Saudi Arabia raises toll from flooding to 106JEDDAH - Saudi Arabia’s civil defence authority Saturday raised the toll from this week’s flash floods caused by heavy downpours to 106. Flash floods kill 77 Haj pilgrims in Saudi ArabiaJEDDAH - Seventy-seven people were killed in flash floods as the annual Haj pilgrimage began in the desert kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Saudi government reported Thursday. Floods kill 48 as Haj pilgrimage begins in Saudi ArabiaJEDDAH - Forty-eight people were killed in flash floods as the annual Haj pilgrimage began in the desert kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Saudi government reported Thursday. Indian Haj delegation interacts with pilgrims in JeddahJEDDAH - A 25-member Indian Haj goodwill delegation visited this port city of Saudi Arabia and interacted with Haj pilgrims there, expressing their satisfaction with the arrangements made by the Indian Haj mission. Saudi pressure may see Musharraf to go scot-free, Sharif not contest elections till 2010JEDDAH - Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will not contest the upcoming Punjab election, as part of a deal struck between him and Pervez Musharraf under the guarantee of Saudi King Shah Abdullah. Saudi King invites Pakistan leaders to discuss Musharraf trialJEDDAH - Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz has invited Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz chief Nawaz Sharif and Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry to discuss Pakistan’s political situation and the issue of former president Pervez Musharraf’s trial, the Online news agency reported Saturday. Gulf foreign ministers conclude meeting in Saudi ArabiaJEDDAH - Foreign ministers of the Gulf region countries have concluded their two-day meeting here, WAM news agency reported Friday. Musharraf says he asked ‘nothing’ for himself from Saudi KingJEDDAH - Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has denied reports that his Saudi Arabia visit was aimed at requesting clemency from being tried under high treason charges, saying he ‘asked nothing’ for himself during his meeting with King Abdullah. Gulf countries back UAE’s dominion over three islesJEDDAH - Foreign ministers of the Cooperation Council for Arab States of the Gulf (CCASG) have supported the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) claim over the islands of Greater Tunb, Lesser Tunb and Abu Musa, the WAM news agency reported. Pak enemies must be prosecuted under high treason charges: MusharrafJEDDAH - Former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf, who himself in facing high treason charges, has said that country’s enemies must be prosecuted as traitors. Saudi Casanova arrested for boasting of his sexual exploits on TVJEDDAH - Mazen Abdul Jawad, the divorced Saudi father of four who appeared on Lebanese television and provoked controversy by describing his sexual exploits, has been arrested by the police. US can work with Muslims, Obama tells OICJEDDAH - US President Barack Obama has told the Organization of Islamic Conference that he has full confidence that the US can work together with the world’s largest grouping of Muslims, the official IRNA news agency reported Monday. |
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