New Delhi / WAM India’s Minister of State for External Affairs, who deals with the Gulf and the rest of the Arab world, V Muraleedharan, has held a meeting with Indian ambassadors in the Gulf to discuss initiatives to resume passenger flights to India from their countries of accreditation. “Our ambassadors were requested at that meeting to take up with ...

Bloomberg Oil falls this week for the first time since May after days of volatile trading in the wake of Opec+’s stalemate over a production increase in the near term. Futures in New York declined 0.8% this week, although the US crude benchmark closed higher amid a broader market rebound. A stronger dollar makes commodities priced in the currency less ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and the National Emergency Crisis and Disasters Emergency Management Authority (NCEMA) have announced the suspension of all inbound flights for national and international carriers coming from Indonesia and Afghanistan, effective 11:59 on Sunday, July 11. The travel suspension includes inbound transit passengers except transit flights coming to the UAE and ...