Chinese official calls for end to GCC crisis

QNA Beijing: The Special Envoy of the Chinese Government on the Middle East Issue, Ambassador Gong Xiaosheng, highlighted the strong ties his country has with the GCC, saying the two sides have come a long way in their free trade negotiations. He added that the GCC crisis has led to a deterioration in ties among GCC […]

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Watch National Museum of Qatar opening ceremony live

The Peninsula Online Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani will officially open the National Museum of Qatar (NMoQ) in some time. Watch the livestream of the VIP Opening Celebration at the National Museum of Qatar beginning around 5pm today (March 27)  on YouTube: https://bit.ly/2V0zGau  The YouTube livestream will be in English. For Arabic […]

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As Gulf Dream Fades, Keralites Start Returning Home

“The long history of migration from Kerala to the Gulf is in its last phase.” Arabian Gulf countries, once the paradise in the dreams of majority of Keralites, have been losing the charm after a general slowdown in the Gulf since 2010 when the price of oil had dropped. The crisis was further exacerbated when […]

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How Kerala’s Gulf Dream is turning sour

  In Malappuram district, which has the highest migrant population (4.06 lakh) in the state and where four out of 10 households have a migrant, Gulf returnees line up daily in front of the office of Kerala State Pravasi Welfare Development Co-operative Society Ltd (KSPWDCS) at Up Hill seeking loans. Gulf returnees are seeking funds […]

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