Air India has announced on Friday the suspension of its flights to and from Tel Aviv, effective immediately, until further notice amid the escalating tensions between Israel and Iran.
In a statement shared on X, Air India said that it is continuously monitoring the situation and extending support to passengers with confirmed bookings for travel to and from Tel Aviv.
India's Sensex experienced a decline of 0.6 per cent, particularly affecting consumer durables and banking stocks. Today, Sensex continues to trend lower in alignment with other Asian stocks.
With approximately 20 million barrels per day of crude oil and condensate passing through the Strait of Hormuz, equivalent to about a fifth of global consumption, any disturbance in this key maritime route reverberates across the world.
Brent, the global benchmark responsible for influencing two-thirds of the world's oil, witnessed a 3.76 per cent increase, reaching a notable USD 87.76 per barrel.
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan 19 (ANI): United States Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Alice Wells is set to arrive here on Sunday for a four-day visit centred around talks on Afghanistan, Middle East tension and other bilateral issues.
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan 15 (ANI): Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi is set to begin his two-day trip to the United States on Wednesday in a bid to support efforts for de-escalating and resolving tensions in the Middle East through political and diplomatic means.
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 9 (ANI): President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that the US will impose "additional punishing economic sanctions" against Iran in the wake of the country's recent attacks on American bases in Iraq.
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jan 8 (ANI): Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said that Pakistan would not become a part of the ongoing conflict between the United States and Iran that has soared recently following Tehran's top commander Gen Qasem Soleimani's killing in a Pentagon-ordered airstr
Damascus [Syria], Jan 08 (Sputnik/ANI): Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday pointed to a rise in tensions in the Middle East as the situation in Syria took a turn for the better.
New York [USA], Jan 6 (Sputnik/ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called on world leaders to de-escalate, demonstrate restraint, return to dialogue and renew international cooperation amid the rise in tensions across the globe.