Oman Daily Observer
IRANIAN SUPREME LEADER CALLS FOR DEFIANCE
THEState of Qatar has expressed its strong condemnation and denunciation of the drone attack that targeted the Port of Salalah in the Sultanate of O(a), which - .ult d i) da(ag to several fuel tanks at the port. Qatar considers the attack a blatant...
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Oman not aligned with any party in war
MUSCAT: The Sultanate of Oman has not provided any facilities to th Unit d Stat . in thi. wa-, and has not allowed the use of its bases. This was stated by Sayyid Bad- bin Hamad al Bu.aidy, Fo- ign Mini.t -, on W dn .day du-ing a m ting with th H ad...
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Muscat International Airport operations normal
Oman Airports has confirmed that operations at Muscat International Airport are continuing as normal. The airport continues to receive passengers and deliver its services in line with the highest standards of safety and security. Operational teams are...
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Global markets plunge as oil surges above $120
The official price of Oman Crude for May delivery settled on Monday at $124.68 per barrel. This represents a substantial increase of $24.37 compared to last Friday closing price of $100.31. It is noteworthy that the monthly average price of Omani crude...
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REGION AT A PERILOUS CROSSROADS AS MILITARY OPERATIONS ESCALATE: SAYYID BADR
THE SULTANATE OF OMAN on Sunday participated in the extraordinary ministerial session of the Council of th A-ab L agu , conv n d via vid oconf - nc to address escalating regional d v lopm nt. in th wak of the ongoing Israeli-american military campaign...
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IRAN FIRES AT NEIGHBOURS AS TRUMP VOWS MORE STRIKES
OMAN CALLS FOR NEED TO INTENSIFY DIPLOMATIC PRESSURE TO STOP WAR mobile phone footage authenticated by AFP showed. “E1id nc f-omi-an’.a-m dfo-c . shows that the geography of some countries in the region is openly and co1 -tly at th di.po.al of th n...
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Oil hits r cord high aft r Trump demand on Iran
OMANCRUDE oil surpassed the $100-perbarrel mark on Friday, reaching $100.31 for May delivery co(pa- d 2$th Th0-.da4’. price of $94.47 per barrel. The price of the international benchmark soared more than 10 per cent on Friday on fears of extended...
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EU, GCC URGE IRAN TO END ATTACKS
EUand Gulf minist rs call d following crisis talks on Thursday for Irantoimm diat ly nd “indiscriminat ” attacks across th r gion in r taliation for Us-isra li attacks, warning global s curity was at stak . Th for ign minist rs m t by vid o link as...
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2 DRONES SHOT DOWN IN DHOFAR AIRSPACE
A s curity sourc r port d that fu l tanks at th Duqm comm rcial portw r targ t dbyanumb r of dron s, on of which hit a fu l tank. Th r sulting damag was brought und r control without any humancasualti sb ingr cord d. Th Sultanat of Oman affirms its...
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HIS MAJESTY, LEADERS CALL FOR RETURN TO DIALOGUE
.uff ring of th p opl . of th r gion, calling for th cau. . of the conflict to be addressed through con.tructiv dialogu and diplomacy. Earli r, an oil tank r MKD VYOM, flagg d to th R public of th Mar.hall I.land., wa. attack d by an unmann d.urfac v...
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OMAN, IRAN CALL FOR TALKS TO EASE REGIONAL TENSIONS
His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik had telephone conversations on Sunday with Keir Starmer, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom; P- .id nt Abd lmadjid T bboun of th P opl ’. Democratic Republic of Algeria, and Ursula von der Leyen, President of the...
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OMAN CALLS FOR HALT TO MILITARY ESCALATION
UN CHIEF CONDEMNS MIDEAST ‘ESCALATION’ IRAN REQUESTS EMERGENCY IAEA MEETING AIRSPACE SHUT, IRAN SAYS STRAIT OF HORMUZ SHUT TO SHIP TRANSIT ‘LARGEST EVER’ URGE ‘MAXIMUM RESTRAINT’ RESIDENTS FLEE AS IRAN MISSILES STUN GULF CITIES
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Call for C As fir B tw n Pakistan AND Afghanistan
KABUL/ISLAMABAD: Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers said on Friday they were willing to negotiate after Pakistan bombed its forces in major cities and dozens of troops were killed in the most serious clashes as the United Nations and many countries called...
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Oman: Iran-us talks ended aft -significantp-og- ss
SAYYIDBad- bin Hamad al Bu.aidi, Fo- ign Mini.t -, said on Thursday that the third round of negotiations mediated by Oman between the United States of Am -ica and I-an, which conclud d in G n va on Thu-.day, mad remarkable progress. “W hav fini.h d th...
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Iran s s ‘good outlook’ for d al in talks with US
ANIraniand l gationh ad d by its top diplomat s t off for G n va on W dn sday for talks with th US, as th Islamic r public’s pr sid nt struck an upb at ton about th prosp ctforan gotiat dagr m nt to av rt fr sh conflict. US Vic -Pr sid nt J D Vanc...
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Call for sanctions against Israel over West Bank moves
PALESTINIANSon Tu .day called for sanctions again.t I.ra l, w lcoming a joint cond mnation by n arly 20countri .ofn wi.ra lim a.ur .aim d at tight ning control ov r th occupi d W .t Bank. Israel has approved a series of initiatives thi. month back d...
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HONOURABLE LADY CONGRATULATES TEACHERS
H - High) .. Th Honourable Lady Assayida Ahd Abdullah Ha( d al B0.aidi, Spo0. of th S0lta) of Oman, on Monday, co)g-at0lat d t ach -. on the occasion of the O(a)i T ach -’. Da4, which is celebrated on February 24 annually. Th ( ..ag - ad a. follo2.:...
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Nations flay r marks on Occupi d T rritori s
THE SULTANATE OF OMAN voiced strong condemnation of the statement made by th US ambassador to Isra l, which impli s an ill gitimat acceptance of the imposition of control ov r Arab lands including th occupi d Pal stinian t rritori s. In a stat m nt...
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APRICOT PARADISE
Nestled in the mountains, Wakan Village comes alive during February and March, when apricot trees burst into full bloom. Stone-walled houses stand gracefully among the white and pink blossoms, creating a scene straight out of a storybook. Even in the...
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‘Board of P ac ,’ m ts as war clouds loom on Iran
Donald Trump on Thursday promis d $10 billion for a n w “Board of P ac ,” an amorphous n w institution focus d first on Gaza that is b ing launch d just as h thr at ns Iran with war. Whil US warplan s and aircraft carri rs h ad d toward Iran on his...
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His Majesty and leaders exchange greetings
has xchang d gr tings on th occasion of th holy month of Ramadhan with l ad rs of Arab and fri ndly Islamic countri s. His Maj sty th Sultan xpr ss d his b st wish s to th l ad rs, praying to Allah th Almighty to mak it a month of bounty and bl ssings...
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Iran, US agr on ‘guiding principl s’ for d al at talks
SAYYID BADR BIN HAMAD AL BUSAIDY, For ignminist r, said, “Today’s indir ctn gotiationsb tw nth Islamic R public of Iran and th Unit dstat sofam ricaing n va conclud d with good progr ss towards id ntifying common goals and r l vant t chnical issu...
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OMAN, IRAN FMS MEET AHEAD OF IRAN-US TALKS
SAYYID - BADR BIN HAMAD AL BUSAIDY, For ignminist r, m ting n va with Dr S y d Abbas Araghchi, Minist r of For ign Affairs of th Islamic R public of Iran, to discuss pr parations for th s cond round of Iranian-am ricantalks,sch dul d to b h ld indir...
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HIS MAJESTY SULTAN HAITHAM BIN TARIK
gave an audience at the Al Barakah Palace on Sunday to His Royal Highn ss Princ Salman bin Hamad al Khalifa, Crown Princ and Prim Minist r of th Kingdom of Bahrain. At th outs t of th audi nc , His Maj sty th Sultan w lcom d His Royal Highn ss th gu...
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DEBATE OVER NUCLEAR WEAPONS GAINS PACE
EUROPEANLEADERS, worried about threats from a n0cl a--a-m d R0..ia and doubts about the future of US . c0-ity commitm nt., aincreasingly debating whether to bolster nuclear arsenals on the contin nt.g -manchanc llof-i d-ich M -5 told th M0nich S...
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US deploys one more
THEPentagon has ordered a . cond ai-c-aft ca-rier to deploy to the Middle East, US media reported on Thursday, as President Donald Trump weighs taking military action against Iran. Washington and Tehran began indirect talks last week over th futu- of...
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US and Iran showing ‘fl xibility’ on nuk d al Fish survey in Arabian Sea and Sea of Oman begins today
Th Mini.t-4 of Ag-ic0lt0- , Fi.h -i . and Wat - R .o0-c . (MOAFWR) 2ill begin conducting the Fisheries Resources Survey Project in the Arabian Sea and Sea of Oman on F-ida4, 0nd - a coop -ation agreement signed with the Food and Agriculture...
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HM receives credentials of several ambassadors
HISr c iv d,s parat ly,at Al Barakah Palac on W dn sday, cr d ntials of ambassadors of s v ral countri s appoint d to th Sultanat of Oman. His Maj sty th Sultan r c iv d cr d ntials of th following ambassadors: Ahm d Mahmoud Ahm d al Rowaidhi,...
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TALKS FOCUS ON IRAN-US NEGOTIATIONS
His Maj sty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik gav an audi nc at Al Barakah Palac on Tu sday to Dr Ali Larijani, S cr tary of th Supr m National S curity Council of th Islamic R public of Iran. During th audi nc , th gu st conv y d gr tings and b st wish s of...
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I-a) 2ill dil0t )-ich d 0-a)i0( if .a)ctio). lift d Arab states criticise Israel as it expands powers in West Bank
RAMALLAH: Sa0di A-abia, Jo-da) a)d th U)it d A-ab E(i-at . l d - gio)al .tat . o) Mo)da4 i) co)d ()i)g I.-a l’. (o1 to a. . ttl ( )t 3pa).io) a)d 2id ) it. po2 -. i) th W .t Ba)k, a .t p c-itic. .aid 2 )t i) th di- ctio) of a)) 3i)g occ0pi d...
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Under Oman Vision 2040 national economy grows
HH SAYYID THEYAZIN BIN HAITHAM AL SAID, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, inaugurat d th fourth dition of th ‘Tog th r W Progr ss’ forum, organis d annually by th S cr tariatg n ral of th Council of Minist rs in complianc with th dir ctiv s...
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Iran to hold next round of talks with US ‘soon’
THEKingdom of Bahrain, th Stat of Kuwait, th Stat of Qatar and th Unit d Arab Emirat s (UAE) hav w lcom d th Sultanat of Oman’s hosting of high-l v l n gotiations b tw n th Unit d Stat s of Am rica and th Islamic R public of Iran, xpr ssing th ir appr...
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Oman upbeat on talks between Iran and US
OMANFOREIGN MINISTER, Sayyid Badr bin Hamad al Busaidy, said Iran-us talks held in Muscat on Friday were “very serious and useful in identify areas for possible progress. “Very serious talks mediating between Iran and the US in Muscat today. It was...
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VAT REVENUES HIT 631 MILLION
VALUEadd d tax (VAT) touch d 631 million out Oman’s total tax kitty of 1.373 billion und rlining how it has b com a major non-oil r v nu str am sinc it took ff ct in April 2021. Incom tax yi ld d 658 million and and xcis tax 84 million. In a m dia...
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Israeli strikes kill 23 in Gaza as truce in danger
tank shelling and air strikes killed 23 Pal stinians,including s v nchildr n,in Gaza on W dn sday, h alth officials said, th lat st viol nc to und rmin a truc in th nclav . Among th d ad 2as a m dic 2ho rush d to h lp victims of a strik in th south rn...
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Public Prosecution says caseload rose by 19%
LABOUR CASES ros to 22,309 in 2025, against 12,407 in 2024, as bounc d ch qu cas sshotto 10,482 against 9,699 th pr vious y ar, according to th Public Pros cutiond partm nt. Th Public Pros cution D partm nt disclos d that th total cas load r c iv d...
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Oman, a land with roots embedded in history
THEPROCEEDINGS of the first Int rnationalconf r nc on th Archa ology of th Oman P nin.ula b gan on Sunday at Sultan Qaboo. Univ r.ity, with th participation of approximat ly 100 .ci nti.t., r . arch r.andarcha ology .p ciali.t. from th Sultanat of Oman...
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Iran army chief warns US, Israel against attack
ARMY chief Amir Hatami on Saturday warn dth Unit dstat s and Isra l against an attack, saying his country’s forc s w r on high al rt following Washington’s h avy military d ploym nts in th Gulf. H also insist d th Islamic R public’s nucl ar xp rtis...
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US military deployments expand amidst tensions
IRANIS prepared for the resumption of talks with the United States, but they should be fair and not includ Iran’s d f nc capabiliti s, Iran’s chi f diplomat said on Friday, as regional powers work to prevent military conflict b tw n th two fo s. US...
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Real GDP grows at 2.3%
THECentral Bank of Oman (CBO) in its Macroeconomic Stability R po-t 2025, )ot . that the economic activity remained resilient amid a challenging global environment. R al GDP g-o2th - ach d 1.6 p - cent in 2024 and accelerated to 2.3 per cent...
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It’s a quiet erosion
Double standards, or judging others by rules you exempt yourself from, often seem personal, even trivial. Yet their impact extends far beyond private life. On an individual level, they corrode integrity. Each small act of “it’s ok for me, but not for...
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Tourism’s contribution to GDP rises to 2.7 per cent
THEMinistry of Heritage and Tourism confirmed during its annual media briefing held on Tuesday that the Sultanate of Oman’s tourism sector continues to achieve rapid growth and positive results. These figures reflect the effectiveness of approved...
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Oman targets to handle 40 million passengers
THECivil Aviation Authority (CAA) on Monday presented the National Aviation Strategy 2040, which will be a comprehensive, long-term road map for developing the civil aviation sector. Speaking on the occasion,eng Nayef bin Ali al Abri, Chairman of the...
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OMAN TO JOIN ‘ARTEMIS’ FOR SPACE EXPLORATION
THESultanate of Oman and the United States of America held the third session of their Strategic Dialogue on Sunday at Diplomatic Club in Muscat. The Omani side was chaired by Shaikh Khalifa bin Ali al Harthy, Under-secretary of the Foreign Ministry for...
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UKRAINE, RUSSIA, US AGREE TO MORE TALKS
UKRAINEand Russia ended two days of USbrokered direct talks on Saturday and agreed to hold more on February 1 in Abu Dhabi, even as Kyiv accused Moscow of undermining the negotiations towards ending the war by launching fresh strikes. Ukrainian...
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US ‘ARMADA’ HEADED TOWARD GULF: TRUMP
Donald Trump said a US “armada” was heading towards the Gulf and that Washington was watching Iran closely, even after downplaying the prospect of imminent military action and saying Tehran appeared interested in talks. Trump has repeatedly left open...
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Oman welcomes Trump’s plan to soldify Gaza truce
THESULTANATE OF OMAN has welcomed the efforts led by US President Donald Trump to solidify a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and implement the peace plan adopted by the United Nations Security Council under Resolution 2803, and for the right of the...
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OMAN TARGETS 50,000 JOBS IN PRIVATE SECTOR
THEnumber of job-seekers until the end of last November reached 74,000, and the Ministry of Labour, through the ‘Sahim’ initiative, accommodated the majority of them by giving permanent contracts, while the rest are awaiting the availability of...
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ISRAEL ORDERS GAZANS TO EVACUATE HOMES
forces have ordered dozens of Palestinian families in the southern Gaza Strip to leave their homes in the first forced evacuation since last October’s ceasefire, as residents and Hamas said on Tuesday the military was expanding the area under its...
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Oman, UK seek resolution of ME issues through talks
THESULTANATE OF OMAN and the United Kingdom (UK) discussed bilateral friendship and cooperation between them and ways to enhance the strategic partnership in various political, economic, developmental and investment fields. This included following up...
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EUROPEAN
leaders on Sunday slammed US President Donald Trump’s threat of tariffs over their opposition to his designs on Greenland, warning transatlantic ties were at risk. Several European countries — including Denmark, of which Greenland is an autonomous...
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HM heads to Germany on private visit Trump announces ‘board of peace’ to govern Gaza
USPresident Donald Trump on Thursday announced the formation of a Gaza “board of peace”, a key phase two element of a Usbacked plan to end the war in the Palestinian territory. “It is my Great Honour to announce that THE BOARD OF PEACE has been...
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GULF STATES TALK TRUMP OUT OF IRAN ATTACK
GULFcountries including Oman, Saudi Arabia and Qatar led efforts to talk US President Donald Trump out of an attack on Iran, fearing “grave blowbacks in the region”, a senior Saudi official said on Thursday. The GCC states “led a long, frantic,...
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Italian Prime Minister arrives on visit today
Meloni, Prime Minister of the Italian Republic, will arrive in the Sultanate of Oman on Wednesday on an official visit during which she will conduct official talks with His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik. During the visit, the Prime Minister will be...
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SUPPORTS KEY SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC SECTORS
THEDiwan of Royal Court on Sunday issued a statement reading as follows: “On the occasion of the glorious sixth anniversary of His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik’s Accession Day on the eleventh of January, and driven by His Majesty’s enduring...
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Qurum LAKE’S FESTIVAL OF LIGHT Draws visitors
MUSCAT NIGHTS transformed the serene waters of Al Qurum Natural Park’s lake into a living canvas during its ongoing festival, presenting the highly anticipated ‘Festival of Light’. The show offered a fully immersive visual experience, blending...
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POLICIES TO ENHANCE FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY
HIS MAJESTY SULTAN HAITHAM BIN TARIK presided over the Council of Ministers meeting at the premises of the Council of Ministers in Muscat on Tuesday. At the outset of the meeting, His Majesty the Sultan gave thanks and praise to the Almighty Allah...
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Royal Oman Police marks Annual Day with pride
HISMajesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik, the Supreme Commander, received a cable of greetings from Lt Gen Hasan bin Mohsin al Shraiqi, Inspector General of Police and Customs, on the occasion of the Royal Oman Police (ROP) Day, observed on January 5 every...
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OMAN AFFIRMS SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL LAW
INview of recent developments concerning the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, the Foreign Ministry reaffirmed the fundamental principles of the Sultanate of Oman’s policy in full support for international law and Oman’s respect for the sovereignty and...
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Trump says US will run Venezuela till transition
THEUS attacked Venezuela and deposed its longserving President Nicolas Maduro in an overnight operation on Saturday, President Donald Trump said, in Washington’s most direct intervention in Latin America since the 1989 invasion of Panama. “This was...
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Al Qurum Natural Park is bustling with families
BRIGHTMunicipality and it is true for thousands of children enjoying the various attractions of the month-long festival. People must make sure to take their evening walk at the Al Qurum Natural Park’s Lake. At Muscat Nights, one of the popular venues,...
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HM visits Cyber Defence Centre
Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik, the Supreme Commander, paid a Royal visit on Wednesday to the Cyber Defence Centre in the Governorate of Muscat. During the visit, His Majesty was briefed on the Centre’s principal responsibilities and the roles it...
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UN raps ISRAEL’S MOVES against refugee agency
THEUNITED NATIONS warned on Tuesday that recent actions by Israel against the UN agency for Palestinian refugees risked depriving millions of people of basic services such as education and healthcare. Israel’s parliament passed new legislation on...
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Floods, violent storms deepen Gaza suffering
AVIOLENT winter storm is compounding the suffering of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip which has largely been destroyed in the past two years of fighting. Many of the tents where people are sheltering from the cold and rain have...
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Trump has ‘productive’ talks with Putin
DONALDTrump said on Sunday he had “productive” talks with Russian leader Vladimir Putin hours before the US president meets Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky, in a year-end sprint to seal a deal to end the war. Trump’s renewed upbeat tone comes despite...
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Russian drones and missiles pound Ukraine
RUSSIAPUMMELLED Ukraine’s capital with drones and missiles on Saturday as President Volodymyr Zelensky was headed to the US to meet with President Donald Trump. Zelensky said the attack showed Russia did not want to end its war launched in February...
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Oman calls for peace in Yemen; avoid escalation
OMANCALLED for “avoiding escalation... and engaging in a comprehensive political dialogue” after opposition in war-torn Yemen said that Saudi Arabia carried out air strikes on Friday against their forces in Al Mahra and Hadramawt. The Foreign Ministry...
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E2 -OA P-O%EC/S OOS/ Duqm’s economic appeal
THEPublic Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zones ǾOPAZ) on ednesday celebrated the opening of two significant additions to the road network in the Special Economic Zone at Duqm ǾSEZAD). The projects include the dualisation of Sultan Said...
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HIS MAJESTY GIVES AUDIENCE TO SAUDI FOREIGN MINISTER
His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik on Tuesday gave audience to Prince Faisal bin Farhan al Saud, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, at Al Barakah Palace. Prince Faisal conveyed greetings of the Custodian of the Two Holy...
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ADDRESSING NATIONAL ISSUES A SHARED RESPONSIBILITY
His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik met at Al Barakah Palace on Monday with the Chairman and the members of the State Council’s Office. At the outset of the meeting, His Majesty the Sultan commended the Council’s efforts, contributions, and its...
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Diverse content to attract all sections of the society
THEACTIVITIES of Muscat Nights 2026 will commence from January 1, 2026 till January 31, featuring a qualitative programme that translates an integrated vision for a winter season combining entertainment, culture, sports, and the economy within an urban...
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1.6 million exposed to acute food insecurity
UNSECRETARY-GENERAL Antonio Guterres said that the Gaza Strip is facing a worsening humanitarian catastrophe, noting that 1.6 million people in the Strip are exposed to extreme levels of acute food insecurity. Guterres said in a press statement on...
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HM, Indian PM hail signing of CEPA
His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik and Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, convened an official session of talks at Al Barakah Palace on Thursday. The high-level discussions focused on reviewing the extensive framework of bilateral cooperation...
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