Gulf Nations

Arabian Gulf Cup kicks off in Qatar with Saudi Arabia, UAE and Bahrain among participants as strained relations appear to improve

The Arabian Gulf Cup kicks off on Tuesday in Qatar, with teams from its neighbouring nations set to play, in a sign that relations with the host nation — which also hosts the World Cup in 2022 — may be improving after a two-year freeze.

Indian-origin billionaires in UAE pledge Rs 125 million for Kerala flood victims, relief operations

Kerala is facing the worst floods in 100 years with 80 dams opened and all rivers in spate. Infrastructure, standing crops and tourism have been severely hit.

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.

Govt makes eMigrate system mandatory for sailors as list of stranded seamen in foreign waters gets longer

According to the new move, from 1 September this year, foreign ships who want to employ Indians will have to apply through eMigrate, which will ensure minimum wages and other rights protection.

Gulf diplomatic crisis: Why Saudi Arabia-Egypt ties are linked to the failed ban on Qatar

There are three reasons why the ban on Qatar went wrong.

Amid Gulf crisis, businessman plans to airlift 4,000 cows to Qatar to maintain milk supply

Khayyat's main business is his construction firm that built Qatar's biggest mall.

Gulf diplomatic crisis: Qatar slams Saudi Arabia's move to bar its citizens, says it's a breach of human rights

A Qatari official has said an ultimatum issued by Saudi Arabia and its allies for the emirate's citizens to leave is a violation of human rights that requires UN intervention.

Gulf diplomatic crisis: Nepal raises concern over migrants working in Qatar and other Arab countries

Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates took the largest number of Nepali migrant workers in the year 2015-16

Gulf diplomatic crisis: IATA opposes air travel restrictions on Qatar, but it's only concerned with bottom line

Contrary to the belief that the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has some sort of executive authority over its members, this is singularly untrue. It is more of a courtesy extended to an organisation that functions as a clearing house.

Global airlines' body IATA opposes air travel restrictions imposed on Qatar by Gulf nations

Global airlines' body International Air Transport Association (IATA) has opposed the restrictions on air travel imposed on Qatar by some Middle Eastern nations, who have cut off diplomatic ties with Doha, saying air connectivity needs to be restored immediately.