Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif appreciated the “remarkable restraint” exercised by Saudi Arabia amid the Middle East crisis in a meeting with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud in Islamabad, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said on Sunday. The Saudi foreign minister called upon PM Shehbaz after the conclusion of quadrilateral ministerial meeting […]
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Saudi Arabia criticises Iran over regional attacks
Saudi Arabia on Monday criticised Iran over what it described as continued attacks targeting the Kingdom and other Gulf states, warning that Tehran’s actions could further escalate tensions in the region. Read More: Israel hits Tehran oil depots; 2 killed in Saudi Arabia In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia said Iran’s […]
Making of a monarch: King’s image peppers Thailand ahead of coronation
It took $6,400 and a 12-hour drive for the local mayor to pick up the shrine and towering portrait of Thailand’s king which will stand in the centre of town — a small part of a massive palace publicity campaign for this weekend’s coronation. “Every government office across the country will do the same,” said […]
Saudi arrests 11 princes over anti-austerity protest: media
RIYADH: Saudi authorities have arrested 11 princes who protested against the kingdom’s austerity measures and who could face trial, a news website close to the government reported on Saturday. Saudi media said the princes, who were not named, were protesting at a historical Riyadh royal palace, Qasr al-Hokm, against a government’s decision to stop paying […]