US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Saudi Arabia's King Salman on Thursday in a visit focused primarily on discussing shared security concerns about regional rival Iran.
Ahead of his arrival in the capital Riyadh, Pompeo said he'd also raise (...)
Local Yemeni and UN sources confirm the largest prisoner exchange deal is imminent in Yemen, including 1,400 prisoners of war between the two sides. However, the details and prisoner names are still unknown. A Yemeni human rights source told (...)
Abdel Wahab Sons Company for Exporting Agricultural Crops aims to increase the volume of its exports this year to 40,000 tonnes this year, compared to 25,000 tonnes last year, an increase of 60%.
Mohie Abdel Wahab, vice-chairperson of the company's (...)
Egypt Gas prepares to join Omani market, boost business in UAE, Kuwait
It aims to expand the construction of natural gas stations for Car Gas, Gas Tec
Egypt Gas has plans to expand in the local and Arab markets, in addition to adopting a new policy (...)
Oil prices fell by more than 1% at the close of the week's trading, bringing the price of a Brent barrel to $54.45, after Russia announced that it needed more time before committing to additional production cuts, sought by other major producers at a (...)
The United Nations is to test drones equipped with mapping sensors and atomizers to spray pesticides in parts of east Africa battling an invasion of desert locusts that are ravaging crops and exacerbating a hunger crisis.
Hundreds of millions of (...)
Airlines are suspending flights to China in the wake of the new coronavirus outbreak.
Airlines That Have Cancelled All China Flights
* American Airlines: Jan. 31-March 27. Hong Kong service suspended Feb. 8-20.
* Air France: Said on Feb.6 it would (...)
After much anticipation US President Donald Trump disclosed his peace plan for Palestinian-Israeli peace last month, but even before it was taken up for discussion in diplomatic circles the plan appeared to be stillborn.
Immediately after Trump's (...)
Swarms of desert locusts could ravage more countries in eastern Africa and threaten the livelihood of many more people, the United Nations' Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) said on Monday.
The swarms, first sighted in December, have already (...)
The Palestinian Authority has cut all ties with the United States and Israel, including those relating to security, after rejecting a Middle East peace plan presented by U.S. President Donald Trump, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on (...)
Oman and the state airline of Saudi Arabia, Saudia, both suspended flights to China on Sunday in reaction to the coronavirus epidemic.
China is facing mounting isolation from international travel curbs and flight suspensions as the death toll from (...)
Chief executive of Egypt-based Orascom Development Holding Khaled Bichara, has died in a car accident on Friday.
Bichara, 48, was heading from the ring road towards al-Rimaya Square in Giza.
A graduate of the American University in Cairo (AUC), (...)
Oman's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Yousuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah will meet Iran's Foreign Minister Javad Zarif in Tehran on Sunday to discuss maritime security in the Hormuz strait, Oman's foreign ministry tweeted.
Oman maintains friendly (...)
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei led last Friday's prayer for the first time in almost a decade, delivering a toned-down but defiant sermon in which he tried to tarnish protesters against the Iranian regime.
Demonstrators who had torn (...)
In the aftermath of the recent passing of the late sultan of Oman Qaboos bin Said, there is now time to undertake a thorough analysis of his legacy after almost five decades of his rule. This should be both at the domestic level and at the level of (...)
The Saudi-led military coalition fighting in Yemen stepped up its bombing campaign Tuesday, launching airstrikes near the rebel-held capital in clashes that killed at least 35 people, Yemeni security officials said.
It was the first time in months (...)
Former Iran coach Branko Ivankovic has been handed the reins of the Oman national team, replacing Erwin Koeman at the helm.
The Oman Football Association made the announcement on its social media channels late on Sunday, a month after Koeman's (...)
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revealed that portfolio and bank inflows to the Middle East surged to more than $155 billion in the period between 2016 and 2018, which accounts for around 20 percent of total portfolio flows to emerging (...)
"Omani people … I will work as quickly as possible to make you live happily in a better future … Each of you must help in this duty … Our country was in the past famous and powerful, and if we work in unity and cooperation, we will restore our past (...)
Four dilemmas have long dominated Iranian thinking. The first is cultural. Iran was the first major empire that fell to the Islamic forces that emerged from Arabia in the 7th century. The highly sophisticated civilisation embraced the religion that (...)
In a smooth transition, Haitham Bin Tariq Al-Said rose to power in Oman as the successor to his cousin, late Sultan Qaboos Bin Said, who ruled the oil-rich country for 50 years. Qaboos's rule was known for its vast developments and calm diplomacy in (...)
Princes William and Harry issued a statement Monday challenging the accuracy of a newspaper report that a severe strain on the relationship between the two brothers.
The brothers say that ``despite clear denials, a false story ran in a UK newspaper (...)
Haitham bin Tariq Al Said replaced his now-deceased cousin Qaboos bin Said Al Said as the sultan of Oman. So who is the new Sultan.
His predecessor, the longest-serving leader in the Arab world, died on Friday at the age of 79 following a long (...)
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was in Saudi Arabia for talks with King Salman on Sunday as part of a tour of oil-producing Gulf Arab states aimed at promoting peace amid a spike in tensions between the US and Iran.
Japan has a deep alliance with (...)
Ensconced with aides at her royal retreat, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II prepared Sunday for a crisis family meeting to work out a future for Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, after their dramatic decision to walk away from royal roles.
Well-wishers (...)
