Oman

Oman has stepped up its mediation efforts in hopes of releasing US hostages held in Syria through effective mediation at the request of the US, according to Intelligence Online. ...

The British Army's presence is growing in the Sultanate of Oman, which is increasingly serving as a strategically important global hub for them. The Ras Madrakah Joint Training Area,...

The United States is working to build an "integrated" infrastructure for air and maritime defence in the Middle East, a US official said. The National Security Council coordinator for...

The US urged its ally, the Sultanate of Oman, to open its airspace to Israeli aircraft. This came during discussions held by the White House National Security Adviser, Jake...

The International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS) has asked the Grand Mufti of Oman, Sheikh Ahmad Al-Khalili, to become its head. In a short video posted by Qatari journalist Jaber...

Israel and Oman are holding talks about opening up Omani air space to aircraft flying from and to the occupation state, Arabi21 has reported. It is being seen as...

Oman has reported an alarming rise in the number of patients infected with HIV, with eight cases reported each week, local media reports. According to Oman News, there were...

Oman's Energy Minister, Salim Al-Aufi said on Tuesday he saw oil prices coming down from the range of $90 a barrel after the winter season, Reuters reports. "We don't...

Oman recorded a budget surplus of $2.92bn (OR1.12), the country's Finance Ministry says, local media reports. According to the report, the high price of oil and an increase in gas...

Oman's SalamAir withdrew from participating in the Bahrain International Air show, while the Kuwaiti Finance House removed its logo from the list of sponsors due to the participation of...

Oman has reported a significant increase in the number of traffic accidents involving stray camels, despite efforts in recent years by the authorities to reduce collisions. According to data...

Women artists are gaining more and more relevance and traction in the contemporary art scene in Oman. Although the history of Omani women in art is fairly recent, their...

You have probably heard of OPEC: Oil Producing and Exporting Countries. Nowadays, the news headlines are much about OPEC+, which includes OPEC members plus Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Brunei, Kazakhstan, Malaysia,...

Turkish Foreign Minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu, has appointed a host of new ambassadors and permanent representatives at Turkiye's missions abroad, diplomatic sources said Thursday. Amid the normalisation of ties between...

Iran will establish a joint Maritime Security Centre with Oman and Pakistan, Chief Commander of the Iranian Army's Navy, Rear Admiral Shahram Irani, said in a statement. Expressing pride in...

Oman, on Tuesday, thanked Iran for "handing over" US citizen, Baquer Namazi, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said on its website, but it was unclear whether the Iranian-American had left...

Arab Gulf states yesterday discussed the developments of the programme to achieve economic unity amongst them by 2025. This was during a meeting of the GCC Financial and Economic...

Emirati intelligence officials have met with officials from Yemen's Houthi movement in the Omani capital, Muscat, during President Mohammed Bin Zayed's visit to the Sultanate a few days ago,...

An Iranian pilgrim arrested by Saudi authorities during the Hajj pilgrimage in July has been released by Riyadh following mediation by Iraq and Oman, Anadolu Agency reported. The news...

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Oman have signed a $3 billion deal to link each other's borders through a cross-border rail project, in a major expansion of rail...

Omani Foreign Minister, Badr Al-Busaidi, on Tuesday, discussed with UN Envoy, Hans Grundberg, efforts to maintain a UN-brokered truce in Yemen, according to the official Omani News Agency. During...

A new report has found that over 400 women from Sierra Leone working as domestic workers in Oman were victims of human trafficking. The report published today by Do...

Gulf Arab states have demanded that US streaming giant, Netflix, remove content deemed offensive to "Islamic and societal values" in the region, Saudi Arabia's media regulator said on Tuesday,...

Oman has reportedly refused to open its airspace to Israeli commercial flights due to pressure from Iran, despite other Gulf states having opened theirs amid warming relations with Tel...

Israeli soldiers will not be allowed to travel over Saudi Arabia and Oman on route to destinations in the Far East according to a report by the Hebrew language...

The US' Special Envoy for Yemen, Tim Lenderking, arrived in Oman yesterday to discuss ways to support the Yemeni parties in order to reach a political solution, Anadolu Agency...

A man from Oman was swept away by flash floods

As Arab states the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco began establishing ties with Israel over the past few years and warmed towards their old adversary, many...

Indian family swept away by waves on Oman beach

A delegation of senior Egyptian and Iranian officials held a secret meeting in Muscat last month, during President Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi's visit to the sultanate, according to Al-Araby Al-Jadid,...

US President Joe Biden landed at Israel's Ben Gurion Airport

Oman and Egypt on Tuesday signed a flurry of agreements to enhance relations between the two Arab nations, Anadolu News Agency reports. According to the Omani state news agency,...