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Jordan's King Abdullah at Vigyan Bhavan; updates: 'We need to take back the airwaves from voices of hate'

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj called on Jordan's King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein and discussed with him ways to enhance bilateral ties in a range of sectors

Donald Trump tells West Asian leaders he intends to move embassy to Jerusalem, breaking with decades-long US policy

President Donald Trump told Israeli and Arab leaders on Tuesday that he intends to move the US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem

Saudi prince Miteb bin Abdullah released from custody in $1 billion settlement agreement

Miteb , once seen as a contender to the throne, was freed after reaching an “acceptable settlement agreement” with authorities paying more than $1 billion

Arrest of Saudi Arabian royals will send state down reformist path, serve as role model for Islamic clerics

Saudi Arabia's sweeping arrests of 11 princes, including the billionaire investor prince Alwaleed bin Talal, four ministers and tens of former ministers is set to send the Saudi state down a reformist path.

Saudi Arabian royals' arrests may be heir Mohammed bin Salman's ploy to eliminate rivals and consolidate power

The young Crown Prince Mohammed has risen from near obscurity to become Saudi Arabia's most talked about and powerful prince in less than three years since his father ascended to the throne.

Fatwa issued against using Wi-Fi illegally

A Saudi Arabian scholar has issued a fatwa against using another person’s Wi-Fi without permission, in line with the Islamic ruling that theft was forbidden.

Obama was 'quite disappointed' he couldn't visit Taj Mahal during India trip: White House

US President Barack Obama was "disappointed" at not being able to visit the iconic Taj Mahal during his trip to India last year, the White House has said.

Women vote and stand for local elections, a first in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabian women voted for the first time on Saturday in local council elections and also stood as candidates, a step hailed by some activists in the Islamic patriarchy as a historic change, but by others as merely symbolic.

Divorced, widowed Saudi women to soon get ID cards of their own

Female divorcees and widows in Saudi Arabia are set to get their own ID cards allowing them to act independently from men, local media reported on Thursday.

Three activists stopped from contesting elections as Saudi women launch first vote bid

Hundreds of Saudi women began campaigning for public office Sunday, in a first for women in the conservative Muslim kingdom's slow reform process, even as three activists were disqualified.