Tag: GCC

India and Oman will sign a trade deal in the coming months, two Indian government officials said, as New Delhi seeks to expand its ties in the Middle East, where rising tensions are putting major shipping routes at risk. “It will help India with a strategic partner and access ...

DUBAI — Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates on Thursday joined multiple countries in condemning deadly twin blasts in Iran, which have threatened to stoke tensions in the region nearly three months after war erupted in Gaza.In a post Thursday on X, formerly Twitter, Saudi Arabia's Foreign Ministry ...

SEOUL — In a significant move toward bolstering economic relations, Jasem Albudaiwi, Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), and Ahn Dukgeung, South Korea's Minister of Trade, have inked a Free Trade Agreement (FTA). This agreement marks a historic milestone in Gulf economic integration and reinforces the economic ...

Agencies   Jammu Tawi, Feb 16: Gorkha Cricket Club (GCC) overhauled Royal Cricket Club Udhampur (RCC) by 32 runs in the pre-quarter final stage match of the ongoing 5th Holi Cup Cricket tournament being played at Khel Gaon Cricket Stadium, Nagrota. The tournament is being organised by Sachin Singh. ...

DUBAI: Gulf countries, particularly Saudi Arabia and the UAE, have been praised by the World Food Programme’s regional representative for contributions “that have saved lives and continue to save lives, by making possible the distribution of nutritious food to children, mothers, lactating mothers and expectant mothers.” Appearing on “Frankly ...

Anger is spreading in the Middle East over disparaging comments made by an official of India’s ruling party about the Prophet Muhammad, with various countries summoning New Delhi’s envoy and demanding a public apology. The United Arab Emirates – a close India ally – became the latest Gulf state ...

NEW DELHI: The Taliban have a responsibility to deliver stable inclusive, governance in Afghanistan, said Prince Faisal bin Farhan al Saud, foreign minister of Saudi Arabia, on his first visit to India. They have to fulfill the commitments they have made to the international community and not allow transnational ...

The national team for combatting Covid announces arrival rules for passengers. Bahrain's National Medical Team for Combatting the coronavirus Covid-19 announced updates for passenger arrival procedures on Friday - relaxing entry rules for vaccinated flyers. From the first day of Eid Al Fitr, passengers who are fully ...

Saudi Gazette reportMANAMA — Travelers from Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, who have been inoculated against coronavirus or have recovered from it, will no longer have to undergo a PCR test for the virus upon their arrival in Bahrain.The move, which will come into force on the first ...

The Group of Concerned Citizens (GCC), a Kashmir-based civil society body of former bureaucrats, vice-chancellors and academicians, on Friday expressed its concern over the promotion of the Devanagri script instead of the Nastaliq style for the Kashmiri language, and the threat posed to Urdu due to the new Bill ...