Doha, March 18 (IANS) Qatar on Thursday strongly condemned and denounced what it described as a “blatant Iranian attack” targeting Ras Laffan Industrial City, which reportedly caused fires and significant damage to the LNG facility. In an official statement, Qatar termed the attack a dangerous escalation, a flagrant violation of state sovereignty, and a direct threat to its national security and regional stability.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that despite Qatar’s policy of distan…
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Kathmandu, March 17 (IANS) The Nepali government has decided to partially resume labour approvals previously suspended to send migrant workers to parts of the Gulf region, even as the region remains affected by the ongoing US-Iran conflict. Following joint US and Israeli attacks on Iran on February 28, which triggered retaliatory strikes by Iran targeting US and Israeli assets in the region, the Nepali government on March 1 suspended the issuance of labour approvals for Saudi Arabia, the Unit…
Mexico City, March 11 (IANS) Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said that 1,009 Mexican nationals have left the conflict zone in the Middle East.At her daily press conference on Tuesday, Sheinbaum said that the Mexican nationals traveled by land and Turkey is one of the countries with flights.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that consular efforts by Mexican embassies in the Middle East have facilitated the evacuation of the Mexican nationals from Israel, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Ir…
Kathmandu, March 9 (IANS) Nearly 55,000 Nepali citizens in West Asia have updated their details in an online rescue tracking system launched by the Nepali government, the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Monday. According to a statement issued by the ministry, a total of 54,786 Nepali citizens residing in the West Asia region had registered their details in an online system launched by the Department of Consular Services by Sunday night to help the government collect updated informa…
Singapore, March 9 (IANS) The Singapore government announced on Monday that it will deploy a RSAF A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft in response to the urgent need of Singaporeans in the Middle East, assisting their departure from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday. “In response to the urgent need of Singaporeans in Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar and Saudi Arabia for assisted departure to Singapore, and given the lack of feasible commercial options in the region, the Singapore Govern…
Tehran, March 8 (IANS) Iran on Sunday declared that its right to self-defence will continue until what it described as “aggression” by the United States and Israel comes to an end or until the United Nations Security Council identifies and names the “aggressors” under Article 39 of the UN Charter and determines the responsibilities arising from their actions.In a statement issued by Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tehran said the joint military attacks carried out by the US and Isr…
Colombo, March 6 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said that the government has taken over operations concerning the Iranian ship IRIS Bushehr and its crew under international conventions as a neutral state, as authorities move to bring the crew ashore and relocate the ship away from the country’s main commercial harbor.IRIS Bushehr is an Iranian naval vessel which had taken part in a 2026 International Fleet Review, a cooperative maritime exercise held in India along with IRI…
Kathmandu, March 4 (IANS) Around 16,000 Nepali nationals residing in conflict-hit West Asia have updated their details in an online rescue tracking system launched by the Nepali government, the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday.The Department of Consular Services under the ministry launched the online registration system to collect updated information on Nepali nationals in the region amid the ongoing US-Iran conflict that has engulfed large parts of West Asia.More than 1.7…
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) India has highlighted the potential for growth in exports to Japan in sectors such as textiles, pharmaceuticals, agriculture, and services, at a high-level meeting in Tokyo, for achieving a more balanced bilateral trade relationship, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Wednesday.During the 7th Joint Committee meeting under the India–Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) held this week, both sides reviewed iss…
Kathmandu, March 3 (IANS) The Nepali government has formed an Emergency Response Team to address the safety concerns of Nepali nationals residing in West Asia as the ongoing US-Iran conflict engulfs the region. More than 1.7 million Nepali nationals are residing in 12 countries in the region, and their safety remains a high priority of the government, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday.“The government has formed an Emergency Response Team under the coordination of the Foreign Secr…