Gulf Countries

India and Kuwait revised the air service agreement in 2007 and carriers of both sides are entitled to deploy 12,000 seats per week each, but that limit has now got exhausted

State shipped 160k tonnes of veggies to Gulf in FY22

The deplorable conditions of migrant workers in Gulf countries, have been well documented across media reports over the last few decades

TMS Ep334: Indian tech sector, Indian workers in Gulf, markets, Covid BF.7

What does 2022 foretell for the Indian tech sector? Why do Indian workers go to Gulf? Will the Sensex dip to 57,000 before jumping to 75,000? What is Covid Omicron BF.7? Answers here

Why do Indian workers go to Gulf despite poor conditions?

The FIFA World Cup in Qatar is over, but the deplorable conditions migrant workers still linger. But why are more and more Indians flocking to GCC countries despite reports of human rights violation

The investment is expected to flow in multiple sectors, including energy, retail, real estate, and electric mobility

Chinese leader Xi Jinping vowed on Friday to import more oil and natural gas from energy-rich Gulf Arab states while not interfering in their affairs, likely seeking to cast Beijing in a more favourable light than Washington as America's attention in the region wanes. Xi also urged the Arab countries to conduct energy sales in the Chinese yuan, potentially divorcing the U.S. dollar from transactions in a region where the United States still stations thousands of troops across a network of local bases as a hedge against Iran. China's hands-off approach could appeal to leaders such as Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who stands ready to rule the oil-rich kingdom for possibly decades, even after facing widespread international criticism over the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi and the still-raging war in Yemen. During Xi's visit to Saudi Arabia this week, the prince himself welcomed him to a meeting of the clubby Gulf Cooperation Council, and later to a wide

Remittance inflow pattern in India has undergone a structural shift from gulf countries to high-income countries in the past few years

The total number of Indians living outside of the country touched 17.9 million that year

Indian cosmetics and fashion retailer Nykaa on Thursday entered a strategic alliance with Dubai-based fashion and lifestyle retail conglomerate Apparel Group to expand in Gulf countries

It's one of a number of attacks, some fatal, against women in recent years that are focusing attention on gender-based violence, political representation and rights as Kuwaitis prepare to vote

The sources in the NIA said that PFI had allegedly received huge fund through Hawala from its UAE and Gulf countries-based members

Gulf Arab countries have asked Netflix to remove offensive content on the streaming service, apparently targeting programs that show people who are gay and lesbian. A joint statement issued on behalf of a committee of the Gulf Cooperation Council made the request, saying the unspecified programs contradict Islamic and societal values ??and principles. Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates each published the statement via their respective governments as well. They, along with Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar, make up the six-nation council. While the statement didn't elaborate, Saudi state television also aired video of an interview it conducted with a woman identified as a behavioral consultant who described Netflix as being an official sponsor of homosexuality. It aired footage at the same time of a cartoon that had two women embrace, though the footage was blurred out. Saudi state television also aired a segment suggesting Netflix could be banned in the kingdom over that ...

Gulf oil exporters will most likely not cut crude supplies to India significantly next year in a bid to satisfy growing demand from Europe

The gains, due to high oil prices, are expected to provide 'firepower' to the region's sovereign wealth funds (SWFs), one of the largest in the world

The share of inward remittances from Gulf nations dipped sharply during 2020-21 on account of the economic stress created by the COVID-19 pandemic, said an RBI article

Al-Kadhimi spoke about the strategic, friendly relationship between the US and Iraq, and he thanked the US for providing support to combat terrorist groups.

President Joe Biden will lay out his strategy for the Middle East as he closes out of the final leg of a four-day trip meant to bolster U positioning and knit the region together against Iran

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said that because of the BJP, the country had to face an embarrassing situation at the international level

He said necessary action has been taken against Sharma, referring to her suspension