Saudi Arabia

April 23, 2025 9:27 PM

Saudi Arabia condemns Pahalgam terror attack, offers condolences to victims’ families

Saudi Arabia has strongly condemned the recent terrorist attack targeting tourists in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, which left several people dead and injured. In an official statement issued by its Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Kingdom expressed its position in the "strongest terms," reaffirming its opposition to all forms of violence and extremism. “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expresses the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's condemnation in the strongest terms of the terrorist attack in Pa...

April 23, 2025 3:57 PM

India, Saudi Arabia seek to conclude bilateral investment treaty negotiations soon

India and Saudi Arabia have reaffirmed their intention to expedite negotiations for a Bilateral Investment Treaty, underscoring the growing economic cooperation between the two countries. The announcement came during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s State Visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on April 22, at the invitation of Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman. This visit marked Prime Minister Modi’s third trip to Saudi Arabia and followed the Crown Prince’s visit to Ind...

April 23, 2025 9:10 AM

Pahalgam terror attack: PM Modi cuts short Saudi visit, holds urgent security meeting in Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi returned to New Delhi on Wednesday morning, cutting short his two-day State visit to Saudi Arabia in response to the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir. Originally scheduled to return on Wednesday night, the Prime Minister advanced his travel plans after the attack occurred on Tuesday. Upon arrival at the Palam airport, PM Modi convened an emergency meeting with key officials, including External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar, National Security A...

April 22, 2025 9:21 AM

India deeply values historic ties, says PM Modi as he embarks on 2-day visit to Saudi Arabia

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that India's historic ties with Saudi Arabia have acquired strategic depth and momentum in recent years, and together have developed a mutually beneficial and substantive partnership. PM Modi said this in his departure statement while embarking on a landmark two-day State visit from Tuesday to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at the invitation of Crown Prince and Prime Minister Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Before embarking, he posted on his X handle, "Leaving fo...

April 22, 2025 9:08 AM

India and Saudi Arabia hold meeting of High-Level Task Force on Investments, ahead of PM Modi’s visit

India-Saudi Arabia High Level Task Force on Investments held its meeting in Riyadh on Monday, ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Jeddah from April 22 to April 23. According to the Indian Embassy in Saudi Arabia, the meeting was co-chaired by PK Mishra, the Principal Secretary to the PM, and Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, Saudi Arabia's Minister of Energy. Noting the meeting, Indian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Suhel Ajaz Khan said that economic partnership is one of the "fulcrums" of ...

April 21, 2025 7:19 PM

PM Modi set to visit Jeddah, bolster India-Saudi Arabia ties

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to arrive in Jeddah this Tuesday, marking the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister to Saudi Arabia’s commercial hub in over four decades. The landmark visit is expected to further enhance the growing strategic partnership between the two nations. During his visit, Prime Minister Modi will tour a local factory and interact with Indian workers based in Saudi Arabia, underlining the deep people-to-people ties that complement the robust economic relati...

April 21, 2025 6:32 PM

PM Modi to Make Third Visit to Saudi Arabia, Building on Strategic Partnership

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Saudi Arabia on April 22-23, 2025, on a bilateral visit. This marks Modi's third official trip to the Kingdom, following previous visits in 2016 and 2019. The upcoming visit underscores Saudi Arabia's strategic importance to India across multiple dimensions. The Kingdom remains crucial for India's energy security and hosts one of the world's largest Indian expatriate communities, estimated to be the second largest such community globally. ...

April 19, 2025 3:12 PM

PM Modi to visit Saudi Arabia from April 22-23

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a two-day official visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from April 22 to 23. The visit is being undertaken at the invitation of Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman. This will be Prime Minister Modi’s third visit to Saudi Arabia, following his previous visits in 2016 and 2019. The upcoming trip follows Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s State Visit to New Delhi in September 2023, during which he attended the G20 Sum...

March 26, 2025 8:11 PM

Tesla to launch in Saudi Arabia as Musk and the kingdom mend relations

Tesla will start sales in Saudi Arabia next month, the electric carmaker said on its website, signalling CEO Elon Musk and the kingdom have healed a rift that dates back to the billionaire's short-lived bid in 2018 to take the company private. Tesla trades in other Middle Eastern countries, but not in Saudi Arabia, the Gulf region's largest market. The dispute started when Musk tweeted in 2018 he had "funding secured" to take Tesla private after meeting Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, th...

March 11, 2025 9:31 AM

Rubio says US could resume aid to Ukraine

Secretary of the State Marco Rubio has said the Trump administration could resume aid and intelligence support to Ukraine if the war-torn country's leaders commit to a peace process at a crucial meeting of senior officials of the two countries in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday. Rubio told reporters after landing Monday in Jeddah for the talks that the aid was suspended “because we felt the Ukrainians were not committed” to ending the three-year-war triggered by the Russian invasion in 2022, The Wa...