Istanbul, Oct 23 (UNI) Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Egypt have expressed solidarity with Riyadh and condemned recent Houthi attacks targeting the kingdom during a meeting of their foreign ministers in Istanbul, Pakistan''s Foreign Office (FO) said on Friday.
Dhaka, Oct 20 (UNI) Saudi Arabia is reported to have executed two Bangladeshi nationals six days ago over what it described as an “immoral act” inside a mosque in Mecca. Bangladesh has sent a second diplomatic note to Saudi Arabia seeking details of the death sentences and judicial proceedings involving the Bangladeshi nationals, Nazrul Islam and Sweety Akter, whose executions were reported by Saudi media.
Riyadh, Oct 19 (UNI) Arab governments on Monday rallied behind Saudi Arabia as Houthi attacks and fighting in Yemen intensify, with Egypt signalling its readiness to provide defensive assistance and regional officials warning that the escalation threatens Gulf security and vital maritime trade routes.
Islamabad, Oct 19 (UNI) Pakistan military’s media spokesperson, Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhary pledged to provide “whatever support is needed” to defend Saudi Arabia following attacks against the kingdom by Yemen’s Houthi militants.
Cairo, Oct 17 (UNI) Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on Saturday called for an emergency parliamentary session to authorise him to take defensive measures in support of Saudi Arabia if requested by the kingdom, as regional tensions threaten security and international shipping routes.
Col Guru Saday Batabyal (Retd)New Delhi, Oct 16 (UNI) There are junctures in the political life of nations when the familiar architecture of security seems to tremble, as though the foundations themselves were shifting beneath the accumulated sediment of habit. West Asia is passing through such a juncture. Saudi Arabia, long accustomed to the certainties of wealth, alliances and strategic depth, now finds itself confronting an adversary whose persistence is matched only by its ingenuity.
Moscow, Oct 15 (Sputnik/UNI) The Six Kings Slam tennis tournament in Saudi Arabia has been postponed due to the unstable situation in the region, Turki Al Al-Sheikh, Chairman of the Saudi Arabian General Entertainment Authority, said.