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...

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...