Gas-rich Country

India on Saturday said it is closely monitoring the situation in the Gulf where several countries led by Saudi Arabia have cut off diplomatic ties with Qatar and that the countries have assured continued support for the welfare and well-being of the Indians living there.

Turkmenistan's President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov has pardoned more than 1,500 prisoners as the gas-rich country celebrates 25 years of independence from the USSR, state television reported Saturday.

Looking for greener pastures, Mohinder Singh Bhullar cycled his way to Brunei at the tender age of 19 and now having seen 90 springs, he is the oldest Indian living in the oil and gas-rich country and contributing to its economy through his carpet business.

Mozambique's new president Filipe Nyusi opened talks today with opposition leader Afonso Dhlakama in a bid to calm a volatile political situation after the opposition rejected the results of an October election.

Southeast Asian leaders are expected to lay out a vision for closer cooperation with India on security and the economy at a high-level gathering in New Delhi at a time of tension with China in the potentially oil- and gas-rich South China Sea.

U.N. talks on a new climate pact resumed on Monday in oil and gas-rich Qatar, where negotiators from nearly 200 countries will discuss fighting global warming and helping poor nations adapt to it.

Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola has extolled Qatar, calling it "the most open Muslim country", as the club mulls scrapping a massive sponsorship deal linked to the gas-rich Gulf state.

India on Saturday said it is closely monitoring the situation in the Gulf where several countries led by Saudi Arabia have cut off diplomatic ties with Qatar and that the countries have assured continued support for the welfare and well-being of the Indians living there.

Turkmenistan's President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov has pardoned more than 1,500 prisoners as the gas-rich country celebrates 25 years of independence from the USSR, state television reported Saturday.

Looking for greener pastures, Mohinder Singh Bhullar cycled his way to Brunei at the tender age of 19 and now having seen 90 springs, he is the oldest Indian living in the oil and gas-rich country and contributing to its economy through his carpet business.

Mozambique's new president Filipe Nyusi opened talks today with opposition leader Afonso Dhlakama in a bid to calm a volatile political situation after the opposition rejected the results of an October election.

Southeast Asian leaders are expected to lay out a vision for closer cooperation with India on security and the economy at a high-level gathering in New Delhi at a time of tension with China in the potentially oil- and gas-rich South China Sea.

U.N. talks on a new climate pact resumed on Monday in oil and gas-rich Qatar, where negotiators from nearly 200 countries will discuss fighting global warming and helping poor nations adapt to it.

Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola has extolled Qatar, calling it "the most open Muslim country", as the club mulls scrapping a massive sponsorship deal linked to the gas-rich Gulf state.