Saudi arabia

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will likely visit Saudi Arabia soon during which he is expected to hold bilateral with top Saudi leadership, including Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. During the visit, the Prime Minister is also expected to attend an investment summit hosted by the Gulf nation in capital Riyadh. No official announcement or confirmation of PM Modi's visit to Saudi Arabia has been made yet. According to sources familiar with the development, National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval's recent visit to Saudi Arabia prepared the ground for the Prime Minister's visit expected later this month. Doval discussed various aspects of bilateral issues and also explained the Saudi leadership about India's decision to abrogate Article 370 of the constitution that accorded special status to Jammu and Kashmir, to which the latter reportedly said that it understands India's position in this regard. This will be PM Modi's second visit to the country. He last visited Riyadh in … [Read more...] about PM Narendra Modi Expected To Visit Saudi Arabia Soon

Irma Edloy’s injuries were so bad she went into a cardiac arrest several times since she was admitted into hospital on August 17. Doctors were able to revive her, until she died on August 18. Before passing away, the 35-year-old was asked by a nurse who had abused her. She pointed at her employer, ABS CBN News reports. Nurses said that the young woman’s underwear was full of blood when she was first treated at the hospital. Saudi authorities are currently investigating whether she was raped. The death of the maid is the latest in a series of troubling cases involving foreign workers in Saudi Arabia.Source:AP “The DFA will continue to do whatever is necessary for Ms Irma Edloy and her family,” Charles Jose, a spokesman for the Philippines’ Department of Foreign Affairs, told GMA News Online, “including the repatriation of her remains and legal action against the perpetrator, especially if the legal report indicates that Ms Edloy passed due to her … [Read more...] about Filipino maid ‘raped by boss’ in Saudi Arabia dies in hospital

Sophia, created by Hanson Robotics in Hong Kong, was given official status on Wednesday at the Future Investment Initiative conference. “I am very honoured and proud for this unique distinction,” she told the crowd, according to the BBC. “This is historical to be the first robot in the world to be recognised with a citizenship.” "It is historical to be the first robot in the world to be recognized with citizenship." Please welcome the newest Saudi: Sophia. #FII2017 pic.twitter.com/bsv5LmKwlf— CIC Saudi Arabia (@CICSaudi) October 25, 2017 Sophia gave insightful and witty answers in an interview with moderator Andrew Ross Sorkin, a columnist for the New York Times and CNBC anchor. Asked whether robots were conscious and self-aware, she answered, “Well, let me ask you this back, how do you know you are human?” Arabian Business reported. She continued, “I want to live and work with humans so I need to express the emotions to understand … [Read more...] about Saudi Arabia gives a robot citizenship in world first

Talk about Saudi Arabia to most Indians and one often ends up with the usual stereotypes. You know, the type dating back to Tintin comics – endless sand dunes, camels, sheikhs and oil wells. In my case, most of what I knew about the kingdom was gleaned from conversations with members of my family who had done the Haj.But the Saudi Arabia I discovered during a recent week-long working visit was markedly different. This is clearly a country that is changing, with a young population that wants to show a very different face to the outside world.During the week I was in Riyadh with a group of Indian journalists, Jamaican rapper Sean Paul performed with Cheb Khaled (of Desert Rose fame), joining a long list of Western performers such as Mariah Carey, Enrique Iglesias and Black Eyed Peas who have made a beeline for the conservative kingdom since it began opening up in recent years.Salwa Palace in At-Turaif district is where a spectacular sound and light show is held(Rezaul H … [Read more...] about Travel: Saudi Arabia beyond stereotypes

The Indonesian capital has filed an official protest with Saudi Arabia after the oil-rich kingdom executed the domestic worker without notifying her family or consular staff. Tuti Tursilawati was executed Monday in the city of Thaif in the Mecca province, Indonesia’s foreign ministry said, seven years after she was sentenced to death for killing her employer in an act she claimed was self-defence from sexual abuse. President Joko Widodo criticised the decision yesterday, saying the government has officially protested to Riyadh and demanded better protection of Indonesian workers in the country. Lalu Muhammad Iqbal, director at the foreign ministry’s Indonesian citizens protection department, told reporters on Tuesday the move was “regrettable”. “The execution of Tuti Tursilawati was done without notification to our representatives, either in Riyadh or Jeddah,” he said at a press conference. The execution of Indonesian maid Tuti Tursilawati has … [Read more...] about An Indonesian maid has been executed in Saudi Arabia for killing her employer during a rape attack