Oman

Talks to boost trade by approximately $2 billion a year between members of the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states and the UK are underway today in Riyadh but...

Two Omani fishermen have been found alive after being missing at sea for 10 days. They were spotted near Pakistan by a merchant ship, reported the Oman Observer on...

Oman's ruling sultan today replaced the Gulf Arab state's long-serving Oil Minister Mohammed Bin Hamad Al-Rumhi with Salem Al-Aufi who was appointed to the post in a cabinet reshuffle...

The fund aims to invest in several sectors, including agriculture, fishing and mining

The Omani Minister of Energy and Minerals, Mohammed Bin Hamad Al-Ramahi, yesterday denied Iranian media reports claiming Muscat had reached an agreement with Tehran on the distribution of shares...

Oman has announced the discovery of newly-found crude reserves that would increase its oil output by 100,000 barrels over the next few years. According to the Oman News Agency...

Oman's Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik has issued a Royal Decree to restore Omani citizenship to 118 people. According to local media, the decree issued last week stipulated that "Omani nationality...

Oman and Syria are to enhance bilateral relations following a meeting between Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Hamad Al-Busaidi and Syria's Minister of Culture, Dr Lubanah Mshaweh, on Sunday. According...

Iran and Oman have agreed to form a committee to jointly develop the Hengam oilfield which straddles both countries' sea border, according to a report today by Iran's semi-official Fars news...

Iranian President, Ebrahim Raisi, arrived Monday in the Omani capital, Muscat, for his first visit to the Gulf State since he assumed power last year, Anadolu News Agency reports....

The Grand Mufti of Oman, Sheikh Ahmed Bin Hamad Al-Khaleeli, said on Wednesday that turning the Palestine issue from a religious matter to a national one "was a big...

Saudi Arabia has assured its citizens that there is no shortage of wheat supplies in the country, amid global shortages exacerbated by the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the...

Russia's Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, visited Oman on Wednesday, a fellow member of the OPEC+ alliance of oil producers, where he met with the Gulf Arab state's ruling Sultan,...

Oman's Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik has issued a special pardon to over 300 inmates ahead of Eid Al-Fitr which will be celebrated tomorrow for much of the Muslim world....

Qatar's military spending last year was 434% higher than in 2010, the last time such data was released by the Gulf state. Last year military spending amounted to $11.6...

The Omani Foreign Ministry yesterday said it had facilitated the release of 14 foreigners who were held by the Houthi group in the Yemeni capital city of Sanaa, and...

Muslims in the Sultanate of Oman who are found eating in public in the daytime during the holy month of Ramadan will be jailed and fined. According to the...

More than 300,000 workers have lost their jobs in the Sultanate of Oman over the past two years mostly due to the pandemic, said the Minister of Economy, Dr...

At least 14 people were killed in a rockslide in the northwest of Oman, the country's civil defense authority said on Sunday, Anadolu reports. Five people were also injured...

Oman is to lift restrictions on foreign ownership in companies listed on the stock exchange in a bid to boost investment from overseas. According to a tweet, yesterday, by...

Oman and India have started a joint air combat exercise, amid growing bilateral relations between the two countries. The five-day "Eastern Bridge-VI" drill kicked off yesterday at India's Jodhpur...

Oman and France signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in the field of maritime security yesterday. The MoU was signed by Oman's Commander of the Royal Navy, Rear Admiral...

Iran yesterday began the trial of Iranian-German national and US resident Jamshid Sharmahd; an alleged leader of the militant wing of a US-based Iranian opposition group who is accused...

Men in the Sultanate of Oman face being fined thousands of dollars if they wear the wrong type of traditional robe

Syrian opposition factions are holding a conference in the Qatari capital Doha this weekend, in an effort to coordinate a new vision as the world grows increasingly accepting of...

The Sultanate of Oman is a rather unique country in the Arab world. Not only is it is the oldest independent state having been ruled by the Busaid dynasty...

India and Oman agreed yesterday to explore new avenues for developing defence industry cooperation. Agreement was reached during the 11th Joint Military Cooperation Committee (JMCC) meeting in New Delhi....

The Foreign Minister of Oman has called Syria "a cornerstone of joint Arab action", further signalling the Arab world's increasing acceptance of Bashar Al-Assad's regime after a decade of...

Omani Foreign Minister, Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al-Busaidi, arrived in Damascus on Monday for talks with Syrian regime officials, Anadolu News Agency reports. The chief Omani diplomat was welcomed...

A senior leader in Yemen's Houthi group yesterday called for talks with the internationally-recognised government in the Sultanate of Oman to resolve the country's crises, Anadolu news agency reported. "A political...

The spot market will enable licensed generators to offer their surplus capacity at the most competitive rate

The British government has hosted a meeting with senior officials from Oman, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and the US to discuss ways to bring peace to Yemen, the Foreign,...