Oman

A member of the Supreme Political Council in the Houthi-led National Salvation Government has said the group is ready to take part in negotiations held by Qatar to help...

Outgoing UN Yemen mediator Martin Griffiths told the Security Council on Tuesday that after three years of trying to broker an end to the conflict in the Arabian Peninsula...

Saudi Arabia is hosting a joint air exercise with several Arab states at the Prince Sultan Air Base, according to an announcement yesterday by the Ministry of Defence. The...

An Omani delegation arrived in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, on Saturday for talks with Houthi rebel leaders on peace-making in the war-torn country, according to a rebel spokesman, reports...

Omani authorities released on Wednesday dozens of activists who were arrested during last week's protests, activists and human rights groups said, as the Gulf state attempts to defuse tensions...

Footage has emerged on social media showing protests, which included civilians running away from security forces as they fired tear gas, other videos show locals being arrested by the police.

The Indian embassy in Muscat has issued a statement on social media in response to a surge in comments made online by members of the Indian expat community in...

A US delegation has urged Oman to take a tougher stance on Yemen's Houthi-led government by doing more to convince them to accept the peace plan proposed by Saudi Arabia. The...

The Syrian People's Assembly yesterday agreed to invite friendly Arab and foreign parliaments to observe the presidential elections scheduled in May, local media reported. SANA news agency said the parliaments...

MENA region accounts for 88% of executions worldwide in 2020

Oman's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Badr Al-Busaidi, yesterday received a delegation from neighbouring Yemen's Houthi movement. The delegation was headed by the group's official spokesperson, Mohammed Abdulsalam, who tweeted...

Audio chatroom app Clubhouse is on the rise in the Arab world, providing a rare platform for open debate on taboo subjects from so-called honour killings in Egypt to...

Oman will only allow citizens and residents to enter the Gulf Arab state from April 8 following an increase in COVID-19 cases that is pressuring the health care system,...

Jordan's neighbours and allies reacted with statements of support after the Jordanian military said on Saturday that King Abdullah's half-brother and former Crown Prince Hamza bin Hussein had been...

China and Oman have agreed to enhance bilateral cooperation and push forward free trade zone talks with other Gulf Cooperation Council member states. Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister...

Oman will impose a curfew from 8pm to 5am from Sunday until 8 April, as the Gulf Arab state tightens restrictions to curb a rise in coronavirus cases, state...

The Omani Ministry of Labour yesterday revealed that more than 46,000 expatriate workers permanently left the Sultanate over the last six months, local media reported. "The total number of...

Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad has made an official visit to Oman where he met with his counterpart, Sayyid Badr Al-Busaidi, yesterday in Muscat. He also met with Lieutenant...

The volume of global food waste reached 931 million tonnes in 2019, 40 million of which originated in the Arab world, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) announced in a report...

Oman blocked US audio app Clubhouse on Sunday because it did not have the right permit, authorities said, but some activists described the move as a further erosion of...

Jared Kushner, who was a senior adviser to then-President Donald Trump, plans to write a book about his White House experiences, including his role in negotiating normalization deals between...

The State of Kuwait has topped the list of Gulf countries in terms of political rights and freedoms, a new report by the US-based Freedom House has revealed. The...

Oman has introduced stricter laws to protect unemployed foreigners and expatriates from being exploited by their employers, in efforts to crack down on human trafficking and worker exploitation. The...

An Iranian newspaper yesterday hinted that Tehran or one of its allies may have been responsible for the explosion that hit the Israeli-owned ship in the Gulf of Oman...

Omani Foreign Minister Badr Al-Busaidi held talks Thursday with US Special Envoy for Yemen Timothy Lenderking on the possibility of ending the war in Yemen, Anadolu Agency reports. According...

A Bahamas-flagged ship, the MV HELIOS RAY, was hit by an explosion in the Gulf of Oman yesterday, Reuters reported the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) and a maritime security...

Plans include setting up Jewish courts to handle marriages, civil disputes and inheritance as well as creating a body to regulate Kosher food

Oman is satisfied with its current relationship with Israel, the foreign minister said yesterday, Reuters reported. "As regards Israel we are content so far with the level of our current relations...

An endangered Arabian Sea humpback whale has been rescued after being stranded off the coast of Oman's Port of Duqm late last month. A concerted effort involving specialists and...

Oman will extend the closure of its land borders for another week, until Feb. 8, to curb the spread of the coronavirus, state TV said on Sunday, citing a decision...

Oman has introduced a new law for parliament stipulating that state budget talks and the questioning of ministers should be carried out in secret, reducing transparency as the indebted...

Oman will close its land borders for one week from Monday to curb the spread of the coronavirus, especially a more contagious variant, state news agency ONA said on...