‘America’s petro-imperialism in Iran has already hiked US fuel cost by $20 billion’Jeff D. Colgan highlights the economic toll of the Iran war on American households. He explains how US military actions against oil-produci...
16 Apr, 2026, 10.53 PM IST
Bahrain says it will open airspace to Qatar from MondayThe move comes after Riyadh announced a breakthrough at a summit on Tuesday to end the bitter political row in which Saudi Arabia, the Unit...
11 Jan, 2021, 09.10 AM IST
Elated Qataris stream into Saudi after border re-openedDrivers arrived at the Salwa border crossing in Saudi Arabia, 500 kilometres (310 miles) east of the capital Riyadh, from the Qatari land c...
10 Jan, 2021, 05.27 PM IST
First Qatari vehicles cross border into Saudi after Gulf detenteSaudi Arabia on Tuesday announced a U.S.-backed deal to end a bitter dispute with Qatar that saw Riyadh, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain ...
09 Jan, 2021, 05.19 PM IST
Qatar's biggest bank expects Gulf detente to boost companies, lendersQNB Financial Services Research, part of Qatar's biggest bank, said in a note that Qatari banks are set to benefit from the GCC resolution ...
06 Jan, 2021, 02.43 PM IST
Qatar's Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani lands in Saudi Arabia for summit to end blockadeSheikh Tamim is expected to attend a signing ceremony with Prince Mohammed to declare a new page in relations. The diplomatic breakthrough ...
05 Jan, 2021, 06.30 PM IST
Saudi Arabia to lift Qatar embargo, easing the Gulf crisisQatar's only land border has been mostly closed since mid-2017, when Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain launched a b...
05 Jan, 2021, 10.17 AM IST
Gulf Arab summit to be held on January 5, says Kuwait ministerSources familiar with the matter had told Reuters that the gathering would be pushed to next month while parties locked in a long-running d...
17 Dec, 2020, 07.22 PM IST
Doha wins vote to host 2030 Asian Games, Riyadh gets 2034 rightsOCA President Sheikh Ahmad Al Fahad Al Sabah announced the winner at the conclusion of the vote, which was live streamed, adding that Riyad...
17 Dec, 2020, 01.17 PM IST
Saudi Arabia asks OCA to halt electronic vote on 2030 Asian Games bidThe OCA votes at its general assembly on Wednesday to choose between the two Gulf Arab states, which are locked in a long-running political...
16 Dec, 2020, 03.55 PM IST
UAE sees 'seeds of progress' on Gulf row, says envoy to U.S.The United Arab Emirates' ambassador to Washington said there were "seeds of progress" in resolving a long-running Gulf Arab row and a comm...
09 Dec, 2020, 02.13 PM IST
UAE says supports Saudi efforts to resolve Gulf crisisSaudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan said last week that the kingdom and its allies the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt were "o...
08 Dec, 2020, 09.10 PM IST
Major Gulf markets ease on weaker oil; Dubai risesBrent crude oil futures were down 24 cents, or 0.5%, at $49.01 a barrel by 0752 GMT, as a continued surge in coronavirus cases globally for...
07 Dec, 2020, 02.11 PM IST
Qatar bans goods from UAE, Saudi as embargo anniversary approachesImports into Qatar plunged about 40 percent from a year earlier in the initial weeks of the boycott, but they have since mostly returned to...
27 May, 2018, 03.03 PM IST
It's payback time: Days before embargo anniversary, Qatar bans goods from 4 nationsQatar, which has one of the world’s biggest sovereign wealth funds, expanded faster than most of its neighbors last year and is expected to...
27 May, 2018, 06.36 AM IST
UK joins US in calling for an end to boycott of QatarAmerican Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said that the US is satisfied with Qatar's efforts in countering terrorism and urged its neighbor...
24 Jul, 2017, 12.51 AM IST
Additional flights to Doha as government steps in to clear Eid rushThe move comes after Minister for External Affairs Sushma Swaraj discussed the matter with Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju ear...
21 Jun, 2017, 03.26 PM IST