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UAE had competed with Qatar to host Taliban in 2013
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 1 (ANI):The United Arab Emirates has cut off its ties with Qatar, accusing it of supporting Islamist militants, citing the opening of a Taliban embassy in Doha in 2013 as the prime example, but it was the Emiratis who tried to get the Taliban to open an embassy in
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Gulf crisis: Qatar makes legal complaint to WTO over trade boycott
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Doha [Qatar], August 1 (ANI): Qatar has filed a legal complaint at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to challenge the trade boycott by the four Arab countries, the local media reported.
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Air India captain writes to MEA, alleges 'human right violations'
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 31 (ANI): After the crew members of the Air India flight from Mumbai to Jeddah flight were detained in Saudi Arabia for three hours due to a permit issue on June 26, a senior Air India Captain has requested the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to take cognizance in
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Gulf crisis: Arab nations say talks possible, but no concessions
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Abu Dhabi, [United Arab Emirates], July 31 (ANI): The four Arab countries - Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt - leading an embargo against Qatar are ready to talk, but will not back down from their demands, the quartet's foreign ministers said in a joint press co
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Air India air hostess, crew detained in Saudi Arabia over permit
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): The air hostess and crew members of the Air India Mumbai to Jeddah flight were detained in Saudi Arabia for three hours due to a permit issue.
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Sharif disqualified for not disclosing 'unwithdrawn' salary from
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 28 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has been disqualified by the Supreme Court after it found that the former failed to disclose his 'unwithdrawn' salary as chairman of a United Arab Emirates (UAE) based firm at the time of filing his nominatio
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Houthi rebels target Saudi oil facility with Scud missile
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [U.S.A], July 27 (ANI): Yemen's Houthi rebels fired a Scud missile to target a oil facility near the port city of Yanbu in Saudi Arabia.
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Saudi led bloc blacklist Qatar, Yemeni organisations, individuals
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], July 25 (ANI): Saudi Arabia and its allies on Tuesday released a new list of 18 organisations and individuals with ties to Yemen, Qatar and Libya branding them as "terrorist" over suspected links to Islamist extremism in Syria.
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First batch of Haj pilgrims from Kashmir leave for Jeddah
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 25 (ANI): Nearly 8100 pilgrims from Jammu and Kashmir would perform Haj this year and the first batch which is carrying nearly 800 passengers, has left for Saudi Arabia today.
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BJP must act against RSS idealogue Dinanath Batra: Congress
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): After Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) activist Dinanath Batra sent recommendations to the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) to remove Urdu and Arabic words from school text books, the Congress Party on Monday called on the Bhara
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Saudi Arabia allows direct flights to Qatari pilgrims for Hajj
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], July 24 (ANI): Amid the ongoing impasse, Saudi Arabia has allowed access to Qatari pilgrims for Hajj (annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca) aboard all flights other than Qatar Airways, country's national carrier.
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Erdogan arrives in Jeddah on first leg of Gulf tour to resolve Qatar crisi
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Jeddah [Saudi Arabia], July 23 (ANI): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday arrived in the Saudi city of Jeddah on the first leg of his Gulf tour that will also include Kuwait and Qatar, aimed at defusing the stand-off between Qatar and its Arab neighbours.
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