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Gulf states weigh pulling investments from US, as war impacts budget: Report
The sovereign wealth funds and investment pledges of Gulf allies to Washington have come under doubt after the US and Israel began a war on Iran. According to a report in the Financial…
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US-Israel attack Iran Day 7: Kuwait issues safety advisory over missiles, foreign objects
On the seventh day of the war on Iran on Friday, March 6, the United States (US) and Israel continued intensive attacks on Iranian targets, amid conflicting signals from Israel about the…
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Iran yet to elect new supreme leader: Iran official in India
New Delhi: Iran has not yet elected the successor of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Syed Ali Khamenei, who was assassinated in a joint US-Israeli airstrike last week, a senior Iranian official said Thursday,…
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Indian Navy joins search for survivors of sunk Iranian warship
New Delhi: The Indian Navy on Thursday, March 5, said it joined the search and rescue operation after learning about a distress call from the Iranian warship IRIS Dena, which went down…
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India seeks US cover for Middle East energy cargoes: Source
New Delhi: India is tapping the United States to secure marine cover for vessels to ferry oil from the Middle East as it looks for continuity in energy supplies beyond its current…
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Saudi Arabia is safe, says Telugu Association amid tension in West Asia
Hyderabad: With anxiety mounting among families in India following the assassination of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the escalating conflict between Iran, Israel and the United States, the Saudi Arabia…
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Smallest coffins are the heaviest: The 165 Iranian school girls who never came home
They had arrived for morning classes. When the strike hit the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls’ elementary school in Minab, a city in southern Iran, on February 28, the girls were at their desks.…
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Oil prices cross USD 83 per barrel as Middle East tensions escalate
New Delhi: Amid escalating Middle East tensions, crude oil prices went up more than 2 per cent on Thursday, March 5, over supply constraints as Strait of Hormuz was closed by Iran.…
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Repatriation flights rise as nations rush to evacuate citizens from Middle East
Dubai: Explosions in the sky woke Cory McKane on Saturday, turning a quick visit to Dubai before a friend’s wedding in India into a tense, multi-day search for a way out of…
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US-Israel attack Iran Day 6: US suspends operations at embassy in Kuwait
As the war on Iran enters its sixth day on Thursday, March 5, explosions continue to be reported across Iran, Israel and several Middle Eastern countries. The escalation began on February 28,…
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Kuwait extends visit visas, absence permit amid regional travel disruptions
Kuwait City: Kuwait’s Ministry of Interior has announced the automatic extension of visit visas for one month and an additional three-month absence permit for residents currently outside the country, citing exceptional circumstances…
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Saudia extends flight suspension to 8 destinations until March 6
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s national carrier Saudia, formerly known as Saudi Arabian Airlines, said it had extended the suspension of flights to several destinations as regional conditions persist. The airline said services to…
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UAE waives visa overstay fines for travellers stranded after airspace closures
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has waived visa overstay fines for travellers who were unable to leave the country due to flight suspensions and airspace closures. The Federal Authority for…
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Stranded in Bahrain, 20 Telugu tourists to be flown home via Saudi Arabia
Hyderabad: A group of Telugu tourists, who were left stranded in Bahrain due to the ongoing West Asia conflict, are likely to be moved to Dammam in Saudi Arabia in the coming…
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RGV sparks backlash over posts on US–Israel-Iran tensions
Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma (RGV) has once again found himself at the centre of controversy after posting a series of late-night comments on X about the escalating tensions between the United States,…
