- Duke and Duchess of Cambridge flew to the city of Chitral Wednesday morning
- Royal couple’s visit to Pakistan ends on Friday
- Says Saudis are helping install 500 megawatts renewable energy projects worth $4.5 billion and $10 billion oil refinery in Gwadar
- Saudi investment will help Pakistan achieve the target of shifting 30 percent energy needs to renewable energy by 2030
- Two children among those killed in Kashmir attack by Indian army, Foreign Office says
- Islamabad says cease-fire violations are a threat to regional peace and security
- More than 250 workers are busy setting it up in one of Riyadh’s busiest areas
- The forces were fighting alongside each other in Ain Issa town against Turkish soldiers
- A monitor says two Syrian soldiers died in shelling by former rebels paid and equipped by Ankara
- Britain’s Brexit minister Steve Barclay said he would not consider accepting a delay to Britain’s EU exit beyond Oct. 31
- Reports that the last-ditch talks to seal a Brexit deal — to be approved by a summit of EU leaders in Brussels on Thursday and Friday
- Yemen’s oil output has collapsed since after the Iran-backed Houthi militia overthrew the internationally recognized government
- Yemen produced an average of 50,000 bpd of crude in 2018 compared with around 127,000 bpd in 2014
- The match will be held at the King Saud University stadium in Riyadh on Nov. 15
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What is the Kiswa?
It is the black curtain that is draped around the Holy Kaaba in the Grand Mosque of Makkah. The fabric is made of high-quality silk, with verses of the Qur’an woven into it in the form of gold and silver thread running across the Kaaba’s belt. Once a year during Hajj, the kiswa is replaced with a new one.
What is Sephardim?
It is the Hebrew term for Jews of Spanish origin. More than 500 years ago, the Sephardim faced a bleak choice when Spain told them convert to Catholicism or be burned at the stake. The only other option was exile. many of the exiles fled to the Ottoman Empire or North Africa and later to Latin America. In a bid to correct the injustice, Spain's Parliament in 2015 passed a legislation that allowed those able to prove their Jewish heritage and their “special connection” to Spain to apply for citizenship.
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BRITISH ROYAL VISIT TO PAKISTAN
- Duke and Duchess of Cambridge flew to the city of Chitral Wednesday morning
- Royal couple’s visit to Pakistan ends on Friday
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Putin in Saudi Arabia
- Announcement of 20 new agreements made at Saudi-Russian Energy Partnership meeting
- The agreements cover petroleum and various other fields ranging from energy to tourism
