Singapore  - Saudi Arabia and Singapore have reached an agreement to allow any number of flights between Singapore and the eastern Gulf city of Damman, the Transport Ministry said Friday.

The increase was reached after two days of consultations between the ministry and Saudi Arabia's General Authority of Civil Aviation.

Under the agreement, carriers may also operate up to 14 flights per week between Singapore and other points in Saudi Arabia, including Jeddah and Riyadh.

Islamabad, Aug 22: In order to offset oil prices shocks, the Saudi Government has reportedly decided to give Pakistan a 500 million-dollar grant instead of an oil import facility on one-year deferred payment, sources in Pakistan Petroleum Ministry said.

They said that the grant would help improve Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves position and reduce its fiscal deficit. The hike in POL prices in recent months has strained country’s resources severely, the Daily Times quoted them as saying.

Riyadh - Saudi Arabia on Thursday executed two Pakistani nationals for smuggling drugs, a statement by the interior ministry said.

Sana'a, Yemen  - Yemen has extradited to Saudi Arabia eight Saudis one week after Yemeni police uncovered suspected plots by al- Qaeda to carry out terrorist attacks in Yemen and Saudi Arabia, a st

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Jeddah, Aug 19: Saudi Arabia was interested in security, stability and sovereignty of Pakistan and had not, and will not, interfere in its internal political affairs, said ambassador Fahim Hamed today.

He also denied the reports suggesting that a Saudi plane was ready in Islamabad to transfer to Musharraf to Saudi. “This news is totally lacking in truth and is fabricated,” okaz. com quoted him as saying.