Orange is the new blue? Indians worried about passport reform
The ‘ECR’ stamp in the current passport ensures the safety of uneducated and unskilled Indian workers. The Indian government’s decision to do away with the…
Iraq Is Troubling The Oil Majors
Shell decides to pull the plug on Iraq. A day later, Chevron announces its return to Iraq. The oil majors are heading in opposite directions…
Turkey to extend state of emergency amid freedom concerns
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey is set to extend a state of emergency for the sixth time since the failed 2016 coup attempt, worrying both…
Saudi Arabia condemns Qatari fighter jets’ interception of two UAE planes
An official source at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s condemnation of the interception by Qatari fighter planes of two…
U.S. troops will stay in Syria to counter ‘strategic’ threat from Iran
BEIRUT — Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Wednesday committed the United States to an indefinite military presence in Syria, citing a range of policy goals…
Saudi Arabia deposits $2 bln in Yemen central bank to back currency
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman ordered a deposit of $2 billion to be paid into Yemen’s central bank on Wednesday to shore up the weak Yemeni…
Cavusoglu: US-Turkey ties may get ‘irreversibly harmed’
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said relations between Turkey and the US would be “irreversibly harmed” if Washington moves to form a 30,000-strong army in…
UAE is a major investment hub for Indian businesses Nithin Belle
India enjoys close and multifaceted bilateral ties with the UAE, with regular high-level visits and extensive people-to-people contacts India, which continues to be among the…
South African Activist: Israel’s Bds Blacklist Will Harm Peace Progress
A decision to stop anti-Israeli organizations and individuals from entering Israel will do more harm than good to the Israeli-Palestinian peace process and will hamper…
Syria war: Turkish forces mass near Kurdish areas
Turkey’s president has warned of imminent military offensives on two Kurdish-held areas in northern Syria, as tanks and troops mass on the border. Recep Tayyip…