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UAE suspends flights for two weeks as coronavirus reaches Gaza, Syria

The UAE also announced that malls, shopping centers and restaurants will be closed for at least two weeks

Mike Pompeo lands in Saudi Arabia to discuss security, threat from Iran

Pompeo said the United States was "prepared to talk anytime" to Iran but emphasised that the Iranian regime has "got to fundamentally change their behaviour"

Gulf Arab states may lose their financial wealth in the next 15 years: IMF

The six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) - whose net financial wealth the IMF estimates at $2 trillion - accounts for over one fifth of global oil supply

No tax on bonafide workers in Middle East, global income of NRIs in India

Indians working in the Middle East, as well as those in Merchant Navy, will not be taxed using the new provision

Trump unveils Mideast peace plan, Palestinians reject it as 'çonspiracy'

Trump praised Israel for taking "a giant step toward peace" with the plan, which lays out a vision for future Palestinian statehood if a series of strict conditions are met.

Russia to UN, here's how the world is reacting to Trump's Middle East plans

The plan had already been resoundingly rejected by Palestinian leaders before Trump launched it on Tuesday alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

3 rockets hit US embassy in Baghdad as protests against Iraq govt continue

Attack marks dangerous escalation in spree of rocket attacks that have targeted the embassy or Iraqi military bases where American troops are deployed.

Donald Trump's peace plan may polarise West Asia it seeks to calm

Trump has invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his chief rival centrist former general Benny Gantz to the White House next week

US targeted another Iranian official in Yemen day it killed Soleimani

Secret operation against a senior officer of Iran's elite Quds force failed.

US justifies killing Soleimani to UN, says will protect interests in region

In a letter to the UN Security Council, US Ambassador Kelly Craft said the United States also stands ready to engage without preconditions in serious negotiations with Iran

Wall Street slips from record highs as Middle East tensions weigh

Demand for safe-haven assets soared as Iran vowed revenge for the killing of Qassem Soleimani, head of its elite Quds Force, in an air strike authorized by US President Donald Trump

Gold zooms to Rs 40,652 per 10 gm on strong global trends, weak rupee

Similarly, silver prices also jumped Rs 960 to Rs 48,870 per kg from Rs 47,910 per kg in the previous trade

Unemployment, sluggish growth fuelling unrest in Arab states: IMF

The IMF slashed its outlook for the region's three largest economies -- Saudi Arabia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates

Middle East SWFs to lead the investment drive into India's energy sector

These funds make up a third of the total wealth of such funds globally, of about $8 trillion, and have a large exposure to energy assets globally

'Operation Sentinel': US to beef up surveillance in Middle East waterways

The goal of Operation Sentinel is to promote maritime stability, ensure safe passage, and deescalate tensions in international waters throughout the Arabian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz

Oil hovers near 6-week high amid Gulf of Mexico storm, West Asia tensions

By Thursday, oil companies in the Gulf of Mexico had cut more than 1 million barrels per day of output, or 53% of the region's production

72 countries to attend Middle East peace summit in Paris

Participants will include US Secretary of State John Kerry