India's friendly against Yemen cancelled
by AIFF
New Delhi: Indias International Friendly against Yemen which was slated to be played on November 14, 2012 in Guwahati stands cancelled. All India Football Federation received an e-mail from the Yemen Football Association on Thursday (November 8) morning that tickets were cancelled due to some problems with the Airlines.

'The Gulf Airlines cancelled their reservations for late notification,' the mail stated. All India Football Federation tried to communicate with the Yemen Football Association but repeated efforts proved futile. However, the issue has been reported to the AFC.

The AIFF made best endeavours to find a replacement team but because of the paucity of time, it wasnt possible.

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05:08 PM, Nov 08, 2012

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07:41 AM, Aug 31, 2011

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10:27 AM, Aug 30, 2011

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07:09 AM, Aug 29, 2011

Libya: Gulf Air to bring 67 more Indians
by IANS
New Delhi: Besides the over 500 Indians flown to Delhi from Libya, a Gulf Air flight carrying 67 Indian who entered Egypt by land will touch down in Mumbai on Monday morning. The 67, including 11 children and two infants who crossed over from Tabrouk in Libya to Salloum in Egypt on Saturday afternoon. "They were received at the border by (Indian) embassy officials who facilitated their entry into Egypt....  
12:41 PM, Feb 27, 2011

Plane makes u-turn to offload unruly passengers
by IANS
Dubai: Don't create a ruckus inside a plane, you may be taken back to the airport and offloaded! This is what exactly happened to three unruly and disruptive passengers who caused commotion in a Gulf Air flight, forcing the pilot to turn back to the airport to offload them. "Three passengers of a group of five on Gulf Air flight GF 019 from Bahrain to Paris behaved in an unruly...  
01:45 PM, Dec 31, 2010