Selected latest news stories from the GCC – Qatar, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman and Bahrain. Stories focus on topics concerning Indians across the Gulf.
The Dhul-Hijjah crescent was sighted today according to a tweet posted by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), which means that Wednesday, August 23, will be the first day of the…
Foreign ministers of the Saudi-led bloc that imposed an embargo on Qatar said Wednesday they regretted Qatar’s “negative” response to a list of demands to end a diplomatic crisis. The…
Kuwait has stepped up its efforts to mediate an end to the economic and diplomatic blockade of Qatar. The US president, Donald Trump, also rang the Qatari emir suggesting he…
On Monday morning four major powers in the MENA region — Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain and Egypt –announced their shocking decision to cut off diplomatic ties with Qatar and close their airspace and…
In a shocking turn of events, four major countries of the MENA region – Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt – have called off their diplomatic relations…
The Holy month of Ramdan is set to begin from May 27, 2017 and is expected to end on June 24, based on moon sighting reports. A number of scholars…
Three countries from the GCC region have been ranked among the top 10 in safety according to a report from the World Economic Forum (WEF). UAE has been ranked as…
The rupee on Friday recovered some lost ground by rising 6 paisa to close at 67.01 due to fag-end dollar selling by banks and exporters in view of weakness in…
Indian Rupee was trading low at 68.36 against US Dollar on Wednesday after the dollar gained strength overseas. Here are today’s rates against GCC currencies: 1 Qatar Riyal – Rs 18.77…
Three GCC-based carriers – Qatar Airways, Emirates and Etihad have been ranked among the world’s top 10 safest airlines, according to new figures released by the Jet Airliner Crash Data Evaluation…