Bangladesh is exploring the possibility of joining the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, a military pact between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey signed on August 7. The agreement, described as an Islamic NATO,…
Gulf countries have deported more than 20,000 Pakistani nationals for begging and security reasons, according to data from Pakistan's Narcotics Control Ministry. The deportations were carried out by Saudi Arabia, the UAE,…
Kapildev, a 42-year-old driver working in Saudi Arabia, has won Rs 1,36,000 in compensation from Air India after a nine-year legal battle over a flight delay in September 2017. He was returning…
India has the largest overseas migrant population in the world at 18.5 million and is the highest recipient of remittances, according to a new NITI Aayog study. The report stresses the need…
Two families from Telangana are seeking government and public help to raise diyah, or blood money, to free their loved ones from Saudi Arabian prisons. Kummari Shravan Kumar, 22, from Nizamabad, has…
ThePrint reports that the Mecca Agreement between Pakistan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia could affect India’s military planning by strengthening Pakistan’s capabilities and shortening the political timeline of a conflict. It says Saudi…
Hindustan Times reports that the Mecca Pact, a collective defence agreement among Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan, does not target India despite initial concerns. Saudi deputy minister for public diplomacy Rayed Krimly…
U.S. President Donald Trump has welcomed the signing of the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement among Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan, calling it a "BIG, BOLD, IMPORTANT FIRST STEP." The pact, signed on…
India is losing influence in West Asia as Pakistan gains diplomatic ground, The Hindu reports. In the last four months, the US-Israel war with Iran has escalated, Gulf countries are rethinking security…
Yemen's Houthi group fired three ballistic missiles at the government-held city of Marib on Saturday evening, pro-government media reported. State-run Saba TV said the missiles hit neighbourhoods in the oil-rich province. No…
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