Riyadh, July 27 (IANS) Saudi Arabia’s Defence Ministry said on Monday that its air defences had intercepted a number of drones launched from Iraqi territory, which attempted to target oil facilities in the kingdom.The ministry’s spokesman Turki Al-Malki said in a statement on social media that Saudi air defences intercepted and destroyed several drones over the past hours as they attempted to target oil facilities in the Eastern Province and Riyadh.Al-Malki said the attempts were launched from I…
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Tel Aviv, July 27 (IANS) The death of Qatar’s former Amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani marks the loss of a key stabilising figure. For the country’s ruling Amir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the challenges ahead differ significantly from those his father confronted.While Sheikh Hamad governed amid booming gas production, soaring energy prices and the Arab Spring — the strategic landscape today is markedly “less forgiving,” a report has stated.Also known as Qatar’s ‘Father Amir’, Sheik…
Kathmandu, July 25 (IANS) Nepal’s exports reached a record high in fiscal year 2025-26, which ended in mid-July, but the country’s export success is becoming increasingly dependent on a narrow range of products and a single market — India. According to the annual foreign trade statistics released by the Department of Customs this week, Nepal’s merchandise exports rose 13.8 per cent to NPR 315.29 billion, a record high. However, behind that growth lies a striking concentration of both products …
Pune, July 25 (IANS) The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Pune Police has extradited and arrested Avinash Arjun Rathod, the mastermind behind a Rs 88 crore investment fraud case, from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after completing the required international legal procedures.Rathod is accused of duping investors of nearly Rs 88 crore by luring them with promises of unusually high returns.According to officials, Rathod had been absconding for a prolonged period, prompting investigating agencies to…
Washington, July 25 (IANS) President Donald Trump’s nominee to oversee US export controls on sensitive technologies pledged this week to ensure America’s most advanced technologies do not aid the military ambitions of its adversaries, while promising to work closely with allies and Congress to keep export controls effective as competition with China intensifies.Appearing before the Senate Banking Committee, Abby Warren, nominated to serve as Assistant Secretary for Export Administration at the C…
New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) The CBI, in coordination with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and the NIA, secured the deportation of two Red Notice criminals from Gulf nations in connection with their involvement in cases of murder and financial fraud, an official statement said on Friday.Muhammedali Kanneer Palliyalil was deported from Saudi Arabia on Thursday, said the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). He was wanted by the National Investigation Agenc…
Gandhinagar, July 23 (IANS) The Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between India and the United Arab Emirates has helped make the UAE India’s third-largest business partner, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel said on Thursday while inaugurating ‘Investopia Global – Ahmedabad’, highlighting the expanding economic relationship between the two countries. Addressing the inaugural session, Patel said the 2022 CEPA had brought about a “historic transformation” in bilateral economi…
New Delhi, July 23 (IANS) India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) reaffirmed their commitment to ensuring the safety, dignity and well-being of their citizens living in each other’s countries during the 7th Meeting of the India-UAE Joint Committee on Consular Affairs (JCCA).The meeting was held in New Delhi on July 22 and was co-chaired by Sripriya Ranganathan, Secretary (CPV & OIA) and Omar Obaid Mohammed Alhesan Alshamsi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the UAE, the…
Kolkata, July 22 (IANS) The ongoing crisis in the Gulf has taken its toll on a consignment of mangoes exported from India to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by sea. Of the 12.5 tonnes of Dashehari and Langra mangoes exported, nearly 10 per cent were spoiled due to the delay in transporting the consignment by sea.“The consignment reached the destination market on July 17, completing a 25‑day harvest‑to‑market transit period. Despite the extended transit time, nearly 90 per cent of the mang…
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Union Minister of State for External Affairs, Kirti Vardhan Singh, will travel to Kyrgyzstan on a two-day visit from July 23 to attend the Meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). During the meeting set to be held in Cholpon-Ata, the Foreign Ministers will review progress in key areas of SCO cooperation and discuss matters of regional and international significance and discuss matters of regional and international…