Gulf Countries

India and Oman to hold meeting to boost economic ties tomorrow

The meeting would be co-chaired by Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and his Omani counterpart

Kuwait swears in Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad Al-Sabah as new emir; 83-yr-old statesman to tackle pandemic-hit economy

The new leader is popular within the ruling Al-Sabah family and is reported to have been a consensus choice for the ruler even though he has largely maintained a low profile

Coroanvirus Outbreak: Mideast economies take massive hit with historic oil price crash

Iraq is planning painful cuts in social benefits relied on by millions of government workers. Saudi Arabia will likely have to delay mega-projects

Coronavirus Outbreak: Lockdown in India has impacted 40 million internal migrants, says World Bank report

The nationwide lockdown in India which started about a month ago has impacted nearly 40 million internal migrants, the World Bank has said.

Oil price collapse in US not to lead to any big drop in petrol, diesel prices in India, say experts

The historic rout in oil markets that sent US crude prices plummeting to as much as minus $40 a barrel is unlikely to translate into any big reduction in petrol and diesel prices in India as domestic pricing is based on the different benchmark, and refineries are already filled up to brim and cannot buy US crude just yet

Number of Indians committing suicide in Gulf countries rose to 322 in 2017 from 303 in 2016, reveals RTI reply

According to the RTI, the highest number of suicides among Indians was recorded in Saudi Arabia at 117, followed by 116 in UAE, 46 in Oman and 43 in Kuwait.

Dubai Police chief's stinging tweets on Pakistan more than outburst; reveal Islamabad's unsteady relations with Saudi-led GCC bloc

Khalfan may be a maverick but as the top security official he won't fly off the handle on issues that can affect Dubai's bilateral relations with Pakistan.

Donald Trump's Jerusalem decision: India's 'independent' stand reflects neutrality over Israel-Palestine issue

On 6 December, US president Donald Trump, in an unprecedented policy move, recognised Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and announced that the American embassy will soon be moved out of Tel Aviv into the sharply contested holy city. This is an affirmative validation of the decades-old Israeli claim on west Jerusalem and a tacit attestation to its claim on East Jerusalem, as opposed to the corresponding claim by Palestine. These counter-claims remain key flashpoints in the limping dialogue process between the two parties.

Hyderabad police bust 'contract marriages' racket, arrest 20 people, including eight sheikhs from Oman and Qatar

The city police have busted a racket of 'contract marriages' of local minor girls with elderly men from Gulf countries and arrested 20 people

Marriage racket: Hyderabad Police arrest five Omani, three Qatari nationals for human trafficking

Hyderabad Police on Wednesday arrested five Omani, three Qatari nationals and three Muslim priests on charges of child marriages and human trafficking in the old city area