Leading low-cost carrier Jazeera Airways has announced that it has established a vital supply chain corridor into Kuwait via Qaisumah Airport (AQI) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, successfully transporting its first shipment of 4.5 tonne of fresh fruits and vegetables from Chennai, India, into the country.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa to discuss the evolving situation in the Middle East. He condemned the attacks on critical GCC infrastructure and emphasised the need to ensure secure maritime routes.
AirCairo, Egypt’s hybrid national airline carrier, announced the appointment of Aeroprime Group as its Exclusive Cargo General Sales and Service Agent (GSSA) for India and the UAE.
Leading Kuwaiti low-cost carrier Jazeera Airways has marked another major milestone by simultaneously relaunching flights to six Indian cities from Kuwait via Qaisumah Airport (AQI) in Hafar Al Batin, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia under Project Vande Bharat during these challenging times.
India's Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Sunday cancelled remaining Class 12 board examinations (scheduled between March 16 and April 10), including papers earlier postponed in several West Asian countries including Bahrain and other GCC countries and Iran amid the ongoing regional conflict.
India is pressing Iran to allow more Indian-bound vessels through the Strait of Hormuz after Tehran permitted two Indian-flagged liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carriers to cross the strategic waterway, as New Delhi seeks to ease mounting energy supply risks from the Gulf conflict.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka held a high-level discussion with senior representatives of Jazeera Airways, Kuwait’s leading low-cost carrier, regarding the potential resumption of air services between Kuwait City and Colombo, with possible onward connectivity to India.
KEC International, a global infrastructure engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) major and a unit of key Indian conglomerate RG Group, has announced that it has secured the largest composite order from Saudi Arabia for setting up 380 kV transmission lines, substations and EHV Cabling in the kingdom.
India’s decision to introduce additional documentation checks before end-of-life vessels are cleared could prevent the practice of fake documents among sanctioned vessels seeking recycling, said an expert. This comes amid a spurt in the number of vessels with fake documents due to rise of ‘dark fleet’.
Indian infrastructure group Ashoka Buildcon said its joint venture with Saudi-based BEC Arabia Contracting has secured the main construction works contract for a hotel project within Saudi Arabia's giga development - Diriyah, The City of Earth, coming up near Riyadh.
