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‘The victory of Ummah’: Muslim netizens rejoice after Saudi Arabia stuns Argentina in FIFA World Cup

OpIndia Staff - 22 November, 2022

Muslim social media users hailed Saudi Arabia's win over Argentina as the victory of the 'Muslim Ummah.'

World

Saudi Arabia: 3 Pakistanis among 17 men executed in last 12 days. Here is what we know so far

OpIndia Staff - 22 November, 2022

The NGO Reprieve blamed the Joe Biden administration for the rise in executions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Sports

World Cup 2022: Saudi Arabia shocks the footballing world as they defeat Argentina 2-1 in their tournament opener

OpIndia Staff - 22 November, 2022

The shocking loss has put a spanner into the works for Argentina who were one of the favourites to lift the trophy before the tournament began having been on a 36 games unbeaten run.

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Saudi Arabia exempts Indian nationals from submitting police clearance certificates, cites strong relations with India

OpIndia Staff - 17 November, 2022

The Kingdom of Saudia Arabia has announced that Indian nationals will be made exempt from submitting a Police Clearance Certificate to obtain a visa. The kingdom has cited the strong strategic partnership between the two nations as the reason.

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‘Our economic interests won’t be dictated by USA’: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia confirms that Joe Biden tried to postpone OPEC+ decision for oil cut

OpIndia Staff - 13 October, 2022

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has issued a strong statement clarifying that decisions by OPEC+ countries are not the decision by one member country and are based on the economic interests of all member nations.

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‘I’m not talking to Reuters, you did not do a proper job’, Saudi energy minister snaps at Reuters journalist after OPEC meet in Vienna

OpIndia Staff - 6 October, 2022

Saudi Arabia Energy Minister lambasted a Reuters journalist and refused to answer his questions for misleading reports on oil price

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63-year-old Abu Abdullah from Saudi Arabia marries 53 women in 43 years, says he was looking for ‘peace and stability’, not ‘personal pleasure’

OpIndia Staff - 16 September, 2022

A 63-year-old man from Saudi Arabia, Abu Abdullah, nicknamed as 'polygamist of the century' revealed on September 10 that he had married 53 women in his life

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Saudi Arabia: Yemeni man arrested after he performed Mecca pilgrimage requesting Allah to accept Queen Elizabeth in heaven

OpIndia Staff - 14 September, 2022

The Yemeni man performed the Umrah pilgrimage on behalf of Queen Elizabeth II and held a banner that read, "Umrah for the soul of Queen Elizabeth II, we ask God to accept her in heaven and among the righteous".

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Actress Ratna Pathak Shah claims India is becoming like ‘Saudi Arabia’, says it is ‘appalling’ that modern women are doing Karwa Chauth

OpIndia Staff - 28 July, 2022

Actress Ratna Pathak Shah targeted Hindu community to claim that India is becoming a conservative society and lamented that modern women are following practices like Karwa Chauth.

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