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Religion does not matter, your passport is your shield: Sushma Swaraj

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, who is on her third visit to Bahrain, today addressed the Indian diaspora there. 

Jul 14, 2018, 22:35 PM IST

Qatar takes fight with boycotting Arab bloc to trade body

The Gulf nation said late on Tuesday it had filed the grievance with the WTO's dispute settlement body alleging that Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain are violating laws and conventions related to trade.

Aug 01, 2017, 13:06 PM IST

Arab states rap 'negative' Qatari reply to demands but no new sanctions

Their foreign ministers met in Cairo on Wednesday after a deadline they gave Qatar to meet 13 demands expired.

Jul 06, 2017, 13:43 PM IST

Arab states angry over Qatar's dismissal of their demands

The Emirati Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan said Qatar was only interested in "destruction, incitement, extremism and terrorism," rather than in good neighborly relations.

Jul 06, 2017, 00:38 AM IST

US interrogates detainees in Yemen prisons rife with torture

Lawyers and families say nearly 2,000 men have disappeared into the clandestine prisons, a number so high that it has triggered near-weekly protests among families seeking information about missing sons, brothers and fathers. 

Jun 22, 2017, 12:40 PM IST