Middle East News

Middle East peace talks start in Egypt

The meeting of the international Quartet on the Middle East peace process opened Sunday in this Egyptian Red Sea resort.3:30 PM on November 09

Terrorism threatens Gulf as much as it does India: PM

Terrorism on land and sea threatens the Gulf region as much as it does India, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said here Sunday.2:30 PM on November 09

Obama will bring changes in Iran policies, hopes Larijani

Senior Iranian leader and parliament speaker Ali Larijani has said he believes US president-elect Barack Obama would bring 'strategic change' in Washington's Iran policy.1:00 PM on November 09

India will play role that Gulf nations are comfortable with: Manmohan

India will play a political, economic and strategic role that all Gulf countries are comfortable with in maintaining regional security in the Arabian Gulf, according to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.11:00 AM on November 09

Amid Omanisation, Hindi reminder of old bond

Indian, Pakistani or people of various other nationalities might be behind the wheels of taxis in major cities of the Gulf. But not so in the Omani capital.10:01 AM on November 09

India, Oman to boost trade, check human trafficking

India and Oman Saturday signed two major agreements to boost bilateral investment and to check human trafficking as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh began a three-day tour of the Gulf that will also take him to Qatar.12:00 AM on November 09

Nine killed in Iraq attacks

Nine civilians were killed and many injured Saturday in violent attacks in Iraq.10:30 PM on November 08

Egypt postpones Hamas-Fatah reconciliation talks

Egypt announced Saturday that crucial reconciliation talks between the Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah scheduled for Monday are to be postponed.9:30 PM on November 08

PM arrives in Muscat on three-day Gulf visit

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived here Saturday afternoon starting a bilateral ties bolstering three-day tour of the Gulf nations of Oman and Qatar.8:32 PM on November 08

PM congratulates scientists for Chandrayaan's successful journey

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday congratulated scientists in the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) for successfully putting India's first unmanned moon mission Chandrayaan-1 into lunar orbit.8:30 PM on November 08

PM arrives in Muscat on three-day visit to Gulf

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived here Saturday afternoon to start a bilateral ties bolstering tour of the Gulf nations of Oman and Qatar.7:32 PM on November 08

India, Qatar to sign pacts on defence and security

India and Qatar will sign two agreements on defence and security during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to the Gulf nation begining Sunday evening - the first by an Indian head of government.1:01 PM on November 08

PM's Oman-Qatar visit to boost investment, energy security

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Oman and Qatar Nov 8-10, his first in the over four-year tenure of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, is expected to ring in a new chapter in India's relations with Gulf countries.10:31 AM on November 08

Palestinian militants continue rocket attacks on Israel

Tel Aviv/Gaza, Nov 7 (RIA Novosti) Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip have fired at least three rockets at southern Israel on the third day of renewed hostilities that threaten a fragile five-month truce, the Israeli military said Friday.4:32 PM on November 07

Oman readies to welcome Manmohan, trade and energy top agenda

The oil-rich sultanate of Oman is all set to roll out the red carpet to welcome Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh who comes here Saturday on the first leg of his two-nation visit. This is Manmohan Singh's first trip to the Gulf region that is home to a 4.5 million-strong Indian diaspora.4:32 PM on November 07