A resurgence in Saudi Arabian supplies of crude oil to India coupled with an attack on an Iraqi tanker in August carrying crude to Europe may result in improved bargaining power for India with West Asian and Russian suppliers for winter supplies. Shipments of Saudi oil rebounded in September from August, surging to the highest since March while Russian oil shipments rose marginally as Saudi Arabia tried to claw back market share in Asia, according to industry sources and ship tracking data.
Here's a look at some key moments which helped decide the championship fight.
The trial of Abu Jundal, accused in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, is set to resume after the Bombay High Court overturned a lower court order requiring authorities to hand over confidential documents to the accused.
It was the first time Verstappen, winner of a record 19 of 22 races last year, has won the first two races of a season. He has also won 19 of the last 20.
'What we need to watch is how Saudi Arabia's financial assistance will be used by Pakistan. If the funds go to build their military hardware and operations, it should worry us.'
"It's the most-watched league in Saudi and the region, and you have a lot of fans of the Premier League," Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Faisal told the BBC.
Cristiano Ronaldo will serve his suspension before making his league debut for his new Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr but he could play against Paris St Germain in a friendly this month.
Neymar has left Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal to return to Santos, the Brazilian club where both he and Pele made their names.
Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo launched his YouTube channel on Wednesday and within 90 minutes, the channel recorded one million subscribers, an all-time record for the video platform.
Verstappen took pole position for the Saudi Arabian Formula One Grand Prix on Friday with Ferrari's Charles Leclerc qualifying alongside on the front row.
Formula 1's Saudi Arabian Grand Prix race faced a temporary setback after Yemen's Houthi rebels attacked an oil depot Friday
Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo has joined Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr on a 2-1/2 year contract.
Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrived in New Delhi on a three-day state visit during which he will hold a bilateral meeting and co-chair the first leaders' meeting of the Strategic Partnership Council with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The Saudi Arabian Grand Prix is the penultimate race on this year's Formula One calendar
The White House has no role in naming streets in Washington, DC, but the decision to name the street in front of Saudi Arabia's embassy in the US capital the Jamal Khashoggi Way will no doubt anger MbS and his cabal.
India and Saudi Arabia on Monday called on states to reject the use of terrorism against other countries and prevent access to weapons, including missiles and drones, to commit acts of terror.
Karim Benzema will leave Real Madrid as a free agent in the close season after 14 trophy-laden years
Cristiano Ronaldo topped Forbes magazine's list of highest-paid athletes for the fourth time in his career.
"Some of their most prominent goals were to carry out suicide attacks against public figures; oil installations and refineries and military bases inside and abroad," the ministry said.
Saudi Arabia has announced easing of foreign manpower recruitment procedures as part of several key initiatives to make the kingdom investor-friendly.
There's nothing more thrilling for the young generation of Saudi Arabian than sidewall skiing or driving on two wheels.
United States sources, though, denied that bin Laden is dead.\n\n
India and Saudi Arabia on Friday, agreed to increase investments in each other's country through joint ventures to enhance economic cooperation. Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma and Saudi Arabian Minister of Commerce and Industry Abdullah bin Ahmed Zainal Alireza, agreed to regular exchange of business delegations to sensitise the businesspersons in both the countries.
Life Insurance Corporation of India, its foreign arm LIC International and the New India Assurance Co will join hands for setting up a joint venture company in Saudi Arabia to offer life and non-life insurance products to non resident Indians and oth
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar took to Twitter to share images of the evacuees after their arrival at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi.
Saudi Arabia looks set to send women athletes to an Olympics for the first time later this year.
Saudi Arabian forces on Monday entered the strife-torn Bahrain after two days of clashes between police and protesters mounted the most serious challenge to the Island's royal family. "More than 1,000 Saudi troops have entered Bahrain," the BBC reported, quoting a top Saudi official. The report said that the troops were part of Gulf Countries Peninsula Shield Force.
Saudi Arabia has allowed State Bank of India to open its branches in the Kingdom.
The Saudis have not done any favour to Pakistan by harboring Musharraf. By doing so, they have committed a crime against the innocent people of Pakistan who have suffered miserably for more than eight years due to Musharraf's inhuman policies.
Jehan Daruvala swept to a double podium finish in the Saudi Arabian round of the Formula 2 Championship, in Jeddah, on Monday.
Saudi Arabia is planning to issue tourist visas to all visitors from early next year regardless of their religion as it implements a liberalised visa regime to gain entry into the World Trade Organisation.
In an unpublicised case, a young Saudi Arabian princess has been granted asylum by the British government after she pleaded that she would face the death penalty if she returned home with her illegitimate child.The young woman, married to an elderly member of the Royal Family of Saudi Arabia, won her claim for refugee status after telling a judge that her adulterous affair with her non- Muslim English boyfriend made her liable to death by stoning if she returned.
Kiara Advani was a sight to behold at the Red Sea Film Foundation's Women in Cinema Gala dinner at the Cannes Film Festival.
Ronaldo joined Al Nassr last week on a 2-1/2 year deal estimated by media to be worth more than 200 million euros ($210.94 million).
Nearly 200 Indians awaiting deportation from Saudi Arabia are stranded in the country's capital Riyadh due to paucity of seats in flights as a result of the summer rush.
At least one Indian -- Qasim Abdul Gaffar -- was among the 25 people injured.
Saudi Arabia has emerged as a lucrative investment destination for Indian firms with over 190 of them getting licenses from the Saudi Arabian Investment Authority over the past two years.
Saudi Arabian authorities have now allowed women to ride buggies and bikes in public.
The official Saudi line was that three of the four kidnappers broke out of the compound using human shields after they staged the brutal rampage during the weekend in Al-Khobar city.
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