Zain Telecom to pay Bharti Airtel $129 million for settling disputes
Bharti Airtel Thursday said Zain Telecom, the company whose African business it had acquired for USD 10.7 billion six years ago, will pay around USD 129 million for the settlement of its various claims and disputes in Nigeria.
Nov 03, 2016, 12:59 PM IST
Mouthy parrot reveals husband's secret affair with housemaid, repeats smutty chats
A man in Kuwait almost ended up going to jail after the family parrot accidentally exposed his alleged affair with the housemaid as it mimicked flirtatious exchange of words between them in front of his wife.
Oct 26, 2016, 14:44 PM IST
Kuwaitis abandon battle for Muammar Gaddafi's `Air Force One`
Muammar Gaddafi was killed in October 2011, after which the oil-rich country slid into chaos, with the Islamic State group making inroads.
Sep 09, 2016, 22:17 PM IST
Kuwait tells citizens to check phones before travelling to US: Report
Kuwait has advised citizens to make sure their phones contain no material that might be seen as being linked to Islamist militants before travelling to the United States, local media reported on Saturday, after three men were denied entry in July.
Sep 03, 2016, 14:30 PM IST
Fifteen workers killed in Saudi-led airstrikes in Yemen
At least 15 workers of a food factory including six women, were killed and eight wounded in a series of Saudi-led airstrikes in Sanaa on Tuesday.
Aug 09, 2016, 20:02 PM IST
Yemen peace talks end in failure, but new round set
The UN special envoy for Yemen announced the end of peace talks on Saturday without any major breakthrough, but also said a new round of negotiations would begin after one month.
Aug 06, 2016, 20:08 PM IST
Kuwait man, suspected to have funded ISIS sympathisers in India, arrested on NIA tip-off
A man has been arrested in Kuwait for suspected links with the Islamic State terror group.
Aug 06, 2016, 15:39 PM IST
Yemen government accepts UN-proposed peace deal
The Yemeni government on Sunday said it has accepted a UN-proposed peace agreement to end more than a year of armed conflict, but there has been no word from the rebels.
Jul 31, 2016, 13:07 PM IST
Yemen peace talks extended for a week: Kuwait
The UN-brokered Yemen peace talks have been extended for one week following a request by the UN special envoy, the foreign ministry of host nation Kuwait said on Saturday.
Jul 31, 2016, 01:38 AM IST
Muslim woman told to remove hijab for job application in New Zealand
A 25-year-old Muslim girl in New Zealand was left embarrassed after she applied for a job at a jewellery shop and was told it was a waste of time unless she removed her hijab.
Jul 24, 2016, 13:22 PM IST
Second round of Yemen peace talks resumes in Kuwait
A second round of the UN-facilitated peace talks between Yemen's warring parties resumed in Kuwait after a two-week break, government officials said.
Jul 17, 2016, 09:32 AM IST
Saudi, Kuwait must stop citizens from funding extremists: Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton issued a pointed warning to US allies in the Middle East, saying countries like Saudi Arabia must crack down on citizens supporting extremism.
Jun 14, 2016, 01:43 AM IST
Kuwait prosecutor wants 29-year term for convicted royals
Kuwait`s public prosecutor wants an appeals court to increase a sentence handed down to three royals for insulting the authorities from five years to 29, according to remarks published Monday.
Jun 14, 2016, 00:26 AM IST
Yemen foes agree to free child prisoners: UN
Yemen`s warring parties have pledged to free all child prisoners but have failed to reach agreement on a wider release for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, the UN envoy said on Monday.
Jun 06, 2016, 13:28 PM IST
Women from Andhra Pradesh, Telangana being sold to Gulf like products in retail shop: Minister
Andhra Pradesh's Minister for Non-Resident Indian Welfare, Palle Raghunatha Reddy, has written a letter to External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in a bid to gain her attention towards the plight of women domestic workers from Andhra Pradesh languishing in jails in Gulf states.
May 24, 2016, 14:19 PM IST
UN envoy urges concessions to save Yemen peace talks
The UN special envoy to Yemen on Monday urged the country`s warring parties to make concessions to save peace talks aimed at ending a devastating 13-month war.
May 09, 2016, 12:30 PM IST
Six dead in Yemen market bombing
A bomb exploded toS in a qat market in Yemen's loyalist-held city of Marib, killing three civilians and three soldiers and wounding several others, a local official said.
May 06, 2016, 23:34 PM IST
UN hails constructive Yemen talks, urges halt to air war
The UN envoy hailed a "constructive" first full day of Yemen peace talks on Friday but called for a halt to air strikes by a Saudi-led coalition and missile fire by Iran-backed rebels.
Apr 23, 2016, 00:12 AM IST
UN sponsored Yemen peace talks begin in Kuwait
Talks aimed at ending Yemen`s war opened in Kuwait on Thursday, with Kuwait`s top diplomat appealing to both sides to "turn war into peace" after more than a year of conflict which has killed more than 6,200 people and caused a humanitarian crisis.
Apr 22, 2016, 02:35 AM IST
Yemen delegations pledge to leave for peace talks in Kuwait
Members of warring Yemeni factions who had stayed in the capital Sanaa two days past the start date of United Nations-backed peace talks announced they would travel to the negotiations in Kuwait on Wednesday, saving the process from impending collapse.
Apr 20, 2016, 05:48 AM IST
