Air India plans to operate 230 special Haj flights to Jeddah

Last Updated: Sunday, August 16, 2015, 19:29

National carrier Air India plans to operate 230 special Haj flights to Jeddah from seven cities - Delhi, Srinagar, Mumbai, Kochi, Hyderabad, Panaji and Nagpur this year.

Air India sends DGCA nodal officer to Jeddah

Last Updated: Monday, June 8, 2015, 18:36

National carrier Air India has rushed its DGCA nodal officer to Jeddah to get first hand information on one of its cabin crew members, who is under detention at Jeddah Airport since June 4, on charges of gold smuggling.

Human Body Parts `Fall From Sky` In Saudi Arabia: Report

Last Updated: Monday, January 6, 2014, 13:46

Human body parts fell from the sky in the city of Jeddah Sunday, with police saying they could be the remains of a person trapped in an airplane`s wheel bay.

Human body parts `fall from sky` in Saudi Arabia

Last Updated: Sunday, January 5, 2014, 23:12

Human body parts fell from the sky in the city of Jeddah on Sunday, with police saying they could be the remains of a person trapped in an airplane`s wheel bay.

Rare downpours and floods hit Saudi capital

Last Updated: Sunday, November 17, 2013, 21:18

Rare heavy downpours triggered flash floods in the Saudi capital on Sunday forcing schools and universities to close and prompting calls by the authorities for citizens to remain indoors.

Mid-air scare as AI plane door not properly locked

Last Updated: Friday, November 15, 2013, 22:09

Passengers of an Air India flight from Jeddah to Mumbai on Friday had a mid-air scare when it was flown back after a cockpit panel showed that one of the doors was not properly locked.

Indian dupes some 500 Hajj pilgrims in Saudi Arabia

Last Updated: Monday, November 4, 2013, 20:39

An Indian national in Saudi Arabia has allegedly duped some 500 pilgrims of nearly USD 400,000 through a fake Hajj campaign here, prompting authorities to launch a manhunt for him.

Bangladeshis held with fake passports in Lucknow

Last Updated: Thursday, September 12, 2013, 11:07

Two Bangladeshi nationals were arrested at the Lucknow airport when they tried to board a flight to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on fake Indian passports, officials said on Thursday.

`Dawood Ibrahim in Jeddah, will return to Pakistan soon`

Last Updated: Saturday, August 10, 2013, 10:50

The statement of Shahryar Khan that underworld don Dawood Ibrahim is not in Pakistan is only partially true.

Indian paid Rs 36 lakh to rescue compatriot in Saudi Arabia

Last Updated: Monday, July 8, 2013, 15:07

A Saudi-based Indian businessman has secured the release of a compatriot serving a jail term in the Gulf Kingdom for killing a local resident in Jeddah by paying blood money to the family of the victim.

Merchant vessel splits into two off Mumbai coast; crew rescued

Last Updated: Monday, June 17, 2013, 23:41

A Singapore-bound merchant vessel from Jeddah split into two around 840 nautical miles off the coast in Mumbai.

Saudi king replaces interior minister

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 6, 2012, 10:21

The Saudi monarch has removed Prince Ahmad bin Abdulaziz from the post of interior minister and replaced him with Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz.