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Bahrain follows UAE, becomes latest Arab nation to recognise Israel

Trump announced the agreement on Friday, following a three-way phone call he had with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa

Trump says Iran will sign a deal with US in first month of his re-election

US President Donald Trump said that if he is re-elected in the November elections, Iran will ink a deal with him in the first month and Palestine will get back into the fold

Defence, LCV and buses to be key growth levers at Ashok Leyland: Chairman

Dheeraj Hinduja says company's future product plans would revolve around auto buzzword CASE mobility. CASE is an acronym for Connected, Autonomous, Shared & Electric vehicles

UP is the new Kerala in terms of remittances from Indians in the Gulf

The northern state houses 21 of the top-50 districts from where most low-skilled Indians go overseas for employment, followed by Bihar with seven; Kerala has only one

US to hold talks with UAE on strengthening military relations: Kushner

The UAE has become the third Arab country to fully recognize Israel after Egypt in 1979 and Jordan in 1994

Qatar raises minimum wage by 25%, lifts restrictions on changing jobs

The new minimum wage, which comes into effect in six months and is 250 riyals more a month than the old one, is non-discriminatory and applies to all workers

In Israel, Jared Kushner says ''stage is set'' for Mideast progress

"Today obviously we celebrate a historic breakthrough for peace," Kushner said, adding that the Israel-UAE deal will create "previously unthinkable" economic, security and religious cooperation

Pompeo, Kushner to visit West Asia as US presses for Arab-Israeli peace

Pompeo is expected to depart on Sunday for Israel, Bahrain, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Sudan, according to reports

West Asia's new deal

Israel-UAE agreement hardens political fault lines

Marriage of convenience: What Israel-UAE deal means for Middle East peace

Normalisation of relations between Israel and an important Gulf state is a highly significant development whose fallout is unpredictable

Iran is No. 1 sponsor of terrorism, says US ahead of UN arms embargo talks

Diplomat says the United States hopes Russia and China will not be co-sponsors of the number one state that sponsors terrorism and will see the importance of peace in the Middle East

Vande Bharat Mission: 5 Air India flights to arrive from Singapore, Gulf

The repatriation operation is being conducted under India's ambitious 'Vande Bharat' mission to bring back around 15,000 stranded citizens from overseas.

With coronavirus outbreak, cherished Mideast traditions come to abrupt halt

Once inside, however, thick white plumes of fragrant smoke choked the air as over a dozen young men whiled away the hours in defiance of the directives.

UAE suspends flights for two weeks as coronavirus reaches Gaza, Syria

The UAE also announced that malls, shopping centers and restaurants will be closed for at least two weeks

Mike Pompeo lands in Saudi Arabia to discuss security, threat from Iran

Pompeo said the United States was "prepared to talk anytime" to Iran but emphasised that the Iranian regime has "got to fundamentally change their behaviour"

Gulf Arab states may lose their financial wealth in the next 15 years: IMF

The six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) - whose net financial wealth the IMF estimates at $2 trillion - accounts for over one fifth of global oil supply

No tax on bonafide workers in Middle East, global income of NRIs in India

Indians working in the Middle East, as well as those in Merchant Navy, will not be taxed using the new provision

Trump unveils Mideast peace plan, Palestinians reject it as 'çonspiracy'

Trump praised Israel for taking "a giant step toward peace" with the plan, which lays out a vision for future Palestinian statehood if a series of strict conditions are met.

Russia to UN, here's how the world is reacting to Trump's Middle East plans

The plan had already been resoundingly rejected by Palestinian leaders before Trump launched it on Tuesday alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

3 rockets hit US embassy in Baghdad as protests against Iraq govt continue

Attack marks dangerous escalation in spree of rocket attacks that have targeted the embassy or Iraqi military bases where American troops are deployed.