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Is Trump losing the Gulf? Why Saudi Arabia and US allies are rethinking ties with Washington
August 16, 2026 9:05 pm
Anger with Washington is rising across the Gulf as the Iran war drags on. Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain are now asking whether the US can still be trusted to keep the region safe.
Iran denies talks with US are scheduled in Qatar as White House to send envoys to Doha
June 30, 2026 2:07 pm
The United States and Iran agreed to halt attacks after trading strikes over the weekend, shrouding the wider region and the status of peace talks into uncertainty.
Saffron and sorrow: What I learnt about grief in Iran
March 11, 2026 1:06 pm
I arrived in a winter coat and a headscarf, obsessed with a country I had personified as a lover, and found a nation mourning its lost possibilities
From expat to refugee: The day the Gulf’s ‘safe haven’ shattered
March 02, 2026 9:09 am
As missiles crossed Bahrain’s skies on February 28, the millions of migrants powering the GCC realized that in the crossfire of the Israel-Iran conflict, they are the most vulnerable—and the least protected
Trump’s visit to the Gulf: A case of great optics, a changing global diplomacy
May 19, 2025 12:16 pm
President Trump is non-ideological and cannot be tied down to history, tradition or past commitments. For him, the means of acquiring wealth are immaterial
Trump’s visit to the Gulf debunks the possibility of US retreat from West Asia
May 17, 2025 11:14 am
Under Trump, there has been a discernible shift in the US policy toward West Asia, marking a departure from the approach taken by the previous administration
160 from Telangana died in Gulf over past year, process begins to compensate their families
November 20, 2024 5:22 pm
Initiative part of effort to rehabilitate families, in line with CM Revanth Reddy’s promise.
Union Budget 2024: Gulf NRIs thrilled by allocation for jobs, skill development programmes
July 23, 2024 6:20 pm
The reduction of gold duty from 15% to 6% has been positively received by NRIs, as it may benefit families in the Gulf.
No ban on Article 370 in Gulf countries, awaits certification: Report
February 27, 2024 4:46 pm
Amid speculations around Yami Gautam’s Article 370 facing a ban, sources, refuting the news, clarify that the film awaits certification
C Raja Mohan writes: In closer ties with the Gulf, a significant win for Indian diplomacy
February 14, 2024 3:38 pm
Much has changed in how India and Arabia deal with each other today. Five factors underlie this transformation.
GULF COUNTRIES PHOTOS
Jaishankar says India’s guiding principles are peace, de-escalation and national interests
March 09, 2026 3:01 pm
he minister informed the House that the Government had issued its first statement on the ongoing conflict on February 20, when the conflict began
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