US credit rating agency Standard and Poor’s (S&P) yesterday praised the rapid and smooth transfer of power in the Sultanate of Oman following the death of Sultan Qaboos, saying...

Hamas Chief Ismail Haniyeh has been described as “well educated and kind” by a Kuwaiti journalist who bumped into him on a flight to Oman this weekend. Journalist Mubarak...

Sultan Haitham bin Tariq, the new sultan of Oman, received Ismail Haniyeh, chief of Hamas’s Political Bureau, at Al Alam Palace to offer condolences for the death of Sultan...

With his death, the region loses a trusted and seasoned leader who managed to balance ties between two neighbours locked in a regional struggle

A Ukrainian airliner that crashed in Iran, killing all 176 people aboard, was likely brought down by an Iranian missile, Canada’s prime minister, Justin Trudeau, said on Thursday, citing...

Amid simmering tensions between the US and Iran, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will be flying to the Middle East tomorrow on a five-day tour to “help stabilise the...

Omani foreign minister, Yusuf bin Alawi, has announced that the United States (US) was seeking to alleviate the current tensions in the Middle East region, Iran’s Islamic Republic News...

Omani Sultan Qaboos Bin Said has approved the 2020 budget with an expected deficit of 2.5 billion Omani rials ($6.5 billion), the official news agency of Oman reported on...

Oman’s Sultan Qaboos bin Said is in a “stable condition” and continuing a program of medical treatment, Omani state television and Reuters reported yesterday, citing a statement from the...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has suggested that normalisation and formal peace agreements will be made with several Arab states, last night during at a Likud event in Tel...

Britain’s Royal Navy said on Monday one of its warships had helped to seize a batch of crystal meth worth more than 3.3 million pounds ($4.3 million) from smugglers...

Oman’s Sultan Qaboos will travel to Belgium on Saturday for unspecified medical checks, his court said, Reuters reports. Western-backed Qaboos, 79, has ruled the Arabian peninsula state since he...

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday that his country had received “secret messages” from the US administration, through European mediators, about launching talks. Rouhani insisted that “this is...

Oman’s Foreign Minister Yousuf bin Alawi met in Tehran on Monday evening with Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani after holding talks with his Iranian counterpart...

The Duke of Cambridge landed in Kuwait for a 4 days trip in the Middle East

Sultan Qaboos bin Said of Oman on Sunday issued a royal pardon for 332 prisoners, including 142 foreigners, according to the official news agency, reports Anadolu Agency. The pardon...

Oman Oil Minister Mohammed Bin Hamad Al-Rumhy said on Sunday that his country has been campaigning for dialogue between Gulf countries and Iran, adding that Muscat has always maintained...

An Israeli television report revealed that an agreement had been reached between the Israeli occupation and the Gulf States not to launch hostilities against each other, in preparation for...

The electoral process of the Omani Shura Council has begun Saturday morning, as voters started casting their ballots in the 110 polling stations, reported the official Oman News Agency...

Oman is considering the launching of a new regional airline that could take over local operations from the national transporter Oman Air; two well-informed sources told Reuters. The sources...

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...