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Amid escalating tensions, British Airways suspends flight to Cairo
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], July 21 (ANI): Amid escalating tensions in the Gulf region, British Airways on Saturday suspends flights to Cairo for seven days "as a precaution to allow for further assessment".
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India witnessing influx of medical tourists from Arab nations
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 30 (ANI): India has been witnessing an increasing influx of medical tourists from across the world, including the United Arab Emirates and the Gulf region, mostly for treatments in orthopaedics, cardiac, and some cosmetic treatments, an Indian doctor told K
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US launched cyber strikes on Iranian spy group after oil tanker attacks: O
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jun 23 (ANI): The United States Cyber Command (USCC) had last week launched cyber strikes against an Iranian intelligence group in the wake of recent attacks on oil tankers in the Gulf region, officials familiar with the matter said.
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US plans to send additional force in Gulf region after tanker attacks
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jun 17 (ANI): Washington is expected to discuss in detail this week whether to send an additional military force of the United States to the Middle East in the wake of last week's attack on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman.
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Saudi Arabia secures protection to energy supplies in Gulf region after sh
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], June 16 (ANI): Saudi Arabia has called for a rapid response to secure energy supplies in the Gulf region after tensions soared following an attack on two oil tankers in a vital oil shipping route last week.
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PM Modi to visit Shiva Temple in Muscat
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Muscat [Oman], Feb 12 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the Shiva Temple, which is one of the oldest temples in the Gulf region here on Monday.
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Faced challenges to teach yoga officially in Saudi, says Yogacharinie Nouf
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Jeddah [Saudi Arabia], November 14 (ANI): In what is being termed as a landmark step, Saudi Arabia has approved teaching of Yoga in the country, claimed Nouf Marwaai, the Yogacharinie who dedicated herself to promote Yoga in the Gulf region.
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S. Arabia says demands on Qatar non-negotiable, US seeks help of Gulf dipl
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [United States]/Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], June 28 (ANI):With Saudi Arabia emphatically stating that its demands on Qatar are non-negotiable, the United States appears to be under pressure to resolve the crisis in the Gulf region.
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Trump, Saudi crown prince discuss Mideast peace
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States], June 22 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday called Saudi Arabia's new crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, to congratulate him on his recent elevation and discussed ways to resolve the ongoing dispute in the gulf region.
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Pentagon agrees to USD 12 billion jet deal with Qatar
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States], June 15 (ANI): The Gulf region may be in throes of a major diplomatic crisis, with several countries cutting off ties with Qatar owing to its reported support for terror-related intiatives, but this has not stopped Doha from arriving at an agreement with the
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Amid Gulf crisis, certain regional states to increase arms purchase: Irani
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Oslo [Norway], June 14 (ANI): Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that the current diplomatic crisis in the Gulf region may bring about an increase in the purchase of arms by certain regional states.
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Qatar crisis issue may turn to global problem: Turkish PM
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Istanbul [Turkey], June 11 (ANI): Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim has said that the Qatar issue might soon turn into a global problem if the tension in the gulf region increases.
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