Eighteen migrants have been found in the bed of a lorry trying to cross the Buraimi-Al Ain border checkpoint into the UAE from Oman. Photos posted on the official...

Iran yesterday declared its willingness to sign a non-aggression agreement with regional countries, Anadolu reported. Iranian news agency IRNA said the announcement came during a meeting between Iranian Ambassador...

The United States (US) has warned firms and businesses who participate in the annual Damascus International Fair could risk having sanctions placed on them. In a statement posted on...

Many reports indicated that the Sultanate of Oman has taken an active part in the 61st Damascus International Fair, which starts on Wednesday and runs until September 6. A...

The Syrian Arab Republic announced yesterday that the United Arab Emirates and Oman have agreed to participate in the 61st annual Damascus International Fair. The fair, which will be...

Iran and the United Arab Emirates agreed on Tuesday to strengthen mutual diplomatic ties and ensure the security of Gulf waters. This came during a meeting between Iranian Border...

Oman’s minister responsible for foreign affairs held talks with Iran’s foreign minister on Saturday, Iranian state media reported, as tensions mount in the Gulf after Tehran detained a British-flagged...

Oman has called on Iran to let a UK flagged oil tanker seized by Tehran depart, amid rising tension between the Islamic Republic and Britain, reported by Anadolu Agency....

Saudi Arabia said on Saturday it had sent a crew member of an Iranian ship who was previously evacuated for medical reasons from a vessel off the Yemeni port...

The United States blames Iran for a series of attacks on shipping in the world’s most important oil artery since mid-May

Saudi Arabia, Russia, and 35 other states have written to the United Nations supporting China’s policies in its western region of Xinjiang, according to a copy of the letter...

Omani Foreign Minister Yousuf Bin Alawi held talks with Syrian regime President Bashar Al-Assad in Damascus yesterday. This is his second visit by the Omani official to Damascus since...

Some 80 per cent of Palestinians believe that Arab states have abandoned them and the Palestinian cause, a new poll conducted in the wake of last week’s “Peace to...

The Sultanate of Oman yesterday denied reports it has established diplomatic relations with Israel. A statement issued by the Omani foreign ministry described the reports as “unfounded”, adding that...

Israel is renewing formal relations with Oman and plans to open a diplomatic mission in the Sultanate, Yossi Cohen, the head of Israel’s intelligence agency Mossad, has claimed. Speaking...

The Arab Investment & Export Credit Guarantee Corporation, Dhaman, revealed that foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to Arab countries fell by 0.34 per cent in 2018 to $31.2 billion....

Oman has come under scrutiny recently for normalising relations with Israel

Oman on Monday denied media reports of notifying any US message to Iran after the downing of a US spy drone aircraft by Iranian defenses last week, reports Anadolu...

The United States sought on Wednesday to bolster its case for isolating Iran over its nuclear and regional activities by displaying limpet mine fragments it said came from an...

US President Donald Trump has vowed to use military force against Iran if it acquires nuclear weapons, but doubts that he would take the same course of action over...

The attacks on two Japanese oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman last week have raised both concerns and exasperation in the region. Saudi Arabia, Britain and the US...

The leader of Britain’s opposition has said there is no “credible evidence” that Iran was responsible for attacks on two oil tankers on Friday, urging the government to refrain...

Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohamed Ali Alhakim said yesterday that his country would coordinate its positions with the Sultanate of Oman, inside and outside the Arab League. Al-Hakim made the...

Oman will impose a new tax on sugary drinks and tobacco products starting on June 15, as the small Gulf oil producer seeks to boost state revenues strained by...

Tackling female genital mutilation (FGM) should be made a global priority like HIV/AIDs, according to campaigners concerned about the growing evidence that the abusive practice was more widespread than...

Oman and the UK have agreed to enhance their bilateral relations in a host of fields, as reported on Anadolu Agency.  According to Oman News Agency, the deal was...

A novelist from Oman has become the first Arabic writer to win the prestigious Man Booker International Prize. Author Jokha Alharthi won the award for her novel Celestial Bodies...

Oman will reopen its embassy in Iraq, according to the Iraqi Foreign Ministry on Saturday. A ministry statement said Foreign Minister Mohamed Alhakim has received a message from his...

Oman’s Sultan Qaboos has issued a decree approving the sultanate’s recent joint defence agreement with the UK, the official Oman News Agency (ONA) reported yesterday. On 21 February, the...

Activists have launched a new drive to tackle the increasing wave of normalisation with  the Israeli occupation in the Gulf, Al-Khaleej Online reported yesterday. The Gulf Coalition Against Normalisation...

Oman Aquarium has opened in the country’s capital of Muscat, becoming the largest aquarium in the Middle East, stretching across an area of 8,000sq m (86,111sq ft), reports Attractions...

Camels in Oman take a plunge in the deep end