Tag: Gulf
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US has ‘no place’ in Gulf: Iran’s top commander
A top Iranian commander has said that the US has no place in the Gulf as regional countries can ensure their own security, a semi-official Tasnim news agency reported.
May 2, 2022 -
Ferment in the Gulf
Hostility between the long-time foes has often played out in Iraq, whose government is allied with both countries. The attack triggered harsh condemnation from the Iraqi government, which called it a “violation of international law and norms” and demanded an explanation from the Iranian leadership. The United States also condemned the strike and said it was an unjustified outrage on a civilian residence.
March 16, 2022 -
Gulf’s glitter is now under attack
Since the firing of the missiles, Yahya Sarea, the spokesperson of the Houthis, has advised foreign companies and investors to leave, saying the situation was not stable. The Houthis, he said, were prepared to “meet escalation with escalation”.
January 28, 2022 -
Navy readies 14 ships to evacuate stranded citizens from Gulf as govt facilitates return from May 7
The Government had on Monday said it will facilitate the return of Indian nationals stranded abroad on compelling grounds in a phased manner from May 7.
May 5, 2020 -
Navy, IAF set to evacuate stranded citizens from Gulf nations, 3 warships being readied
It is learnt that the Indian Navy is readying its Landing Platform Dock warship INS Jalashwa and two Magar class amphibious warships for evacuating Indian citizens from Gulf countries, if required.
April 29, 2020 -
Iran hits back at US after President Trump’s ‘destroy gunboats’ remarks
The order came one week after 11 small armed Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps speedboats swarmed around US Navy and Coast Guard ships in international waters in the northern Gulf.
April 23, 2020 -
Iran Foreign Minister meets S Jaishankar, amid rising tensions in gulf
India has been maintaining that it would like the situation to de-escalate as soon as possible and the country has been in touch with key players in Middle East.
January 16, 2020 -
India can play a role in de-escalating tensions in Gulf: Iran’s foreign minister
Addressing the gathering at the Raisina Dialogue, he said 430 Indian cities saw protests against Soleimani’s killing.
January 15, 2020 -
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‘Iran’s seizure of oil tanker ‘tit-for-tat situation’, says UK
British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said, "They see this as a tit-for-tat situation," while meeting with Iran Foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.
July 21, 2019 -
UAE foreign minister to visit India to discuss Gulf situation
During the visit, Sheikh Abdullah will hold bilateral talks with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and also call on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the External Affairs Ministry said.
July 4, 2019 -
Gulf, West Asia key priority for India: Modi
Ahead of his three-nation tour to the Gulf and West Asia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that the region is a key priority for India’s foreign policy. “I will be undertaking bilateral visits to Palestine, United Arab Emirates and Oman from February 9 to 12,” Modi said in a pre-departure statement here. “I...
February 9, 2018 -
Crucial Kerala diaspora study begins, as Gulf no longer what it was
With the Middle East, which was once the dream of many a Keralite, no longer that attractive on account of falling oil prices and with no proper records of the actual number of returnees, a new diaspora study covering 25,000 households has been launched to find out what the actual scenario is. The study aims...
January 3, 2018 -
Kuwait says most of Gulf oil spill cleaned up
Emergency workers have managed to clean up “the major part” of an oil spill near the joint Kuwaiti-Saudi Al-Khafji oilfield in the Gulf, an official said on Sunday. “The major portion of the main oil spill has been removed,” Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) spokesman Sheikh Talal al-Khaled Al-Sabah said in a statement. Teams were still...
August 13, 2017 -
Iran accuses US Navy of intimidation in the Gulf
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Saturday that the US Navy had approached their patrol vessels in the Gulf and fired flares in what it called a provocative move. “At 4 pm yesterday, the supercarrier USS Nimitz and its accompanying warship, while being monitored by the Guards' frigates, flew a helicopter near the Resalat oil and gas...
July 29, 2017 -
Erdogan in the Gulf seeking to ease Qatar crisis
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan began a key visit to the Gulf region aimed at defusing the standoff around Turkey's ally Qatar, saying no one had an interest in prolonging the crisis. Erdogan, whose country has come to Qatar's aid in the crisis, had talks in Jeddah Sunday with King Salman who hailed the Turkish leader's...
July 24, 2017 -
Ferment in the Gulf
The predicament of Qatar, the world’s richest country in terms of per capita income, goes beyond its borders. In point of fact the Gulf contends with the biggest diplomatic crisis, of a kind that is rather unusual in the contemporary context of international cooperation. It is not often that a nation is reduced to a...
June 9, 2017