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French Foreign Minister on Gulf States visit to mediate crisis
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], July 16 (ANI): French Foreign Minister Le Drian started his two-day visit to Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates on Saturday in order to hear the positions of the states on the ongoing diplomatic row crisis as well as to offer France's contri
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Tillerson meets Saudi King, FM in bid to resolve Gulf crisis
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Jeddah [Saudi Arabia], July 13 (ANI): in a bid to resolve the Gulf diplomatic crisis, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson held talks with Foreign Ministers from Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, after meeting first with Saudi Arabia's King Salman and Crown Princ
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Turkey to continue supporting Qatar amid Gulf blockade
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], July 13 (ANI): Turkish Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci has said that his country will continue exporting necessary supplies to Qatar amid blockade imposed by Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Bahrain, and Yemen on it.
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After Etihad, Emirates also exempted from U.S. laptop ban
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Dubai [United Arab Emirates], July 5 (ANI): The United States has lifted the ban on passengers carrying laptops and other electronics on Emirates Airways flights from its base in Dubai with immediate effects, said an airlines spokesperson.
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ICC retains elite panel of umpires for 2017-18 season
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], July 2 (ANI): The International Cricket Council (ICC) has named an unchanged Emirates Elite Panel of ICC Umpires for the 2017-18 season, following the annual review and selection process.
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Pak banks sent funds to UAE to finance 9/11, 26/11 attacks
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
London [United Kingdom], June 27 (ANI): Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE's) recent decision to suspend ties with Qatar over its perceived support for terrorist elements and for not cutting off ties with Iran appears to have taken a fresh twist.
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OMA Emirates introduces biometrics PoS terminals in India
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): Leading payments solutions and financial technology company OMA Emirates has announced the launch of Biometrics PoS terminal range - iWB Bio Series in India.
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U.S. warships in Doha to conduct joint military drills
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], June 15 (ANI):Two combat U.S. Navy vessels arrived in Doha to conduct joint military drills with the Qatari Emiri Navy just days after US President Donald Trump accused Qatar of funding terrorism at a very high level.
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Iran sends five planes of food to Qatar amid Gulf crisis
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], June 11 (ANI): Iran's national carrier Iran Air confirmed on Sunday that the country has sent five planes of food to Qatar after Gulf countries cut off air and other transport links to the emirate, amid a diplomatic row engulfing the region, local media reports said.
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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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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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Saudi-Qatar fallout: Emirates to suspend flights to, from Doha
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Dubai (United Arab Emirates) June 5 (ANI): In the wake of the ongoing diplomatic rift in the Gulf, Dubai-based Airline Emirates is suspending flights to and from Doha beginning Tuesday morning.
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