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Tankers and cargo vessels are seen in the Gulf of Oman, along shipping routes linking the Strait of Hormuz and the Arabian Sea (AP Photo)

Drone strike on ship rocks Strait of Hormuz just days after US-Iran peace deal

June 26, 2026 10:46 am

The UN's International Maritime Organization, which had launched a voluntary escort operation for stranded vessels only two days earlier.

Austerity experiment in oil-rich Gulf may falter post-crisis

June 03, 2020 2:19 pm

Saudi Arabia, the Arab world’s largest economy, announced a surprise tripling of value-added-taxes and trimmed allowances for government workers.

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Indians in Qatar advised to stay alert, modify travel plans

June 08, 2017 4:25 pm

On Monday, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt announced that they were cutting diplomatic relations with Qatar, along with closure of travel links.

Searching for jobs, and then freedom in the Gulf

January 09, 2015 1:32 am

45% of Indian prisoners abroad jailed in Gulf countries, many of them blue-collar workers.

Gulf SWFs interested in investments,PMO to take call on pre-conditions

September 09, 2013 1:57 am

After Japan,India is targeting four Gulf nations to fill the foreign exchange void created by the fleeing dollar

Krishna asks embassies in Gulf to look after expats

April 16, 2012 2:49 am

External Affairs Minister S M Krishna asked Indian embassies in Gulf nations to actively engage local governments to better the living and working conditions of millions of Indians in the region