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Irrespective of its current crisis, Dubai has developed a sustainable model under which the city flourishes when its neighbourhood is doing well.

Gulf dream is over, but Dubai holds out

Dubai has been going through a rough patch as slackening consumer demand broke the back of retail trade, the mainstay of...

2 July 2018 5:23 AM IST

GoAir will increase the number of current aircrafts from 23 to 37 by the year-end.

GoAir to start 7 overseas, 8 domestic flights

The private carrier inducts 51st aircraft to its fleet. It will be adding one aircraft every month. It also brings...

19 July 2019 2:44 AM IST

A worker sprays disinfectant inside the Banya Bashi Mosque in Sofia. (AFP)

Mosques to stay shut for Eid prayers in Saudi Arabia, UAE

Dubai government listed a series of Eid customs that should not be observed, including family visits and exchanging...

22 May 2020 6:00 PM IST

A man wears a face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus, as he buys ice cream at a shop in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia. (AP)

Coronavirus cases rising in Saudi Arabia, UAE after curfews lifted

Other Gulf countries have also moved to ease restrictions, although Kuwait has maintained a partial curfew

5 July 2020 3:48 PM IST

GoAir repatriates over 50,000 Indians. (PTI Photo)

GoAir repatriates 50,000 Indians in over 300 flights from Gulf...

Saudi Arabia emerged as the top destination for GoAir repatriation flights, followed by Kuwait, the UAE, Qatar and Oman...

16 Aug 2020 9:37 AM IST

Many Gulf countries have resumed tourist visas. Before the suspension of tourist visas, around 7-8 lakh tourists used to come to India every month. (PTI Photo)

Centre set to resume tourist visas after 1.5 years of suspension due...

The government is likely to allow only vaccinated people to apply for tourist visas

15 Sept 2021 6:20 PM IST

Three bodies of indians earlier returned arrive in Delhi, handed over to kin. (PTI Photo)

Bodies of three Indians return from UAE after being sent back from...

On Friday, bodies had to be sent back from New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport to UAE due to...

27 April 2020 4:29 PM IST

Qatar said it had received the demands on June 22 with just 10 days to meet them, which would mean they would have until Sunday to comply. (Photo: AFP)

'Lot of time' needed to rebuild trust in Gulf: Qatar FM on diplomatic...

Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani said regional relations had been transformed by the dispute.

16 Aug 2017 12:52 PM IST

MEA said that unfortunately some blue-collared workers do not adhere to this route and that this makes such workers vulnerable abroad in case they face injustice. (Photo: PTI)

Now, Bihar, UP pip TN, Kerala on emigration

Emigrants from India went to these countries to earn their livelihood last year.

20 Jan 2017 1:39 AM IST

Prakash Javadekar (Photo: PTI)

20 world-class universities soon: Prakash Javadekar

The delegates at the conference also talked about incidents wherein several students were cheated by agents.

8 Jan 2017 2:43 AM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (Photo: AP)

Nawaz Sharif to visit Qatar, Kuwait to ease ties

Sharif said that Pakistan will do all it can to resolve the crisis, The Express Tribune reported.

10 Jun 2017 5:29 AM IST

Saudi Arabia will have an expat levy on employers which will encourage them to hire more countrymen and less outsiders.

GST effect in Gulf countries

A VAT will impact cost of living and bring down job opportunities for immigrants.

9 Dec 2017 12:30 AM IST