authoritarian...

Iran granted India consular access to 18 Indian crew members of the detailed British vessel Stena Impero, the Iranian ambassador to Britain said. Reuters reported Hamid Baeidinejad saying: “Indian...

Saudi Arabia aims to raise the capacity of its east-west pipeline by 40% in two years so more of its oil exports can avoid passing through the Strait of...

An Israeli arms company has signed a $100 million deal with the Indian army and air force, under which 1,000 missile kits will be transferred to the South Asian...

Saudi Arabia retained the title of the world’s top crude oil exporter last year, according to data compiled by Anadolu Agency on British energy giant BP’s Statistical Review of...

The Saudi-led military coalition vowed to respond firmly to a missile attack by Yemeni Houthi forces on a civilian airport in southern Saudi Arabia on Wednesday that wounded 26...

India’s drift towards ethno-nationalism under Prime Minister Narendra Modi is one of the biggest developments of the century. This shift has seen a marked change in the country as...

Tackling female genital mutilation (FGM) should be made a global priority like HIV/AIDs, according to campaigners concerned about the growing evidence that the abusive practice was more widespread than...

A Sikh temple in Dubai offers Muslims a place to pray and a free meal to break their daily fast

Iranian Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, yesterday arrived in the Japanese capital Tokyo as part of a diplomatic tour of the region, Iran’s Fars news agency reported. Earlier this...

Daesh claimed for the first time that it has established a “province” in India, after a clash between militants and security forces in the contested Kashmir region killed a...

The European Union will defend the Iran nuclear accord despite Tehran’s decision to backtrack on its commitments in response to US sanctions, diplomats believe, but European powers expect it...

The United States demanded that buyers of Iranian oil stop purchases by May 1 or face sanctions

Saudi Arabia will be hosting the G20 summit next year, state news agency SPA said WednesdayAnadolu reports. “The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will host the 15th annual G20 Leaders’ Summit...

The Kuwaiti authorities announced, Tuesday, the banning of imported Indian, British and American food products. The Secretary-General of the Kuwaiti Higher Committee for Food Safety at the Public Authority...