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Bangladeshi expatriates fear loss of jobs in wake of Gulf snapping ties wi
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh] June 9 (ANI): Bangladeshi migrants are reportedly distressed over the possibility of them losing their jobs as seven Gulf region countries have snapped diplomatic ties with Qatar on grounds that it is backing terrorism in the region.
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PM Modi successfully bringing international community onboard on terrorism
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 8 (ANI): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday asserted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, through his diplomatic skills, has been successful to bring international community onboard on terrorism.
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Persian Gulf states should resolve regional dilemmas through talks-Ex-dipl
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], June 7 (ANI): The only way to resolve the ongoing dispute between the Persian Gulf's southern littoral states is to admit that the era of hegemonic aspirations is over and that dialogue is the only way to resolve exisitng problems and differences, a Iranian Middle East an
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Kazakh envoy welcomes opening of direct flights between Delhi and Astana
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): Welcoming the opening of direct flights between New Delhi and Kazakhstan capital Astana from July 2, Kazakhstan's Ambassador to India Bulat Sarsenbayev described it as a significant development in the 25th year of the establishment of diplomatic relation
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Russia hopes anti-terror efforts stay unaffected by Qatar row
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], June 7 (ANI): Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has stated that Russia hopes that the diplomatic rift between the Gulf and North African countries and Qatar does not affect the resolve to fight terrorism.
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Gulf crisis: 550 Pakistani pilgrims stranded in Qatar flown to Muscat
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 06 (ANI): At least 550 Pakistani pilgrims stranded at Doha Airport after a diplomatic rift between Qatar and six other countries were evacuated and flown to Muscat on Tuesday, said Pakistani embassy officials.
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Kuwait Emir in talks with Saudis, Qataris to resolve Gulf crisis
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Doha [Qatar], June 6 (ANI) :In an effort to resolve the Gulf crisis, Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah has held talks with the Saudi envoy and made a phone call to Qatar's ruler after some of the countries severed diplomatic relations with Qatar over individual natio
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Special PIA flights for Qatar to bring back stranded pilgrims
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], June 6 (ANI) : Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) will be operating special flights to Doha to bring back stranded Pakistani pilgrims in the wake of the ongoing diplomatic rift in the Gulf.
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Turkey's Erdogan calls for dialogue to ease Gulf crisis
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], June 6 (ANI) : Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for dialogue and negotiation among members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to ease the unprecedented diplomatic crisis that has erupted after some of the countries severed diplomatic relations with
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Germany to withdraw troops fighting ISIS from Turkey air bases
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], June 6 (ANI): Germany is set to withdraw troops and aircraft taking part in missions against the ISIS from Turkey in a major diplomatic row between the two North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) allies.
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Qataris stock up on food amidst fear of economic blockade
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Doha [Qatar], June 6 (ANI): Ever since six countries, including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain severed relations with Qatar after accusing the state of supporting terrorism and destabilising the region, residents of Qatar have been stocking up on food, worried that a dipl
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Trump's Saudi visit responsible for tensions in Gulf: Iranian MP
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], June 5 (ANI): Chairman of the Iranian Parliament's Foreign Policy and National Security Commission Alaeddin Boroujerdi has held U.S. President Donald Trump's recent visit to Saudi Arabia, and its interventions responsible for current diplomatic tensions among gulf co
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