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BPCL to cut dependence on Middle East LPG, seek bids from global suppliers

The latest tender is aimed at getting better prices for supplies compared with those from the Middle East and to diversify sources of LPG, according to the objectives listed in the document

Kuwait's National Guard minister picked as next crown prince: Report

The nomination makes Sheikh Meshal Al Ahmed Al Jaber Al Sabah the possible heir apparent to the new emir

Threat to evacuate US diplomats from Iraq raises fears of military action

Any move by the United States to scale down its diplomatic presence in a country where it has up to 5,000 troops would be widely seen in the region as an escalation of its confrontation with Iran

Kerala to Philippines, remittance boom is turning into a bust for Asia

Overall, remittances to the Asia-Pacific region will drop 12% in the second half of 2020 compared with the same period last year, Fitch Ratings said this month

MakeMyTrip announces foray into United Arab Emirates for expansion

MakeMyTrip announced its foray into the United Arab Emirates with its portfolio of travel offerings across Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Fujairah, Ras Al Khaimah and Umm Al Quwain.

Trump's Middle East deal is good. But still, a long way to go towards peace

Past Nobel laureates who have been honored for advancing peace in the Middle East - Yasir Arafat, Yitzhak Rabin, Shimon Peres, Anwar el-Sadat, Menachem Begin - have not been saints

As Arab Gulf starts opening to Israel, Palestinians face a reckoning

Palestinian leaders face calls to overhaul their strategy to avoid becoming marginalised in a region where Israel and most Sunni Arab regimes share a fear of Iran

Bahrain follows UAE, becomes latest Arab nation to recognise Israel

Trump announced the agreement on Friday, following a three-way phone call he had with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa

Trump says Iran will sign a deal with US in first month of his re-election

US President Donald Trump said that if he is re-elected in the November elections, Iran will ink a deal with him in the first month and Palestine will get back into the fold

Defence, LCV and buses to be key growth levers at Ashok Leyland: Chairman

Dheeraj Hinduja says company's future product plans would revolve around auto buzzword CASE mobility. CASE is an acronym for Connected, Autonomous, Shared & Electric vehicles

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

US to hold talks with UAE on strengthening military relations: Kushner

The UAE has become the third Arab country to fully recognize Israel after Egypt in 1979 and Jordan in 1994

Qatar raises minimum wage by 25%, lifts restrictions on changing jobs

The new minimum wage, which comes into effect in six months and is 250 riyals more a month than the old one, is non-discriminatory and applies to all workers

In Israel, Jared Kushner says ''stage is set'' for Mideast progress

"Today obviously we celebrate a historic breakthrough for peace," Kushner said, adding that the Israel-UAE deal will create "previously unthinkable" economic, security and religious cooperation

Pompeo, Kushner to visit West Asia as US presses for Arab-Israeli peace

Pompeo is expected to depart on Sunday for Israel, Bahrain, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Sudan, according to reports

West Asia's new deal

Israel-UAE agreement hardens political fault lines

Marriage of convenience: What Israel-UAE deal means for Middle East peace

Normalisation of relations between Israel and an important Gulf state is a highly significant development whose fallout is unpredictable

Iran is No. 1 sponsor of terrorism, says US ahead of UN arms embargo talks

Diplomat says the United States hopes Russia and China will not be co-sponsors of the number one state that sponsors terrorism and will see the importance of peace in the Middle East

Vande Bharat Mission: 5 Air India flights to arrive from Singapore, Gulf

The repatriation operation is being conducted under India's ambitious 'Vande Bharat' mission to bring back around 15,000 stranded citizens from overseas.

With coronavirus outbreak, cherished Mideast traditions come to abrupt halt

Once inside, however, thick white plumes of fragrant smoke choked the air as over a dozen young men whiled away the hours in defiance of the directives.