Oman has terminated a contract with UAE-owned Damac International amid speculation that the new Sultan is moving slowly away from a position of neutrality on regional geopolitical matters, a policy that had been maintained by [ More … ]
The former culture minister has been named as successor to late Sultan Qaboos. Oman’s Sultan Qaboos dies aged 79: State media. The monarch had ruled the sultanate since 1970 and transformed it into a modern [ More … ]
Iran says it “categorically rejects” US claims that it is behind attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had blamed Iran for the “unprovoked attacks” on [ More … ]
Agreement covers wide range of cooperation sectors, including production and export of food products from sultanate to Qatar Qatar signed a memorandum of understanding with Oman on the development of bilateral investment and trade on [ More … ]
European Parliament’s (EP) vote today could stop the export of dangerous surveillance equipment to rights-abusing governments, according to a coalition of international NGOs. The vote, on European Union’s (EU) export control regime for dual-use items, [ More … ]
Days after Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, and Egypt severed diplomatic ties with Qatar, accusing the Gulf state of supporting “terrorism,” the Hamas movement — named as one of the groups allegedly receiving [ More … ]
Oman is mediating between Yemeni rivals over peace plans presented last week by UN special envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed. Oman is mediating between Yemeni President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi’s government and its Houthi opponents [ More … ]
The upcoming windfarm at Oman’s Harweel is a harbinger of good times for the Sultanate’s environment. The 25 turbines each of 2.0-3.2 MW capacity will go about their job without exacerbating global warming. Developed jointly [ More … ]
Iranian president Rouhani was also in Oman last week where he said he sought good relations with his Gulf neighbors Shaikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah, Emir of Kuwait, starts a three-day state visit [ More … ]
Ahead of Kuwait leg of tour, Iranian president says Shiites and Sunnis have ‘coexisted for hundreds of years’ Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said his country sought good relations with its Gulf Arab neighbours as he [ More … ]
Rouhani’s visit to the two Gulf countries follows the call of the Gulf Cooperation Countries (GCC) to start strategic dialogue with Iran Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will be in Kuwait on Wednesday on an official [ More … ]
The Omani Shura Council has called on the government to absorb cost of fuel fluctuating prices The Oman Shura Council has urged the government to announce a fixed rate for petroleum products instead of monthly [ More … ]
Democracy and women’s political engagement go hand in hand, says noted Omani writer For the first time in Oman Municipal Council, an entire province is being represented by only women. When Oman held its Municipal [ More … ]
Expatriates make up almost 46% of Oman’s population as of this month Bangladeshis constitute the largest expatriate workers in Oman than any other nationalities, according to the latest statistics issued by the National Centre for [ More … ]
Government says benefits such as health insurance, loans, scholarships and mobile phones are ‘not basic rights’ Oman’s Ministry of Finance has ordered all state-owned companies to halt dispensing the 2016 annual bonuses as well as [ More … ]
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