Saudi Arabia
Rohingyas with Bangladeshi passports considered as Bangladeshis: Saudi envoy
Saudi Ambassador to Bangladesh Issa bin Youssef Al-Duhailan on Sunday said they are considering those Rohingyas as Bangladeshis who have been to Saudi Arabia with Bangladeshi passports.
Saudi Arabia to lift Qatar embargo, open airspace and border
Kuwait’s foreign ministry announced Monday that Saudi Arabia will open its air and land borders with Qatar in the first steps toward ending a diplomatic crisis that has deeply divided regional U.S. allies since 2017.
Saudi Arabia lifts COVID-19 ban on int'l flights, land and sea entry
Saudi Arabia on Sunday announced lifting ban on all international flights as well as land and sea entry, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
Biman suspends all flights to Saudi Arabia for a week
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has suspended all its flights to Saudi Arabia for one week from Monday as the Saudi government has suspended all international flights over the spread of a new variant of the coronavirus.
‘External source’ causes oil tanker blast off Saudi Arabia
An oil tanker off Saudi Arabia’s port city of Jiddah suffered an explosion early Monday after being hit by “an external source,” a shipping company said, suggesting another vessel has come under attack off the kingdom amid its yearslong war in Yemen.
Indian Army chief embarks on 6-day tour of UAE & Saudi Arabia
Indian Army chief General MM Naravane on Tuesday embarked on a six-day tour of the Gulf states of the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, the first such visit by a top military commander of this country.
Israeli PM flew to Saudi Arabia, met crown prince
Israeli media reported Monday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew to Saudi Arabia for a clandestine meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, which would mark the first known encounter between senior Israeli and Saudi officials.
France: Several wounded in explosion at Saudi cemetery
Two people were wounded Wednesday when an improvised explosive device targeted a ceremony of French, American, British, Italian and Greek officials commemorating the end of World War I at a cemetery in the Saudi city of Jiddah, according to official statements.
India lodges protest with Saudi Arabia over 'faulty' banknote
India on Thursday lodged a strong protest with Saudi Arabia over the issuance of a banknote with an "incorrect depiction" of this country's "external territorial boundaries".
Saudi Airlines resumes ticket sale after brief disruption
The Saudi Airlines authorities in Dhaka resumed sale of tickets and distribution of tokens for Bangladeshi expatriates on Sunday morning after a brief disruption.