Oman

Siddiq Shehab arrived in the Gulf from his native Mangalore in South India in 1982, carrying an almost empty suitcase. Siddiq left everything behind and travelled to the Gulf...

Women in Oman will soon be allowed to drive taxis in the capital, Muscat, and a women-only service will also be launched from 20 January. It is hoped the...

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi said yesterday that there is no "power vacuum" Middle East and is no need of a "foreign patriarch." Wang made the comments following a...

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian arrived in the Omani capital, Muscat, yesterday on a one-day visit where he held talks to boost economic and trade cooperation, Iran's IRNA news agency...

Archaeologists have discovered a stone game board in Oman believed to be over 4,000 years old. The joint Polish-Omani team found the rare item at the site of an...

The streets are submerged after flooding following heavy rain in Oman

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman arrived in Doha yesterday for the first time since Riyadh and several Arab allies imposed an embargo on Qatar in mid-2017. The de-facto ruler,...

The British Army is leaving Canada after 50 years and moving its training camp to Oman. The base in Alberta opened in 1972 and has trained thousands of soldiers...

Oman's Sultan, Haitham bin Tarik, visited Qatar on Monday, his second official overseas trip since assuming power last year, Anadolu News Agency reports. He was greeted by Qatar's Emir,...

Oman's ruler, Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik has pardoned more than 200 prison inmates as a goodwill gesture ahead of the country's 51st National Day celebrations. According to the Oman...

The Pentagon, on Monday, accused Iran of "unsafe and unprofessional" conduct by a naval helicopter that it said flew within about 25 yards of a US Navy ship and...

Iran claims to have thwarted what it terms a US attempt to "steal" an oil tanker in the strategic Sea of Oman, amid heightening tensions between the two countries....

Oman is set to launch its first satellite into space by 2022, joining some of its Gulf neighbours in having a presence in the Earth's orbit. According to the...

Israel's Regional Cooperation Minister, Issawi Frej, has said that every Arab state has direct or indirect ties with the occupation state, Emirati website Erem News reported on Monday. "We...

Kuwait has decided to allow women to sign up for military service, joining other Gulf Arab states which have enabled female citizens to be part of their armed forces...

A senior Israeli Foreign Ministry official claimed yesterday that Oman could be the next Arab country to normalise ties with Israel. Eliav Benjamin, head of the ministry's Middle East...

Cyclones also known as typhoons and hurricanes are common in the Indian Ocean but rarely make their way into the Arabian Sea

Tropical Cyclone Shaheen bore down on Oman on Sunday, prompting authorities to delay flights to and from the capital, Muscat, and to urge residents to evacuate coastal areas, reports...

Pakistan will pursue individual trade deals with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman, a Pakistani official said on Sunday, as talks with the Gulf Cooperation Council remain...

State carrier Oman Air said on Sunday it wanted to join the oneworld airline alliance group and it had asked fellow Gulf airline and member Qatar Airways to help...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said yesterday that it expects Oman's economy to recover this year with a projected growth of 2.5 per cent, spurred by non-hydrocarbon GDP growth...

Oman's Grand Mufti Sheikh Ahmed Bin Hamad Al-Khalili yesterday hailed the escape of six Palestinian prisoners from the high-security Israeli prison of Gilboa. Taking to Twitter, he wrote: "What happy fate has...

Much of Oman’s cultural heritage today is defined by its turbulent past. The country is home to nearly 1,000 forts, castles and watchtowers that stand as monuments to its rich history

After days of speculation over his whereabouts, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani resurfaced in the UAE amidst allegation and bitter condemnation that the 72-year-old fled with some $169 million and...

Work is currently underway on the construction of the Oman Botanic Garden, which will be the largest of its kind in the Arabian Peninsula. The Sultanate has reportedly spent...

Japan and Egypt have agreed to cooperate on maintaining stability in Afghanistan following the withdrawal of British and NATO forces from the country, the Japan Times reported. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah...

Oman's Grand Mufti, Ahmed Bin Hamad Al-Khalili, yesterday congratulated the Afghan people for what he described as "clear victory and the grand conquering of the aggressor invaders." "We also...

The militaries of Oman and the US are holding joint exercises codenamed "Valley of Fire 2021". The 11-day drill hosted at the sultanate's Thumrait Air Base began yesterday and...

Israel is rallying global action against Iran over an attack on an Israeli-managed tanker off Oman last week but is capable of responding on its own if necessary, Prime...

Russia has said that it does not believe that Iran targeted the Israeli-managed tanker Mercer Street off the coast of Oman last week. According to Iran Press, Zamir Kabulov, Russian...

Iran will respond promptly to any threat against its security, a foreign ministry spokesman said on Monday, after the United States, Israel, and Britain blamed Tehran for an attack...

Iran on Sunday denied involvement in an attack that targeted an Israeli-operated oil tanker off the shores of Oman, in which two crew members were killed, reports Anadolu Agency....