Gulf Leaders

This will be the first visit of a top leader from the Gulf region following the Israel-Hamas conflict that has triggered widespread global concerns.

The Saudi crown prince and president of the United Arab Emirates met on Friday, state media reported, as the two Gulf states worked to overcome their differences amid a conflict between Israel and Hamas that threatens to engulf the Middle East.

The United Arab Emirates' president named his eldest son as crown prince of Abu Dhabi late on Wednesday, making him the oil-rich Gulf monarchy's likely next leader and cementing his family's hold on power.

On the final day of his Middle East tour, US President Joe Biden accidentally praised the "selfishness" of American troops. The verbal gaffe came as Mr Biden delivered prepared remarks to leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council in Jeddah on Saturday.

Several countries in the Gulf region had summoned Indian Ambassadors and conveyed their concerns about "growing extremism and hatred". Many have even demanded a "public apology" from New Delhi for the comments that were considered "Islamophobic".

AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi today said the ruling BJP should send its spokesperson Nupur Sharma to jail for her comments on Prophet Muhammad, which have enraged Gulf countries and caused a huge backlash.

The huge controversy over two BJP leaders' comment on Prophet Mohammad, which has placed the government on the backfoot before a host of angry Gulf nations, has come as a boon for the opposition Congress.

Tackling a huge backlash in the Gulf over comments against Prophet Muhammad by two BJP leaders - one has since been suspended and the other expelled - the government has called them "views of fringe elements".

Gulf countries including Saudi Arabia have condemned remarks on Prophet Muhammed made by two BJP leaders who have since been suspended. The controversy erupted amid Vice President Venkaiah Naidu's tour of Qatar.

India on Sunday conveyed to Qatar that controversial remarks against minorities are views of fringe elements and not the Government of India.

Qatar and Kuwait have summoned India's envoys and given them protest notes over the controversial remarks of two BJP leaders against Prophet Muhammad. India, seeking to defuse the row, said the remarks are the "views of fringe elements."

Juan Castro, one of the leaders of the infamous Gulf Clan drug cartel, was filmed casually walking out of La Picota jail in Bogota while wearing a guard's uniform.

Saudi Arabia on Tuesday inaugurated a three-day high-profile financial summit, being attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several other world leaders, aimed at drawing foreign investors to help the Gulf Kingdom diversify its oil-based economy.

Sushma Swaraj was cremated with state honours this afternoon in the presence of top leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP patriarch LK Advani among others.

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday slammed a US Middle East peace plan as a "great betrayal of the Islamic world", and warned Gulf rivals not to back it.

This will be the first visit of a top leader from the Gulf region following the Israel-Hamas conflict that has triggered widespread global concerns.

The Saudi crown prince and president of the United Arab Emirates met on Friday, state media reported, as the two Gulf states worked to overcome their differences amid a conflict between Israel and Hamas that threatens to engulf the Middle East.

The United Arab Emirates' president named his eldest son as crown prince of Abu Dhabi late on Wednesday, making him the oil-rich Gulf monarchy's likely next leader and cementing his family's hold on power.

On the final day of his Middle East tour, US President Joe Biden accidentally praised the "selfishness" of American troops. The verbal gaffe came as Mr Biden delivered prepared remarks to leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council in Jeddah on Saturday.

Several countries in the Gulf region had summoned Indian Ambassadors and conveyed their concerns about "growing extremism and hatred". Many have even demanded a "public apology" from New Delhi for the comments that were considered "Islamophobic".

AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi today said the ruling BJP should send its spokesperson Nupur Sharma to jail for her comments on Prophet Muhammad, which have enraged Gulf countries and caused a huge backlash.

The huge controversy over two BJP leaders' comment on Prophet Mohammad, which has placed the government on the backfoot before a host of angry Gulf nations, has come as a boon for the opposition Congress.

Tackling a huge backlash in the Gulf over comments against Prophet Muhammad by two BJP leaders - one has since been suspended and the other expelled - the government has called them "views of fringe elements".

Gulf countries including Saudi Arabia have condemned remarks on Prophet Muhammed made by two BJP leaders who have since been suspended. The controversy erupted amid Vice President Venkaiah Naidu's tour of Qatar.

India on Sunday conveyed to Qatar that controversial remarks against minorities are views of fringe elements and not the Government of India.

Qatar and Kuwait have summoned India's envoys and given them protest notes over the controversial remarks of two BJP leaders against Prophet Muhammad. India, seeking to defuse the row, said the remarks are the "views of fringe elements."

Juan Castro, one of the leaders of the infamous Gulf Clan drug cartel, was filmed casually walking out of La Picota jail in Bogota while wearing a guard's uniform.

Saudi Arabia on Tuesday inaugurated a three-day high-profile financial summit, being attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several other world leaders, aimed at drawing foreign investors to help the Gulf Kingdom diversify its oil-based economy.

Sushma Swaraj was cremated with state honours this afternoon in the presence of top leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP patriarch LK Advani among others.

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday slammed a US Middle East peace plan as a "great betrayal of the Islamic world", and warned Gulf rivals not to back it.