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Four young women from Jeddah in Saudi Arabia have shown the courage to form a rock band called Accol
Tuesday, December 02, 2008 www.mid-day.com
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Bangalore: Would you expect an all-girls' rock band from a country where women are forbidden to drive or go out without covering their heads? Four young women from Jeddah in Saudi Arabia have shown the courage to form a rock band called Accolade.
Founded by a 21-year-old girl named Dina, the band is already popular thanks to its MySpace page (http://www.myspace.com/accoladeofficial). The page i
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Saudi girl has approached the Indian Embassy in Saudi Arabia to help trace her mother who was divorc
Monday, November 24, 2008 www.mumbaimirror.com
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Foreign Affairs
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Dubai: A 21-year-old girl has approached the Indian Embassy in Saudi Arabia to help trace her mother who was divorced from her Saudi father and sent back to India on final-exit visa in 1989.
According to an Arab News report, Tharafah was born in Riyadh two years after her parents married in Mumbai in 1987. Tharafah, however, wants the name of her father withheld.
In a letter addressed to the Ind
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Indian Navy stealth frigate INS Tabar has successfully repulsed an attack by pirates off the Somali
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 ibnlive.in.com
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New Delhi: Indian Navy stealth frigate INS Tabar has successfully repulsed an attack by pirates off the Somali coast and sunk their ship, an official said on Wednesday.
The Indian Navy ship was fired at by pirates in the Gulf of Aden late on Tuesday.
“The pirates fired at INS Tabar, which is patrolling the waters off the Somali coast. The ship retaliated and sank the pirate vessel,” a navy offic
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Indian Navy stealth frigate INS Tabar has successfully repulsed an attack by pirates off the Somali
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 www.ndtv.com
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Indian Navy stealth frigate INS Tabar has successfully repulsed an attack by pirates off the Somali coast and sunk their ship, an official said in New Delhi on Wednesday.
The Indian Navy ship was fired at by pirates in the Gulf of Aden late Tuesday.
"The pirates fired at INS Tabar, which is patrolling the waters off the Somali coast. The ship retaliated and sank the pirate vessel," a Navy offici
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Sharif said that the federal government should evolve a national policy to combat terrorism
Tuesday, October 07, 2008 www.hindustantimes.com
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Foreign Affairs
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Pakistan's opposition leader Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday said that the federal government should evolve a national policy to combat terrorism after taking all political parties into confidence.
Addressing a large number of party workers at the airport in Lahore on his return from a private visit to Saudi Arabia, Sharif, who heads PML-N party, said no individual party could effectively tackle terror
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US expresses concern over Saudi's role in Iraq
Friday, July 27, 2007 www.ptinews.com
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Nations
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The US has berated Saudi Arabia for it's detrimental role in the Iraq war, stating that the Saudis have offered financial support to Sunni groups in Iraq. According to US military and intelligence officials, of an estimated 60 to 80 foreign fighters who enter Iraq each month, nearly half come from Saudi Arabia.
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Saudi deports 1000 Indians for overstaying
Wednesday, June 06, 2007 sify.com
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About 1,000 Indians, who entered Saudi Arabia on pilgrim visas and overstayed in the search of jobs, have been deported since Monday. Officials at Passport Department have been struggling to find them room at the deportation centre in Jeddah, which is currently coping with the rush of illegal residents taking advantage of the amnesty, media reports said.
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Saudis seek Indian help in smooth Haj operation
Friday, May 25, 2007 www.dnaindia.com
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Foreign Affairs , Religion
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In steps to ensure smooth movement of pilgrims during the Haj pilgrimage, the Saudi Arabian authorities have sought cooperation of all countries, including India, to persuade their nationals to stay in Mina for the sixth day as well.
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