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Gulf countries meet in Istanbul

Last Updated: Saturday, January 28, 2012, 15:05

Foreign ministers of six Gulf countries are meeting in Istanbul to explore new ways of cooperation with Turkey amid Iran threats.

Iran warns Gulf countries not to replace its oil

Last Updated: Sunday, January 15, 2012, 13:55

EU countries have agreed in principle to embargo imports of Iranian as part of the latest efforts to step up heat on Tehran.

Arab League stops short of suspending Syria

Last Updated: Monday, October 17, 2011, 08:47

Gulf countries seeking to suspend Syria`s membership to the Arab League failed to gain enough support.

Top US official travelling to Gulf countries

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 23, 2011, 14:07

Jeffrey Feltman will travel to the Middle East in view of the series of uprisings in the region.

Nepal lifts ban on women working in Gulf countries

Last Updated: Thursday, December 9, 2010, 10:54

Nepal has lifted a ban on women travelling to Gulf countries to work and introduced new rules designed to protect them.

Ansari favours `Look West` policy focusing on Gulf region

Last Updated: Saturday, November 20, 2010, 15:16

Vice President Hamid Ansari on Saturday said India should `Look West` focusing on the Gulf countries as such a policy will help it in safeguarding and promoting its interests there.

Saudi Arabia offers six-month amnesty to foreigners

Last Updated: Thursday, September 23, 2010, 11:45

Saudi Arabia has announced a six-month amnesty for hundreds of illegal foreigners overstaying their visas, and they would be allowed to leave the Kingdom without punishment.

Gulf countries to set up human rights panel

Last Updated: Friday, July 16, 2010, 13:44

GCC wants to ensure more accurate auditing of human rights record in region.

Gulf countries high on global rich list

Last Updated: Saturday, June 12, 2010, 10:00

Three of the world`s six nations, with the highest number of millionaires, were in the Gulf region, a new report has revealed.

GCC population to touch 53 million by 2020

Last Updated: Monday, November 16, 2009, 12:44

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) nations has one of the fastest-growing populations in the world and is expected to touch 53 million by 2020, a new research report has revealed.

Swine flu: Death toll in Saudi Arabia rises to 11

Last Updated: Thursday, August 13, 2009, 15:34

Two more swine flu deaths have been reported in Saudi Arabia, taking the death toll by the deadly disease to 11, health officials have said.