PM Khan welcomes ‘Fly Jinnah’ Pakistan’s new low-cost airline
Fly Jinnah is a new low-cost carrier which is the result of Joint Venture between the Middle Eastern low-cost carrier Air Arabia and a Pakistani Conglomerate Lakson Group. Prime Minister Khan welcomed Air Arabia to Pakistan and said that the PTI government is committed to the uplift of the travel and tourism sector of the country.
Afghanistan may be a middle ground for Saudi-Iranian rivalry
Boasting an almost 1,000-kilometer border with Iran and a history of troubled relations between the Iranians and Sunni Muslim militants, including the Taliban, Afghanistan...
Pak-Saudi bilateral relation is back on track?
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia enjoy a decades-old and warm bilateral relationship that has survived many jolts. Bilateral relations between them strained since April 2015...
Saudi Arabia imposes restrictions on use of loudspeakers in Mosques
Saudi Arabia has banned the usage of loudspeakers in mosques other than for Azan and Iqamat. Whether it will implement it is yet to be seen.
COVID-19: Is Saudi Arabia considering to suspend Hajj for the public?
Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Noor-ul-Haq Qadri on Wednesday said that Saudi authorities have so far refused to accept applications from pilgrims, therefore, Hajj...
MBS struggles to make Saudi Arabia a moderate state
Saudi Arabia’s combustible mix of religion, nationalism, and tradition as well as contradictions in the kingdom’s projection of itself as a driver of moderate...
Saudi Arabia releases two Saudi-American political prisoners
Saudi Arabia on Thursday provisionally released two Saudi-Americans after nearly two years of detention, campaigners and sources close to their families said, as the...
Saudi Arabia closes entertainment centres as corona virus cases spike
Saudi Arabia on Thursday shut down entertainment centres including cinemas and suspended dine-in services at restaurants, tightening coronavirus restrictions amid a spike in infections. The...
As Covid-19 spikes, Saudi bans entry from 20 countries including Pakistan
Saudi Arabia on Tuesday suspended entry from 20 countries, ranging from some neighbouring states to the United States, in a bid to curb a...
Saudi team cleans Holy Kaabah at Grand Mosque in record ’40’ minutes
A team of Saudi expert men cleaned the roof of Holy Kaabah in record 40 minutes at the Grand Mosque of Makkah on Tuesday. Management...
MBS’s Vision 2030: Modernization, reforms and authoritarianism
The need for modernization For a naïve spectator, who doesn’t understand the interplay of geopolitics, economy, and regional power struggles; the reforms which Muhammad Bin...
Jailed Saudi, Chinese activists among top rights prize finalists
A prominent Saudi women's rights activist and a Chinese rights lawyer, both imprisoned, plus a photojournalist from Turkmenistan were nominated Monday for a top...