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Saudi's biggest lender NCB to merge with Samba to create $223 bn entity

Low oil prices and weak economic growth are pushing bank consolidation across the Gulf

Kuwait's Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah becomes new emir

Kuwait's interior minister and deputy prime minister, announcing Sheikh Nawaf had taken the position just hours after Sheikh Sabah's death

Kuwaiti ruler Emir Sheikh Sabah, who stood for Arab unity, dies at 91

In a Middle East replete with elderly rulers, Sheikh Sabah stood out for his efforts at pushing for diplomacy to resolve a bitter dispute between Qatar and other Arab nations

Gulf nation's fiscal diet risks deeper pain amid oil price uncertainty

Brent prices have rebounded since plunging to a more than 20-year low in April, but at just over $40 per barrel, they are significantly below what most Gulf states would need to balance their budgets

UP is the new Kerala in terms of remittances from Indians in the Gulf

The northern state houses 21 of the top-50 districts from where most low-skilled Indians go overseas for employment, followed by Bihar with seven; Kerala has only one

Flying to India for NEET amid Covid-19 stressful: Aspirants in Gulf nations

Travelling to India to write the medical entrance exam NEET is not only stressful but also impractical, several candidates in Gulf countries have said

GoAir repatriates 51,314 Indians in over 300 flights from Gulf countries

Saudi Arabia emerged as the top destination for GoAir repatriation flights, followed by Kuwait, the UAE, Qatar and Oman till date

Seven major evacuation operations conducted in India's history

Listen to the podcast to know about the first leg of India's coronavirus evacuation that kick-starts tomorrow and also take a look at 7 major evacuation operations carried out in India's history

Working with the Gulf

India must accept responsibilities for its diaspora

Lockdown 2.0: Stranded coronavirus-positive Indians won't be evacuated

Flights to bring back Gulf migrants will take off even if lockdown is extended at a time when requests from Indians across the globe is piling up

Here's how Indians can invest in Saudi Aramco, the world's biggest IPO

Saudi Aramco said it would sell 1.5 percent of the company in a blockbuster initial public offering worth between $24 billion and $25.6 billion

Iran seizes third foreign tanker, says it was carrying 'smuggled fuel'

Seven foreign crew were arrested in the operation carried out on Wednesday night, said Fars news agency, which is considered close to the Guards

18 Indians among 23 aboard British-flagged oil tanker seized by Iran

The Stena Impero was seized on Friday by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard

Over 28,523 Indians died in Gulf nations in last 4 years: MoS to Lok Sabha

About 2,564 deaths of Indian nationals were recorded in Oman while 1,301 deaths were recorded in Qatar