Cruise ship disaster: 130 more Indians come home

The second batch of 130 Indians rescued from the Italian cruise ship 'Costa Concordia', which hit a rock and sank off the Tuscan coast in Italy last week, returned home on Friday. "Of the 130, 29......

These are Saudi's 13 demands from Qatar to lift embargo

Saudi Arabia has handed down a list of 13 demands to Qatar as the price for lifting blockade on trade and diplomatic embargo. The list includes cutting back ties with Iran and closure of the......

Praful Patel grilled for over 9 hrs by ED for 2nd day

Former civil aviation minister and Nationalist Congress Party leader Praful Patel was grilled by the Enforcement Directorate for over nine hours on Tuesday, the second day of his questioning, in......

Praful Patel grilled for 8 hrs in alleged aviation scam

Former civil aviation minister and Nationalist Congress Party leader Praful Patel was questioned for about eight hours by the Enforcement Directorate on Monday in connection with a money laundering......

Qatar Airways looks to grow India reach, eyes SpiceJet stake

Qatar Airways is in talks with SpiceJet for the possible acquisition of 24 per cent stake in the Indian airline. Recently, the two airlines signed a non-disclosure agreement, but due diligence in......

Air India's rise could impact 3 Gulf hubs: Saudia

Air India (AI)’s rise could be at the expense of three “super-connector” hubs — Doha in Qatar, and Dubai and Abu Dhabi in the UAE — as the Indian passenger would any......

25 airlines flying oldest planes in the world

While airlines like Emirates and Qatar Airways are using new planes, there are some carriers that have ageing fleet. Let's take a look at some airlines having oldest fleet in the world. Source:......

Jyotiraditya Scindia's Biggest Challenge

A free and open aviation market, where the government keeps the interest of consumers higher than saving any airline.Arindam Majumder reports. IMAGE: After the skies reopened on May 25, 2021, the......

FIFA World Cup, a catalyst to thaw Israel-Qatar ties

A delegation from Israel's foreign ministry will be allowed to provide consular assistance from Doha for its citizens coming for the World Cup matches. IMAGE: The Israeli delegation's......

First Israel-Qatar flight heads to FIFA World Cup

IMAGE: Riad Ziadna, a member of Israel's Arab minority who held a soccer ball as he stood in the check-in line, said he believed the World Cup would be "the starter's pistol for coexistence all......

2022 World Cup: Can Qatar keep World Cup fans entertained?

 Qatar has tried to make itself more attractive to tourists and launched a "Summer in Qatar" initiative this year to try to attract visitors during the brutally hot months of June, July and......