UAE runs 'informal prisons' in Yemen: Human Rights Watch
The UAE is a key member of a Saudi-led military coalition that entered Yemen's conflict in 2015 to battle on the government's side against Iran-backed Huthi rebels.
Jun 22, 2017, 15:52 PM IST
US interrogates detainees in Yemen prisons rife with torture
Lawyers and families say nearly 2,000 men have disappeared into the clandestine prisons, a number so high that it has triggered near-weekly protests among families seeking information about missing sons, brothers and fathers.
Jun 22, 2017, 12:40 PM IST
Qatar says it will not negotiate unless neighbours lift ''blockade''
Qatar has denied accusations by its neighbours that it funds terrorism, foments regional instability or has cosied up to their enemy Iran.
ED seizes Rs 7 cr of Delhi jewellers in Panama Papers case
The agency also claimed that around Rs 10.54 crore was still illegally parked outside India by the said persons.
Jun 15, 2017, 22:56 PM IST
Qatar Airways says service 'unaffected' by Gulf ban
Qatar Airways said on Wednesday that it was largely unaffected by the decision of several Arab countries to ban the Doha-based carrier from using their airspace.
Jun 14, 2017, 19:18 PM IST
Saudi Arabia curbs access to Qatar-linked sports broadcaster
Saudi Arabia last week ordered shut the local office of Al-Jazeera, which has been banned from the airwaves in the kingdom as well as in the United Arab Emirates.
Jun 13, 2017, 16:18 PM IST
Iran sends naval fleet to Oman, Indian Ocean, Gulf of Aden
Iran has dispatched two warships to Oman to start their mission in the international waters. An Iranian naval flotilla left to Oman on Sunday to progress towards a mission to the north of the Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden.
Jun 12, 2017, 15:00 PM IST
Nawaz Sharif leaves for Saudi amid Qatar crisis
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is headed for Saudi Arabia on Monday on a day-long visit in the backdrop of a deepening diplomatic rift in the Middle East, the media reported.
Jun 12, 2017, 14:00 PM IST
Saudi Arabia and allies hail Donald Trump's warning to Qatar
Qatar`s neighbours have given its citizens 14 days to leave, banned Qatari flights from their airspace and closed its only land border.
Jun 10, 2017, 15:33 PM IST
Bahrain foreign minister to visit Turkey, discuss regional developments - Turkish foreign ministry
Qatar vowed on Thursday to ride out the isolation and said it would not compromise its sovereignty over foreign policy to resolve the region`s biggest diplomatic crisis in years.
Jun 09, 2017, 19:33 PM IST
Gulf crisis grows as Saudi, allies place Qataris on `terror list`
Qatar`s Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani said Doha would not "surrender" and rejected any interference in its foreign policy.
Jun 09, 2017, 19:30 PM IST
Qatar vows no surrender in Gulf crisis as US, Kuwait seek solution
Qatar vowed on Thursday to ride out the isolation imposed on it by fellow Arab states over its alleged support for terrorism and said it would not compromise its sovereignty over foreign policy to resolve the region`s biggest diplomatic crisis in years.
Jun 09, 2017, 10:27 AM IST
Bahrain says it too will jail Qatar sympathisers
The UAE yesterday announced a similar decision, warning that offenders could face between three and 15 years in prison and a fine of 500,000 dirhams.
Jun 08, 2017, 19:41 PM IST
Mother hits man who stalks her daughter
A Kuwaiti woman used her sandal to hit a man who tried to quietly give his telephone number to her daughter.
Jun 08, 2017, 16:23 PM IST
Qatar says state news agency first hacked in April
Qatari investigators have said that a cyber attack which saw the publication of explosive fake news last month that helped trigger a crisis with Gulf neighbours was prepared in April.
Jun 08, 2017, 13:37 PM IST
Turkish MPs approve troop deployment to Qatar base
Turkey`s parliament has approved a draft bill allowing its troops to be deployed to a Turkish military base in Qatar, an apparent move to support the Gulf Arab country.
Jun 08, 2017, 10:25 AM IST
UAE seeking 'change of policy, not regime' in Qatar: Minister
Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt and Bahrain are among seven states that have cut diplomatic ties with Qatar, a gas-rich emirate at the Saudi border.
Jun 07, 2017, 17:01 PM IST
Isolating Qatar 'beginning of end' of terrorism: US President Donald Trump
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said isolating Qatar was the 'beginning of end' of terrorism.
Jun 06, 2017, 19:53 PM IST
Qatar says Kuwait trying to mediate, solve diplomatic rift
Qatar Airways, one of the region's major long-haul carriers, has suspended all flights to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain until further notice.
Jun 06, 2017, 09:28 AM IST
Qatar denounces 'unjustified' cut of Gulf ties
Qatar on Monday slammed the decisions of three Gulf states and Egypt to sever ties with it.
Jun 05, 2017, 13:08 PM IST
