Indian Foreign Ministry set up control room in view of the precarious security situation in Iraq
New Delhi, July 26 In view of the precarious security situation in Iraq, MEA had set-up a Control Room effective from 17th June, 2014. Following...
Category : Iraq
Indian captives in Iraq safe : Sushma Swaraj
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New Delhi, July 24 The 39 Indian workers held captive in Iraq are safe and getting proper food and water, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj...
India rescues 58 more nurses from troubled Iraq
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New Delhi, July 23 Days after rescuing 46 nurses who were in the control of Sunni jihadists in Tikrit, India has rescued 58 more nurses...
Indian captives in Iraq unharmed : MEA
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New Delhi, July 11 Indian nationals held captive in Iraq are unharmed and all efforts are being made for their speedy release, external affairs ministry...
Over 2200 Indians in Iraq Want to Return Home
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Process of Return Speeded up Since Return of Nurses to Kerala By TN Ashok / Diplomatic Editor New Delhi, July 06: Over 2200 Indian nationals...
122 nurses, 61 other Indians reach home from Iraq, 200 more on way
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Kochi/Hyderabad/New Delhi, July 5 Ending a tense period, 183 Indians stranded in strife-torn Iraq, including 122 nurses – 46 from Kerala freed by Iraqi insurgents,...
Sushma Swaraj led efforts to free Indian nurses in Iraq : Indian Foreign Ministry
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New Delhi, July 4 The campaign for the release of Indian nurses held in Iraq was led by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj herself, ministry...
All 46 Nurses of Kerala in Iraq Freed, Heading Home Tonight
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India claims success for its diplomatic initiatives By TN Ashok / Diplomatic Editor New Delhi, July 04 : On a day of dramatic and swift developments,...
‘Bombing near building but Indian nurses safe in Iraq’
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New Delhi, July 1 There has been bombing and firing in the vicinity of the building in Iraq’s Tikrit town which houses 46 Indian nurses...
Over a 1,000 Indians want to come back from Iraq : MEA
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Indian Media, TV Channels Cautioned Against Endangering Lives Of Stranded Indians with their real time coverage By TN Ashok / Diplomatic Editor New Delhi, July...
India to help 600 nationals return from Iraq this week
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New Delhi, June 30 The government Monday said it will facilitate the return of over 600 Indians from non-conflict areas of Iraq this week, as...
Trying for direct contact with trapped Indians in Iraq: Sushma Swaraj
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New Delhi, June 29 The Indian government is trying to establish direct contact with its nationals stranded in conflict zones in Iraq, External Affairs Minister...
Sushma Swaraj reviews action plan on Iraq with Gulf envoys
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New Delhi, June 29 External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj here Sunday chaired a meeting of India’s envoys from Gulf countries to chalk out the future...
India intensifies efforts to evacuate citizens, warship on standby
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New Delhi, June 28 With the situation worsening in violence-hit Iraq, India Saturday said it has flown in officials to three Iraqi cities to help...
17 more Indians evacuated from Iraq’s conflict zone
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New Delhi, June 24 Seventeen more Indians have been evacuated from Iraq’s conflict zone, the government announced Tuesday even as the security environment in the...
Kerry in Iraq, Indians in Iraq safe
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Baghdad/New Delhi, June 23 US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Iraq Monday for discussions on the ongoing crisis even as the Indian government...
Indians in captivity in Iraq safe: Government
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New Delhi, June 23 Indians held captive by suspected Sunni militants in Mosul town of Iraq were unharmed, the government said Monday even as efforts...
16 Indians On their way back home from Iraq
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All Indian Nurses Safe in Hospital in Tikrit PM Chairs high level meeting to formulate steps to repatriate stranded Indians By TN Ashok Diplomatic Editor...
Location of abducted Indians in Iraq identified – Foreign Ministry of India
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Rescue Efforts Heightened with arrival of Suresh Reddy By TN Ashok / Diplomatic Editor New Delhi, June 19: Iraqi authorities have successfully identified the location...
India Confirms 40 Workers Abducted, Mission in Baghdad Will not be closed
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By TN Ashok Diplomatic Editor New Delhi, June 18 : India today officially confirmed that forty of its construction workers working for a Turkish firm...