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Videos: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman spotted in AlUla restaurant
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was spotted at a restaurant in AlUla on Friday accompanied by Jordan’s and Oman’s crown princes, ... Saudi Arabia -
Top US Treasury official to visit Middle East countries to ensure sanction compliance
The US Treasury Department’s top sanctions official on a trip to the Middle East next week will warn countries and businesses that they could lose US ... Middle East -
Oman energy firm OQ to sell 49 percent stake in oil-drilling unit IPO
Oman energy firm OQ SAOC plans to sell up to 49 percent of its oil drilling unit Abraj Energy Services SAOC in an initial public offering, ... Energy -
India customs officials arrest traveler from Oman over $100k smuggled gold
Indian customs officials have seized almost 1,800 grams of gold worth more than $100,000 from a passenger traveling from Oman.The undeclared gold was ... Gulf -
Iraq wins Gulf Cup with 3-2 victory over Oman
Iraq won the Gulf Cup for the first time since 1988 with a 3-2 victory over Oman on Thursday but the triumph was marred by a deadly stampede outside ... Sports -
UAE president meets with regional leaders to discuss ties, deepen cooperation
The United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan met on Wednesday with the leaders of Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, Jordan and Egypt to ... Gulf -
Regional leaders land in Abu Dhabi to attend talks with UAE President
The United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has welcomed Oman’s Sultan Haitham bin Tariq, Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin ... Gulf -
GCC hit hard with ransomware attacks, with Saudi and UAE organizations most affected
Organizations in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) fell victim to the highest number of ransomware attacks out of all GCC countries ... Saudi Arabia -
Brawl at Arabian Gulf Cup shocks onlookers, forces Kuwaiti delegation to leave
A brawl ahead of the opening ceremony of the 25th Arabian Gulf Cup in Iraq forced a shocked Kuwaiti delegation to leave the stadium. A video shared on ... Sports -
Oman ratifies 2023 budget
Oman’s Sultan ratified a 2023 budget with a deficit of 1.3 billion Omani rials ($3.38 billion) or 3 percent of GDP, the finance ministry said on ... Economy -
Oman sovereign fund plans to spend $5 billion on projects in 2023
Oman Investment Authority (OIA), the Gulf state’s sovereign wealth fund, aims to spend 1.9 billion rials ($4.95 billion) on investment projects in ... Gulf -
Collection of artefacts never displayed outside of Oman before showcased in Sharjah
Sharjah Museums Authority is organizing the “Omani Civilisation: Origin & Development” exhibition in a first collaboration with the National Museum in ... Art and culture -
Oman receives interest from green hydrogen investors for mega-blocks
Oman said it had received plenty of interest from international energy companies for two green-hydrogen concessions that will be awarded early next ... Energy -
Jindal Shadeed Group plans $3 bln green steel plant in Oman for auto products
Jindal Shadeed Group will invest more than $3 billion to set up a green steel plant in Oman that will produce high-strength automotive products for ... Economy -
Saudi Arabia’s Dar Al Arkan, Trump sign deal to build $4 bln Oman real estate project
Saudi Arabia’s Dar Al Arkan real estate company has signed a deal with the Trump Organization to develop a signature Trump Resort worth $4 billion in ... Gulf -
Drone circles vessel in Gulf of Oman after recent strike on tanker: British agency
Britain’s maritime agency said a drone circled a ship in the Gulf of Oman on Friday, three days after an Iranian-made drone attacked a tanker in the ... Gulf -
Iran responsible for strike on oil tanker off Oman: Israeli official
Iran attacked the tanker hit off the coast of Oman, an Israeli official said on Wednesday, using a drone of the type it has supplied to Russia in ... Gulf -
Oman second-quarter GDP up 30 percent, state news agency reports
Oman’s gross domestic product rose 30.4 percent year on year in the second quarter to 20.4 billion Omani riyals ($52.99 billion) at current prices, ... Economy -
India customs seize gold paste hidden in Eclairs sweets smuggled from Oman
Indian customs this week discovered smuggled gold paste concealed in Eclairs milk toffees on a passenger traveling from Oman, officials said on ... Gulf -
Oman energy minister sees oil prices going down after winter
Oman's Energy Minister Salim al-Aufi said on Tuesday he saw oil prices coming down from the range of $90 a barrel after the winter season.“We don’t ... Energy -
Oman posts $2.9 bln budget surplus to end-September
Oman recorded a state budget surplus of 1.123 billion rials ($2.92 billion) in the nine months to the end of September, the finance ministry said on ... Economy -
Oman’s sovereign wealth fund considering investing in UK’s tech sector
Oman’s sovereign wealth fund, the Oman Investment Authority, is considering investing in the United Kingdom’s technology sector to take advantage of ... Economy -
Iranian-American, 85, held in Tehran on spying charges for six years arrives in Oman
Baquer Namazi, an 85-year-old Iranian American who was jailed in Iran on spying charges that the United States called baseless, arrived in Muscat on ... Middle East -
UAE, Oman ink $3 bln deal to link countries by passenger train
The United Arab Emirates and Oman have inked a $3 billion deal to link the two GCC countries by passenger rail during the official state visit by ... Gulf -
Oman bounces back after COVID-19 with tourism surge
Oman is well on the way to boosting its national economy and becoming less dependent on oil revenues as the tourism bounces back from COVID-19 ... Travel and Tourism -
UAE President Sheikh Mohamed, Sultan of Oman discuss boosting ties during visit
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the UAE’s president, met with Sultan Haitham bin Tariq, the Sultan of Oman, in the Omani capital of Muscat during ... Gulf -
UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed begins two-day state visit to Oman
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the UAE’s president, arrived in Oman on Tuesday for a two-day state visit to the neighboring country.Sheikh ... Gulf -
Two Omani Umrah pilgrims killed in Saudi Arabia bus crash en route to Mecca
Two Omani Umrah pilgrims died when their bus crashed into a truck en route to Mecca, Oman’s embassy in Riyadh announced late Wednesday. According to ... Gulf -
Fitch upgrades Oman rating to BB
“Higher oil revenue will underpin budget surpluses in 2022 and 2023,” Fitch said. Economy -
Oman posts 784 mln rial budget surplus for H1/2022: Report
The Omani government posted a budget surplus of 784 million rials ($2.04 billion) at the end of the first half of 2022, Oman’s state news agency ... Economy