Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed that he would not permit the establishment of a Palestinian state, rejecting reports that Israel had agreed to a "path toward Palestinian statehood" as part of efforts to normalise relations with Saudi Arabia.
Veteran Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor Khan, who was recently seen in ‘Singham Again’, attended the Red Sea Festival in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Describing Saudi Arabia as an important factor of stability in the region, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday expressed deep concern over the continuing conflict in Gaza and called for an early ceasefire.
Notably, the timing of the auction coincides with the third and fourth days of the first Test between India and Australia in Perth.
Coco Gauff, currently ranked world number three, has expressed hope that the WTA Finals in Saudi Arabia could “open doors” and pave the way for women’s progress and positive change in the conservative kingdom.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, after clinching another five-year term in the recent elections, last week embarked on an effort to save Turkey’s faltering economy by making a tour of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE, seeking investments and financial support from the oil-rich Gulf states.
Kashmir's divisional commissioner Vijay Kumar Bidhuri and senior police and civil officers were also present at the airport to receive the hajis along with relatives of the pilgrims to welcome them.
Delhi Haj Committee has also taken several initiatives for the ease of pilgrims including a special camp to boost physical fitness.
The flight carrying around 109 pilgrims from Kolkata, 178 from East Burdwan and remaining from other parts of West Bengal and the neighbouring state of Bihar, took off at around 9.30 am today.
Live footage on Japan's public broadcaster, NHK, showed Zelensky stepping off a French plane at an airport in Hiroshima.
