Author: Sarika Gautam

Report by Human Rights Watch details alleged attacks using explosive weapons and small arms on Saudi Arabia-Yemen border. Saudi border guards have been accused of killing hundreds of Ethiopians using small arms and explosive weapons in a targeted campaign that rights advocates suggest may amount to a crime against humanity. The shocking claims are made in a detailed investigation by Human Rights Watch, which interviewed dozens of Ethiopian people who said they were attacked by border guards while they tried to cross into Saudi Arabia from Yemen. Last week Downing Street confirmed that Rishi Sunak plans to welcome Saudi Arabia’s crown…

Saudi border guards are accused of the mass killing of migrants along the Yemeni border in a new report by Human Rights Watch. The report says hundreds of people, many of them Ethiopians who cross war-torn Yemen to reach Saudi Arabia, have been shot dead. Migrants have told the BBC they had limbs severed by gunfire and saw bodies left on the trails. Saudi Arabia has previously rejected allegations of systematic killings. The Human Rights Watch (HRW) report, titled They Fired on Us Like Rain, contains graphic testimony from migrants who say they were shot at and sometimes targeted with…

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has been invited to visit the UK, the Saudi Arabian embassy has told the BBC. No 10 said it would confirm the prime minister’s engagements in the usual way, with nothing in the diary yet. A spokesperson said the prime minister looked forward to meeting the crown prince “at the earliest opportunity”. It would be the prince’s first UK visit since the murder of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in 2018. The invitation was first reported by the Financial Times and the Times newspapers. Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman delivers remarks…

It is anticipated that the transition from the McDonnell-Douglas F-15C/D Eagle and the Panavia Tornado IDS within the Royal Saudi Air Force could pose significant challenges in the immediate and forthcoming period.   Royal Saudi AF may replace the Tornado fighter with Chengdu J-10 Riyadh wants a cutting-edge fighter and has turned to London No Eurofighters for Ukraine, quietly they’ll be sold to the Saudi Within a mere span of thirty days, the capital of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh, has encountered two distinct instances of refusal for its combat aircraft programs. These rejections emanated from two disparate nations, Berlin and Tokyo, neither…

JEDDAH: While the summer heat bears down on Saudi Arabia, a photographer in the Kingdom’s northwestern region recently captured stunning pictures following a thunderstorm that swept through the Tabuk and NEOM area. Local Musheer Al-Balawi, who is passionate about photography and is popularly known as “Marshall” on social media, took snapshots of the scenes that unfolded against the backdrop of the region’s colossal red mountains, with rainwater coursing down the elevated terrain. In an interview with Arab News, Al-Balawi spoke of his admiration of the natural wonders around him. Armed with an iPhone, Musheer Al-Balawi says that his work ‘requires…

The level was increased from “elevated”, where it had been since 2016, to “high”, the head of the Swedish Security Police Charlotte von Essen told reporters. “The reason for this decision is the deteriorated situation with regard to attack threats to Sweden, and the assessment that the threat will remain for a long time,” she said. Von Essen stressed that the decision to raise the threat level was not based on a “single incident”, but rather a “collective assessment”. Sweden, like neighbouring Denmark, has in recent months seen a spate of public desecrations of the Holy Quran, which have sparked widespread…

The Sunny Deol starrer ‘Gadar 2’ has surpassed box-office expectations and has entered the Rs 200 crore club in just five days since its release, leaving Akshay Kumar-led ‘OMG 2’ behind. In just five days since its release (August 11), ‘Gadar 2’ has been enjoying its dream run, leaving ‘OMG 2’ far behind in box-office collections. The highly-anticipated box-offie clash between ‘Gadar 2’ and ‘OMG 2’ has caught everyone’s attention. While the sequel to the 2001 blockbuster ‘Gadar: Ek Prem Katha’ has successfully managed to enter the Rs 200 crore club, the second instalment to 2012 ‘OMG – Oh My…

Fans soon started celebrating Elvish Yadav for this one-of-a-kind achievement. One of the fans wrote, “Congratulations #ElvishYadav on winning the #BiggBossOTT2 . A true blue bonafide survivor and game player have won the title, he has won millions of hearts.” Another netizen stated, “Bola tha na we will create history. And we created it. And the winner is #ElvishYadav.” A netizen further added, “ELVISH YADAV BROKE THE WILDCARD CURSE OF BIGGBOSS !! MANY MANY CONGRATULATIONS.” Another fan went on to add, “Winner of the show #ElvishYadav𓃵 History created guys ” HISTORIC WILDCARD ELVISH.” Take a look at the tweets from the netizens. Elvish Yadav has created history by becoming the…

Sunny Deol’s Gadar 2 becomes the second-highest Bollywood opener of 2023 after Shah Rukh Khan’s Pathaan which earned Rs 57 crore on the day of its release. Sunny Deol is back as Tara Singh in Anil Sharma’s latest directorial, which is the sequel to 2001 blockbuster ‘Gadar: Ek Prem Katha’. ‘Gadar 2: Ek Katha’ finally arrived in cinemas on Friday (Aug 10) after a long wait and has taken the internet by storm. The film has already been declared a superhit by trade pundits as most of cinema halls went jam-packed on Friday. Before the movie arrived in theatres, ‘Gadar…

what is it called now? Elon Musk announced in a series of tweets his intentions to do away with the app’s iconic bird-related imagery. Instead, the social media network formerly known as Twitter will be rebranded simply to X. The spot once reserved for the blue and white bird logo has been replaced with a gray-scale letter X. The company’s official handle remains @twitter. But the display username has been changed to a capital X. And the profile photo to a black square featuring a white-lined X in the middle. Musk’s account also shares the same profile image. And two recent posts…