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Residents of Gulf Cooperation Council countries, including expats, can now invest directly in Saudi Arabia’s main stock market
July 14, 2025 4:24 pm
The CMA also rolled out other changes to make the market more attractive and secure.
ASEAN opens summit with Gulf nations, China amid US tariffs threat
May 27, 2025 12:19 pm
Trump announced a 90-day pause on tariffs in April for most of the world, and this month struck a similar deal with key rival China, easing trade war tensions.
Blinken says Israel must still do more to boost humanitarian aid to Gaza
April 29, 2024 4:19 pm
Antony Blinken's trip comes amid once-promising prospects for Israeli-Saudi rapprochement effectively on hold as Israel refuses to consider one of the Saudis' main conditions for normalized relations: the creation of a Palestinian state.
Yemen's president steps aside amid efforts to end war
April 07, 2022 9:17 pm
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, major players in the conflict appear to have played a role in President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi's decision, quickly welcoming it with a pledge of $3 billion in aid.
Eye on Gulf job market, Govt to launch upskill project for overseas workers
December 30, 2021 8:39 am
Under the new programme — dubbed Tejas, or Training in Emirate Jobs & Skills — the government has partnered with leading employers in the UAE to “train, certify and place 10,000 Indian workers in a year”and “100,000 across the GCC [Gulf Cooperation Council] region over the next five years”.
Jaishankar begins 2-day visit to Qatar
December 28, 2020 1:38 am
The visit is part of India’s ongoing outreach to West Asia, which the country sees as part of its extended neighbourhood.
Jaishankar urges Gulf nations to facilitate return of Indians to resume work
November 04, 2020 1:10 am
More than eight million Indians live and work in West Asia, with a majority of them within the region covered by the GCC, which includes Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
United Arab Emirates forms new group with Saudi Arabia; Gulf Cooperation Council under pressure with new move
December 05, 2017 8:24 pm
The move comes amid a diplomatic crisis with member state Qatar.
Qatar threatens to withdraw from Gulf Cooperation Council
July 11, 2017 11:33 am
Qatari Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al Thani on Monday sent a letter to Secretary General of the GCC Abdul Latif Bin Rashid Al Zayani, setting his country's conditions so as not to withdraw from the GCC.
LIC is market leader in Bahrain, No 3 in the UAE
August 07, 2015 2:39 am
The bancassurance partners play a significant role in selling to the other nationals, particularly locals.
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