Piyush Goyal to visit Oman, India-Oman trade pact talks to get pushCommerce minister Piyush Goyal will visit Oman from January 27-28 to discuss the India-Oman Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement. T...
26 Jan, 2025, 05.39 PM IST
The al Qaeda plot to kill Bill Clinton that history nearly forgotPresident Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Clinton narrowly avoided an assassination attempt during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperatio...
23 Mar, 2024, 03.44 PM IST
India, Oman trade ministers exhort officials to conclude talks for tradeIn such agreements, two countries either substantially cut or eliminate customs duties on the maximum number of goods traded between them, ...
18 Dec, 2023, 09.47 PM IST
As Biden visits, a look at those targeted in Saudi ArabiaThe royal has sidelined top princes who could pose a threat and overseen Saudi Arabia's war in Yemen. The 2018 killing of Jamal Khashoggi i...
15 Jul, 2022, 12.30 PM IST
India may weigh negotiating preferential Trade Agreement with Oman: Piyush GoyalIndia is also under active discussions with Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) for a comprehensive trade agreement, the minister said. GCC is a...
13 May, 2022, 12.04 AM IST
Gulf connect: India & Oman push Bilateral Investment Treaty, introduction of Rupay Card in OmanAl Yousef is in India now with a 48-member delegation comprising senior officials and business leaders. With forward-looking and solution-o...
11 May, 2022, 10.29 PM IST
India, Oman to hold meeting to boost eco ties on WednesdayOman's Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion Minister Qais bin Mohammed al Yousef is leading a high-level multi-sectoral delegation t...
10 May, 2022, 12.20 PM IST
Oman eyes PTA with India; to boost India's trade ties with Gulf after UAE CEPAThe start up was wholly funded by Oman banks with significant share-holding by Oman investors. It was a major breakthrough in international...
09 May, 2022, 10.57 PM IST
UAE says it is ready to facilitate Israel-Palestinian peace effortsThe United Arab Emirates stands ready to facilitate peace efforts between Israel and the Palestinians, the de facto ruler of the Gulf state...
23 May, 2021, 09.48 PM IST
UAE played role in bringing down tension between India and Pakistan: Senior Emirati diplomat"They might not sort of become best friends but at least we want to get it to a level where it's functional, where it's operational, where ...
15 Apr, 2021, 08.49 PM IST
After broad crackdown, Saudi moves to free some dissentersIn a broad clampdown under Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the de facto ruler, the kingdom has moved against academics, clerics, journali...
11 Feb, 2021, 03.56 PM IST
Kuwait's government quits, deepening political deadlockThe prime minister must now submit the resignations to the country's ruling emir, Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah, who is widely expected to...
12 Jan, 2021, 11.19 PM IST
Oil-rich Kuwait faces reckoning as debt crisis looms"COVID, low oil prices and the liquidity crisis have all come together in a perfect storm," said Bader al-Saif, an assistant professor of h...
24 Nov, 2020, 12.53 PM IST
India's West Asia diplomacy to get boost following Israel-UAE peace dealIndia is among the few countries that has been able to maintain equal strong ties with all parties Arabs and Israealis; Israelis and Irania...
13 Aug, 2020, 10.58 PM IST
Saudi Arabia is mulling asset sales and income tax to survive a double whammySaudi Arabia has been taking steps to shore up its economy from the double whammy of the coronavirus and lower crude prices. The economy is...
23 Jul, 2020, 12.48 PM IST
SAGIA signs four investment pacts, 11 MoUs with Indian companiesThe SAGIA announcements cover a range of partnerships across strategic growth sectors, including energy and water, technology, arts and ent...
21 Feb, 2019, 07.36 AM IST
Indian U-19 football team loses to Palestine in AFC qualifiersIndian U-19 football team went down fighting 0-1 against hosts Palestine in their opening match of the AFC qualifiers at the Faisal Al-Huss...
03 Oct, 2015, 10.10 AM IST