Rescuers had saved 16 crew members, the captain said. Another 11 had made it onto a life raft, while one person was saved by a nearby tanker. Two crew members were still in the water, he said.
The US has re-imposed its unilateral sanctions on Iran, including an oil embargo, after withdrawing in May from the landmark 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and major world powers earlier in defiance of international objections.
Kuwait is trying to mediate a diplomatic crisis in which Arab countries-led by Saudia Arabia have cut diplomatic ties to Qatar.
The 1991 Gulf War saw only 100 hours of ground fighting as U.S. forces entered Kuwait to end the Iraqi occupation, but echoes of that conflict have lingered for decades in the Middle East.The war
Washington/New Delhi:The breakthrough in a standoff between Iran and the West over its nuclear programme is likely to help major buyers of Iranian oil like India by lifting curbs on quantity of import and payment
New Delhi: India launched its first initiative for the possible evacuation of its nationals from war-torn Iraq with a powerful Delhi-class destroyer being dispatched to the Persian Gulf by the navy. The decision to launch
Dubai: Three expatriate workers, including two Indians, died after a mobile platform for maintenance services sank in Al-Safaniya offshore oilfield area on Friday.Two of the missing are Indians and the third is a Bangladeshi, a
Tehran, Dec 4: Iranian naval forces have downed a US drone over the Persian Gulf, Iranian authorities said Tuesday."The US drone, which in the past days flew over the general zone of Persian Gulf gathering
Washington, Jul 3: US has moved more warships and fighter aircraft to the Persian Gulf to keep the strategic Straits of Hormuz open and strike deep within Iran if the stand-off over its nuclear programme
Tehran, May 17: Iran says it will sue Google over dropping the name of the Persian Gulf on Google Maps.The threat comes after the famous search engine left the body of water between Iran and
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