Kuwait removes minimum salary requirement for family visit visasKuwait has eliminated the minimum salary requirement for expatriates seeking family visit visas, broadening eligibility to include relative...
13 Aug, 2025, 12.26 PM IST
Saudi Arabia reopens Umrah visas from June 10 after concluding Hajj seasonUmrah visas from Saudi Arabia will be available from June 10. The first international pilgrims are expected on June 11. This follows a succ...
10 Jun, 2025, 12.16 PM IST
Saudi Arabia imposes no travel ban on Indians; Temporary restrictions linked to Hajj season: SourcesReports of a travel ban on Indians to Saudi Arabia are false, according to official sources. Temporary visa restrictions during Hajj are st...
09 Jun, 2025, 03.27 PM IST
Supriya Sule-led all-party delegation concludes Qatar visit with fruitful interactionsAn all-party Indian delegation, led by Supriya Sule, concluded its visit to Qatar, the first stop in a four-nation tour initiated after the...
27 May, 2025, 08.07 AM IST
Not Aishwarya Rai, not Priyanka Chopra—This is the only Bollywood actress followed by Qatar’s princessSheikha Al Mayassa, a Qatari royal, maintains a curated online presence. Surprisingly, she follows only one Bollywood star, Mallika Sherawa...
14 May, 2025, 08.58 PM IST
India, US, Saudi Arabia and UAE discuss ways to strengthen tiesJake Sullivan held bilateral meetings with UAE Crown Prince Sheikh Tahnoon, and NSA Ajit Doval to discuss bilateral and regional matters. H...
09 May, 2023, 08.19 AM IST
Qatar's top diplomat is sworn in as new prime ministerThe Qatar News Agency says Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani was sworn in as the new head of government, without providing further d...
07 Mar, 2023, 04.40 PM IST
India, Qatar launch Start Up Bridge; Qatar to set up Chair on Indian studiesThis assurance came during Vice President of India (HVPI) M Venkaiah Naidu’s ongoing visit to Doha. He is accompanied by a high-level deleg...
05 Jun, 2022, 10.33 PM IST
Qatar to require fans at 2022 FIFA World Cup to be vaccinatedPrime Minister Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani told Qatar newspaper editors that the Gulf nation is trying to secure a mil...
20 Jun, 2021, 11.26 PM IST
Saudi foreign minister meets Qatar's emir in Doha, reports state news agencyThe visit to the Qatari capital comes after Saudi Arabia and its Arab allies in January agreed to end a bitter political row with Doha and ...
08 Mar, 2021, 05.01 PM IST
Jaishankar calls on Qatar's Amir, PM; discusses economic and security tiesJaishankar, who arrived in Doha on Sunday for a two-day visit - which is his first to the Gulf nation as the external affairs minister, als...
28 Dec, 2020, 08.51 PM IST
Saudi Arabia to host Gulf Summit on January 5On Saturday, Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud requested the Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Nayef F...
27 Dec, 2020, 10.46 AM IST
Saudi Arabia takes aim at Muslim Brotherhood before Democrats take over in WashingtonThe Brotherhood is viewed by Saudi Arabia as an ideological competitor and sees its promotion of political activism, including support for ...
18 Nov, 2020, 09.21 PM IST
Saudi top religious authority recommends home prayers in Ramadan amid coronavirusSaudi Arabia's highest religious body, the Council of Senior Scholars, urged Muslims worldwide to pray at home during Ramadan if their coun...
19 Apr, 2020, 02.46 PM IST
Everybody loves a rich guest: Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Modi's Republic Day friend, is worth $75 bn for IndiaThe Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi has committed $75 billion to develop infrastructure in India — an under-developed sector in dire need of inve...
25 Jan, 2017, 07.14 PM IST
Over 2 million Muslims throng Mount Arafat as Haj reaches climaxSaudi Arabia's Grand Mufti Abdulaziz al-Sheikh in his annual Arafat sermon called on Muslims to unite and overcome divisions.
03 Oct, 2014, 08.51 PM IST
- Mangalore crash: Parents of Bangla survivor granted Indian visa
The UAE-based parents of Bangladeshi national Sabrina Nasrinhuq, who survived the Air India Express flight crash in Mangalore, have been gr...
23 May, 2010, 10.54 AM IST