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A Thai woman has reportedly died in Oman after being thrown from the fourth floor of an apartment building by her husband during an argument.

Bangkok Post

Bitter Orange Tree by Jokha Alharthi review – a life far from home

In the followup to the International Booker winner Celestial Bodies, a student reflects on her roots in Oman

The Guardian - UK

Somali minister suspended over charcoal export to Oman breaking U.N. sanctions

Somalia's prime minister suspended the foreign minister on Tuesday, citing the authorisation of a ship exporting charcoal to Oman in violation of international sanctions.

Reuters

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Raisi Tackles Political, Economic Issues in Visit to Oman

Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi and Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tarik on Monday discussed several political and economic issues, during a short one-day visit paid by Raisi to the Omani capital, Muscat. Even though the meeting focused on trade and economic issues, political files were also topped the agenda of discussions.…

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Sultan of Oman, President of Iran Hold Talks in Muscat

Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tarik held official talks on Monday with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi at Al Alam Palace in Muscat, reported the sultanate's official state news agency (ONA). The talks explored various aspects of bilateral cooperation and ways of boosting the strong ties binding the peoples of Oman and…

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Iran's President Meets Sultan of Oman on Monday

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi is set to visit Oman on Monday at the invitation of Sultan Haitham bin Tariq, according to the official media in Tehran. Raisi will travel to Muscat "at the head of a high-level delegation to follow the neighborhood diplomacy of the Popular Government and to expand…

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World Leaders Pay Respects in UAE after Death of Sheikh Khalifa

World leaders began descending on the United Arab Emirates on Sunday to offer condolences on the death of President Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who was succeeded by his half-brother Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed. Sheikh Mohammed, now ruler of Abu Dhabi emirate, steered the Gulf state, an OPEC oil producer…

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Lavrov Visits Oman, Says Russia Does Not Want War in Europe

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stressed that Moscow did not want war in Europe, and condemned Western countries, saying they were keen to see Russia defeated in its military campaign in Ukraine. Lavrov visited Oman on Wednesday, where he met Sultan Haitham bin Tariq in Muscat at al-Baraka Palace. The…

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Oman's Budget Records Surplus of Almost $1Bn

Oman's state budget recorded a surplus of $928 million at the end of the first quarter of 2022. The Finance Ministry announced the surplus would be used to accelerate economic recovery, enhance development expenditure, and reduce the risks of the country's public debt portfolio. As of the end-first quarter of…

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Oman Assumes Presidency of Asia-Pacific Group at UN

The Sultanate of Oman has officially assumed the presidency of the Asia-Pacific Group at the United Nations at a ceremony organized in New York. Oman’s permanent representative to the UN, Ambassador Dr. Muhammad bin Awadh Al-Hassan, expressed willingness to lead the Group, which includes 55 member states. He stressed the…

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Lebanese Abroad Cast Votes in Parliamentary Polls

The first phase of Lebanon’s parliamentary elections kicked off on Friday morning, for expats residing in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Syria, Oman, Egypt, Bahrain, Jordan, Iraq and Iran. The rest of the expatriates will vote in the second phase in 48 other countries on Sunday. Prime Minister Najib Mikati inaugurated…

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Oman, China Discuss Military Cooperation

Oman’s Deputy Prime Minister for Defense Affairs Sayyid Shihab bin Tarik Al Said held talks on Thursday with China’s State Councilor and Minister of National Defense Wei Fenghe. They discussed military cooperation between the two countries and means of bolstering them to serve their interests, as well as other issues…

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Iran ‘has not received’ £400m payment from UK agreed before Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s release

Hold-up of payment in Oman suspected to be linked to detention of British-Iranian conservationist Morad Tahbaz

The Independent UK

Iran has not received £400m agreed by UK at time of Zaghari-Ratcliffe release

Debt paid as Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh-Ashoori were released is blocked in Oman, Iran says

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India thanks Oman, other parties concerned on release of seven Indians in Yemen

The Ministry of External Affairs said the Indians reached Muscat on Sunday and are expected to travel back to India shortly

Al Jazeera

Oman secures release of 14 foreigners held in Yemen: Ministry

Oman’s foreign office says people freed include a British man, seven Indian nationals, a Filipino and a Myanmar citizen.

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Oman Secures Release of 14 Foreigners Held in Yemen

Oman facilitated the release of 14 foreigners who were held in Yemen and transferred them from Sanaa to Muscat on Sunday, Oman's foreign ministry said. The people freed included a British man, his wife and child, seven Indian nationals, a Filipino, an Indonesian, an Ethiopian and a Myanmar national, the…

Reuters

Oman secures release of 14 foreigners held in Yemen -ministry

Oman facilitated the release of 14 foreigners who were held in Yemen and transferred them from Houthi-controlled Sanaa to Muscat on Sunday, Oman's foreign ministry said.

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Dumfries Cricket Club's Chris McBride makes debut for senior Scotland Men's side

Chris was involved as Scotland recorded a dramatic win over Oman in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup League 2

The Hindu

Toddler from Oman undergoes critical surgery

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Saudi Aramco Raises Asia Official Selling Price

Saudi Aramco raised its May official selling price (OSP) to Asia for its flagship Arab Light crude to $9.35 a barrel above Oman/Dubai crude, its highest premium ever. Oil jumped more than 3 percent on Monday to $108 a barrel as the release of strategic reserves by consuming nations failed…

The Independent UK

Gulf states hold Yemen talks despite boycott by Houthi rebels

Six nations including Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE are meeting in Riyadh

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Oman: Five Workers Killed in Rockslide, Several Missing

Five workers died and several more were missing after a rockslide in a remote part of Oman, emergency authorities said on Sunday, AFP reported. Search and rescue teams were at the scene in Al-Arid in the northern governorate of Al-Dhahirah, Oman's Civil Defense and Ambulance Authority said. "Five people were…

The Guardian - UK

Debt, sanctions and a cold Westminster tent: how the Iranian hostages were freed

Release of Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Ashoori mixed serpentine statecraft, brutal realpolitik and occasional stubborn idealism

Asharq Al-Awsat

Oman Welcomes British Nationals Released by Iran

Oman announced that the two British nationals, who were released by Iran on Wednesday, had arrived in the Sultanate. British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and dual national Anousheh Ashouri left Iran on Wednesday, ending years of detention, after the UK government paid its $530 million debt to Tehran, Iranian state…

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