NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi presided over a meeting of the cabinet committee on security to address the recent eruption of hostilities in West Asia, according to PTI sources.The meeting reportedly focused on the implications of the conflict on trade and the supply of petroleum products.India expressed grave concern regarding the escalation of the…
NEW DELHI: The ministry of foreign affairs on Wednesday issued an advisory to citizens to refrain from all non essential travel to Iran amid the ongoing crisis.“We are closely monitoring the recent escalation in security situation in the region. Indian nationals are advised to avoid all non-essential travel to Iran,” the ministry said in a…
JERUSALEM: Less than a week after the killing of a top Hamas leader in Tehran, Iran, and a top Hezbollah commander in Beirut, the entire Middle East is on edge. Fears of a broader regional war have been mounting amid vows of revenge from Iranian leaders that have left Israel in a state of deep…
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has asked China’s foreign minister and other counterparts to use their influence to dissuade Iran from striking Israel, the State Department said Thursday.Blinken spoke by telephone over the past day to his Chinese, Turkish, Saudi and European counterparts “to make clear that escalation is not in anyone’s interest…
Representative image Gold prices gained on Friday as fears of escalating conflict in the Middle East lifted the appeal of the safe-haven metal, despite stronger than expected US inflation data boosting the dollar and Treasury yields. Spot gold was up 0.5% at $2,038.19 per ounce at 0951 GMT, extending its run above the $2,000 level…
