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Passport issue resolved with Saudi Arabia: Indian mission

India and Saudi Arabia on Tuesday resolved the issue of refusal of new Indian passports by immigration authorities in Jeddah which had caused concern among the Indian expatriates in the Kingdom.......

Saudi authorities refuse to accept new Indian passports

In fresh trouble for Indians in Saudi Arabia, the authorities there have refused to accept new passports issued by Indian diplomatic missions. Saudi authorities have declined to transfer data from......

Saudi: Embassy gets 15,000 passports of stranded workers

Saudi Arabia has handed over nearly 15,000 passports of stranded Indian workers, surrendered by Saudi sponsors, to the Indian embassy in Riyadh, in a bid to resolve cases of immigration law......

Over 18,000 Indians in Saudi seek emergency certificate

Over 18,000 Indians have approached the Indian embassy in Riyadh seeking 'emergency certificate' to leave Saudi Arabia amid concerns about possible job losses due to implementation of a new labour......

Saudi jobs rule: Indians hiding in their homes

As Saudi Arabia imposes its 10 percent reservations of jobs for locals stringently, there is a fear psychosis in the kingdom. "They would have arrested us if we had stayed back," says one Indian......

Khurshid to discuss Nitaqat law on his Saudi Arabia visit

External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid on Friday left on an official visit to Saudi Arabia for talks on a range of issues, including the controversial 'Nitaqat' law, energy security and......

Saudi Arabia to invest in energy, water projects

Energy consumption in Saudi Arabia is witnessing an unprecedented growth, prompting a wave of investments expected to reach $133 billion (502.5 billion Saudi riyals) for various power generation......

JLR mulls plant in Saudi Arabia

Tata Motors-owned Jaguar Land Rover said on Tuesday it is considering setting up an automotive facility in Saudi Arabia for which it has signed a letter of intent with that country's......

Taj Mahal, Eiffel Tower in Dubai 's realty project!

A replica of Taj Mahal, Taj Arabia, several times bigger than India's architectural marvel, will be a part the Falconcity of Wonders (FCW) - a multi-purpose project being developed in......

Ratan Tata hints at JLR assembly plant in S Arabia

Tata group chairman Ratan Tata has said JLR is examining the possibility of setting up an assembly plant in Saudi Arabia to benefit from the upcoming multi-billion integrated aluminium complex in......

Photo: Aamir Khan meets Shahid Afridi in Mecca

Aamir Khan, who is on a14-day Haj pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia,met up with Pakistani cricketer Shahid Afridi during a prayer meet. The 47-year-old actor, who finished shooting for the......

Saudi Arabia sack Dutch coach Rijkaard

Saudi Arabia have sacked Frank Rijkaard as coach of the national soccer team after 18 months in charge, the country's football federation has announced. Rijkaard signed a three-year deal in July......

Saudi woman judoka allowed to compete in hijab at Games

One of Saudi Arabia's two first female Olympians will take part in the judo competition after agreement was reached on an acceptable design for an Islamic headscarf, or hijab, officials said on......

Olys: Saudi judoka allowed to wear hijab while competing

One of Saudi Arabia's two first female Olympians will take part in the judo competition after agreement was reached on an acceptable design for an Islamic headscarf, or hijab, officials said on......

Saudi says will enter women for London Olympics

Saudi Arabia will allow its women athletes to compete in the Olympic Games for the first time ever in London this summer, the Islamic kingdom's London embassy said on its website. Human rights......

IOC confident Saudi women will compete in London

Saudi Arabia looks set to send women athletes to an Olympics for the first time later this year. The Saudis, Brunei and Qatar have never previously included females in their teams and the......

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Q. Why Saudia Arabia is not accepting new Indian passports and indians are being booted Out ?
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Khurshid arrives in Saudi Arabia

External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid today arrived here on an official visit during which he will hold talks with Saudi Arabia's leadership on... ...

http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/khurshid-arrives-in-saudi-arabia-113052401072_1.html

Govt preparing for return of Indians from Saudi Arabia, says Khurshid

Khurshid, who is on his way to Saudi Arabia on an official visit, said the government was in touch with Saudi authorities to fasten the formalities... ...

http://www.firstpost.com/world/nitaqat-law-govt-preparing-for-return-of-indians-from-saudi-arabia-says-khurshid-813907.html

75,000 and still counting

With thousands of Indians set to return from Saudi Arabia due to the 'Nitaqat' law, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid today said state... ...

http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/nitaqat-law-75-000-and-still-counting-113052401069_1.html

WHO to help Saudi Arabia investigate coronavirus before haj

GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday that it would help Saudi Arabia dig deeper into deadly outbreaks of a new... ...

http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/INhealth/~3/6HJ4lzqbdYU/us-coronavirus-idINBRE94N0MX20130524

Saudi to send animal samples to US in coronavirus probe

Saudi Arabia said today it would send samples taken from animals possibly infected with a deadly SARS-like virus to the United States for testing... ...

http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/saudi-to-send-animal-samples-to-us-in-coronavirus-probe-113052400934_1.html

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