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Qatar’s energy minister Saad al-Kaabi has said Gulf energy exporters could be forced to shut down exports within weeks if the conflict involving Iran, the United States and Israel continues, potentially pushing oil prices to $150 a barrel.In an interview with the Financial Times, Kaabi said Gulf energy exporters may be forced to halt production…
NEW DELHI: India may face serious disruptions in supply of fertilisers and raw materials in the next kharif season — starting in June — if the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz continues due to the conflict in West Asia, industry insiders said. They added that there is no immediate crisis because it is a…
The US State Department on Thursday announced the closure of the US Embassy in Kuwait following retaliatory Iranian strikes, as the widening conflict in the Middle East began directly affecting Gulf capitals.Iran has fired waves of missiles and drones at the American-allied Gulf country since the start of the war, escalating tensions across the region….
Flights operated by Gulf Air are still temporarily suspended, and this is because the closure of the airspace in Bahrain is still ongoing, just like in other regions that are being affected by the disruptions in aviation in the Middle East. In an update issued by the airline, Gulf Air confirmed that all services will…
Officials interact with Indians stranded in Kuwait at the embassy NEW DELHI: With the conflict in the West Asia region intensifying further, India has expressed deep anxiety over the issue, saying it cannot be impervious to any development that negatively affects almost 1 crore Indian nationals in the Gulf and that any major disruption in…
Representative image (Picture credit: AP) NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: Thirty-eight Indian flagged ships, mostly carrying crude and LNG with nearly 1,100 seafarers, were stuck in the Persian Gulf on Tuesday amid the conflict in West Asia. Shipping authorities here also confirmed the death of three Indian sailors and injury to one on board foreign-flagged vessels in “attacks”…
The United States has shut its embassies in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Lebanon after drone attacks and warned Americans to “depart now” from more than a dozen Middle Eastern countries signalling that military operations against Iran could intensify in the coming weeks. US shuts Gulf embassies after drone attacks The US State Department on Tuesday…
A plume of smoke caused by an Iranian strike at Dubai International Airport. (Photo: AP) Several airlines on Tuesday began resuming limited commercial services to the Middle East, cautiously returning to the skies to evacuate thousands of passengers stranded by the escalating conflict in the Gulf.According to the Dubai Airports website, a number of commercial…
FILE – An Iranian Shahed exploding drone launched by Russia flies through the sky seconds before it struck buildings in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Oct. 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File) The distinctive buzz of Iranian Shahed drones, seen in Ukraine for years, is now a common sound over the Persian Gulf. Tehran has launched these…
NEW DELHI: After condemning the attacks on UAE, PM Modi spoke to the leaders of Saudi Arabia and Bahrain on Monday to condemn the military strikes by Iran on these countries too, signalling deep disapproval of Tehran’s targeting of Gulf countries even though he didn’t mention Iran by name, reports Sachin Parashar. Early Monday, the…
