Middle East

India and GCC set to cement bonds riding on growing people-to-people connect

India and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) block are set to expand people network as the two aim to recast…

2 years ago

From food parks to renewable energy project, India steals limelight at I2U2 summit

<p> <strong>Focusing on the food security crisis and clean energy, the leaders of India, Israel, United Arab Emirates, and the…

2 years ago

What does the Ukraine conflict mean for West Asia?

<p> <strong>Western commentators are struggling to describe the significance of the ongoing war in Ukraine. Fareed Zakaria has described it…

3 years ago

Gulf heavyweights kept busy as world worries about oil supply over Ukraine conflict

<p> <strong>Realising the global economic fallout from the Ukraine conflict, top leaders of the world are keeping the Middle East…

3 years ago

In a first, Israeli Defence Minister visits US Fifth Fleet base at Bahrain – boards US guided missile destroyer

<p> <strong>Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz visited the US Navy's Fifth Fleet base in Bahrain on Thursday, vowing increased cooperation…

3 years ago

The Changing Middle East Offers New Diplomatic Templates with Asia – UAE, India and Israel leading the way

<p> <strong>Gedaliah Afterman and N. Janardhan</strong></p> <p> <strong>Amid the debate surrounding the changing global landscape and future of diplomacy in…

3 years ago

2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar can trigger rise of Iran’s tourism industry

<p> <strong>Iran is planning to use the 2022 Qatar World Cup - the first FIFA World Cup to be organised…

3 years ago

Oman declares two-day national holiday as cyclone Shaheen makes landfall

<p> As tropical storm Shaheen makes landfall, Oman has declared Sunday and Monday as national holidays to "safeguard the interest"…

3 years ago

Photograph of Saudi Crown Prince at ‘brotherly gathering’ in Red Sea goes viral

<p> <strong>In a rare informal photograph that has now gone viral on social media, Saudi Crown Prince, Qatar's Emir and…

3 years ago