The US was reportedly invested deeply in the Saudi Arabia-Israel peace talks that would have boosted its efforts to further isolate Iran, which backs the Hamas group. However, the recent talks between Iranian President Ebraham Raisi and the Saudi Crown Prince suggest a possible retreat.
According to a top Hamas official, the attack was planned by around a half dozen top Hamas commanders in Gaza and added Iran was not aware of the wide-range incursion planning. However, the official said Tehran “will join the battle if Gaza is subjected to a war of annihilation".
Union Power Minister RK Singh said that India has emerged as a leader in energy transition in current times. He further appeal Middle-Eastern and African countries to join India's Global Biofuels Alliance.
Saudi Arabia has raised concerns with Islamabad over rising numbers of Pakistan nationals involved in begging or pickpocketing there. Most of these people travel illegally to Saudi Arabia disguised as pilgrims.
Secretary Overseas Pakistanis Zeeshan Khanzada, during a meeting of the Senate's standing committee for Overseas Pakistanis, said that Saudi Arabia told the Pakistani officials that the majority of the pickpockets arrested from within Makkah's grand mosque are Pakistani nationals.
“There’s no question the Abraham Accords heralded the dawn of a new age of peace. But I believe that we are at the cusp of an even more dramatic breakthrough, a historic peace between Israel and Saudi Arabia,” Netanyahu said.
Cristiano Ronaldo arrived in Iran amid much fanfare with his Saudi Pro League team Al Nassr ahead of the game against Persepolis. The fans were ecstatic to catch a glimpse of their favourite star in Tehran as the videos of his arrival became viral.
The new India-Middle East-Europe corridor that will pass through Saudi Arabia will include ports, railways, roads and also power, gas grids and optical fibre network. Saudi Arabia is India’s fourth largest trading partner and India imports 18 per cent of crude from Saudi Arabia.
The Crown Prince also congratulated India for a successful G20 Summit, while both leaders particularly expressed happiness at the launch of the India-Middle East-Economic Corridor.
The Saudi Crown Prince arrived in Delhi on a three-day visit and stayed back after the G20 Summit for the bilateral meeting.
According to sources privy to the development, the deal could reconfigure trade between the Gulf and South Asia, linking Middle Eastern countries by railways and connecting to India by port.
A series of production cuts over the past year has failed to substantially boost prices amid weakened demand from China and tighter monetary policy aimed at combating inflation. But with international travel back up to nearly pre-pandemic levels, the demand for oil likely will continue to rise.
The visit was earlier apprehended as an act of balancing by Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman amid the fact Pakistan is currently being led by an interim government that doesn't have the authority to make major decisions until the general elections.
The last Iranian Foreign Minister to visit Riyadh was Mohammad Javad Zarif in 2015, after which Saudi Arabia broke ties with Tehran.
The two-day conference was hosted by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman with diplomats from more than 40 countries, including Indian National Security Adviser Ajit Doval.
India has been maintaining that the Ukraine crisis must be resolved through diplomacy and dialogue. In May, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held in-person talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Hiroshima.
The meeting will take place in Jeddah on August 5 and 6 in the presence of diplomats from around 30 countries including Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, Mexico and Poland.
In his address, Muslim World League Secretary General Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa said that India is a great model for coexistence for the world and such a "great asset" should not be left unutilised.
India has successfully managed to provide space for all its citizens, regardless of their religious, ethnic or cultural backgrounds, said Ajit Doval on Tuesday.
As the Secretary General of the Muslim World League, an influential non-governmental organization representing Muslims worldwide, Dr. Al-Issa has spearheaded initiatives to build partnerships and strengthen relations between diverse communities, faiths, and nations.
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