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Gulf tensions

Omani FM to head to Iran this weekend

Gulf tensions

Omani FM Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah

Omani FM to head to Iran this weekend

Omani FM Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah

Oman - Syria

Oman is one of the few Arab states to have maintained ties with Damascus over the past eight years

Oman sends top diplomat to meet with Assad

Oman - Palestine

Oman was also the first Gulf state to receive Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in October 2018

Oman to support Palestine by opening embassy

US-Iran tensions

The downed RQ-4 Global Hawk, unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft

Oman denies conveying US message to Iran over downed drone

Attacks on oil tankers

Spokeswoman for EU diplomatic chief Federica Mogherini, said the bloc was still gathering information on the incident

EU urges ‘restraint’ after tanker attacks in Gulf of Oman

Attacks on oil tankers

Four tankers were hit last month

Two tankers hit in suspected attacks in Gulf of Oman

US-Iran tension

Yousuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah, Oman's minister responsible for foreign affairs

Oman seeking to ease US-Iran tensions

Literature

A copy of 'Celestial Bodies' by Arabic author Jokha Alharthi

Omani first Arab author to win international Booker

Gulf Stock Market

Qatar shares were down 2.1 percent and Kuwait Bourse was 1.2 percent lower

Gulf stock markets take dive as tensions rise

Oman Economy

World Bank says reforms key to ease Oman debt fears

Salman al-Nadwi

Qaradwi (C) with National Towheed Jamaat in his office in Qatar

Sri Lanka attacks plotters have links to Muslim Brotherhood leader Qaradawi

Oman Economy

A general view of the city, in Muscat, Oman.

Moody's downgrades Oman on fiscal challenges

Kushner's Gulf tour

"The benefits far outweigh the compromise"

Kushner seeks support for Mideast peace plan in Gulf region

Agriculture

Locusts are seen in the Menabe region of western Madagascar, March 29, 2013.

UN warns of Red Sea locust surge

Warsaw Conference

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) shakes hands with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Oman Yusuf bin Alawi during their meeting on the sidelines of the Warsaw Middle East Summit.

Arab officials say Iran issue 'more toxic' than Palestine

UK-GCC trade pact

UAE economy minister Sultan bin Saeed al-Mansouri

Britain seeks post-Brexit trade pact with GCC

Pompeo's Mideast tour

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (R) meets with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at Al Yamamah Palace

US, Saudi agree on continued de-escalation in Yemen

GCC summit

King Salman presiding the GCC summit in Riyadh

GCC summit calls for unity

GCC

UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash

UAE says GCC remains strong despite Qatar row

Gulf - Israel

Israeli Culture and Sport Minister Miri Regev, right, shakes hands with Mohamed Bin Tha'loob Al Derai, President of UAE Wrestling Judo & Kickboxing Federation.

Gulf rulers embrace Israel over shared fear of Iran

Environment

In May, Cyclone Mekunu smashed into southern Oman and the Yemeni island of Socotra, killing at least 11 people

Tropical storm kills at least three in Oman, Yemen

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