Kuwait oil workers reject appeals to end strike
Kuwaiti oil workers Tuesday rejected fresh appeals to call off their three-day old strike as the state oil firm said it had managed to restore some affected production.
Apr 20, 2016, 01:20 AM IST
UN says Yemen talks delayed, urges rebels to join
Peace talks between Yemen`s warring parties due to begin in Kuwait on Monday have been delayed, UN envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed said, urging the country`s rebels to take part.
Apr 18, 2016, 18:09 PM IST
GCC states set to borrow up to $390 billion by 2020: Report
The oil-rich Gulf states are expected to borrow between $285 billion and $390 billion through 2020 to finance budget deficits resulting from low oil price, a report said Sunday
Apr 10, 2016, 23:04 PM IST
Kuwait signs $2.9 billion gas facility deal with Korean firms
Kuwait Tuesday inked a USD 2.93 billion contract with three South Korean firms for the construction of the largest Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) import facility in the oil-rich country.
Mar 30, 2016, 21:50 PM IST
Kuwait to deport 60 Lebanese for alleged Hezbollah links: Report
Kuwait is to deport 60 Lebanese for alleged links to Hezbollah in the latest Gulf Arab move against the Shiite militant group, a newspaper reported on Monday.
Mar 28, 2016, 13:14 PM IST
Jayalalithaa urges PM Narendra Modi to get 10 Tamil Nadu fishermen released from Kuwait
Chief Minister Jayalalithaa Saturday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take steps to get repatriated ten fishermen of Tamil Nadu stranded in Kuwait after being detained in a "foisted" case by the police there.
Mar 19, 2016, 16:55 PM IST
CBSE to provide counselling to students from next month
CBSE will provide online counselling and through telephone and newspapers from next month to students appearing for boards examination to help them overcome exam-related stress.
Jan 30, 2016, 21:13 PM IST
MEA 'reviews' Akshay Kumar-starrer 'Airlift', calls it 'great entertainment, short on facts'
While Akshay Kumar-starrer 'Airlift' is receiving applause for its sharply woven plot revolving around 1990's Kuwait evacuation, the Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday threw some light on the facts that the movie missed out on.
Jan 28, 2016, 20:53 PM IST
Oil prices rise on talk of Russia, OPEC coordination
Oil prices were lifted Tuesday by talk of possible coordination between Saudi Arabia and Russia to cut petroleum output.
Jan 27, 2016, 02:25 AM IST
DNA: In conversation with Akshay Kumar and Gen VK Singh
Ahead of the release of the film Airlift and the onset of Republic Day, Sudheer Chaudhary exclusively speaks with Akshay Kumar and General VK Singh on the complexities faced during evacuations.
Jan 18, 2016, 22:52 PM IST
Akshay Kumar’s ‘Airlift’ character may win honours
Akshay plays a character who had a crucial role in the evacuation of Kuwait-based Indians during the Iraq-Kuwait war in 1990.
Jan 13, 2016, 08:52 AM IST
Kuwait court sentences two to death for spying for Iran, Hezbollah
A Kuwaiti court sentenced two men accused of spying for Iran and Hezbollah to death on Tuesday, a Reuters witness said.
Jan 12, 2016, 14:02 PM IST
U.S. to transfer al Qaeda suspect from Guantanamo to Kuwait
The United States released a suspected al Qaeda propagandist to the government of Kuwait on Friday.
Jan 09, 2016, 02:17 AM IST
Kuwait recalls envoy from Tehran following spat
Kuwait has recalled its envoy to Iran.
Jan 05, 2016, 19:37 PM IST
Fatwa declares e-cig, vaping 'haram' for Muslims in Malaysia
Smoking e-cigarettes and vaping has been declared 'haram' for Muslims in Malaysia, the country's national fatwa council has announced.
Dec 23, 2015, 20:48 PM IST
Akshay Kumar feels 1990 evacuation of Indians should be in textbooks
The story of ‘Airlift’ is from the point of view of Akshay's character who helped those Indians get airlifted from Kuwait.
Dec 13, 2015, 08:07 AM IST
Iran topples Kuwait to become India's 5th largest oil supplier
Iran, which was India's second biggest supplier of crude oil after Saudi Arabia till 2010-11, sold 6.53 million tons of oil to India in April-September as compared to 5.31 million tons crude coming from Kuwait, official sources said.
Dec 08, 2015, 17:50 PM IST
First look: Akshay Kumar's 'Airlift' poster!
'Airlift' is based on the biggest evacuation of Indians in Kuwait.
Nov 17, 2015, 12:01 PM IST
Britain to host Syria donors conference in 2016
Britain is to host the Syria donors conference here in early February next year, Downing Street said Monday.
Nov 17, 2015, 04:15 AM IST
Kuwait terminates agreement with Olympic Council of Asia
This is Kuwait's second suspension in the past five years.
Nov 03, 2015, 08:25 AM IST
