Oman

DUBAI: Two people, including a child, were killed and three others went missing in the Omani province of Dhofar after Cyclone Mekunu hit the southern region of the Gulf Arab country, Omani police and state news media said on Saturday.…

MUSCAT: A police source in Oman said Saturday there was no suspicion of criminal activity after Swedish DJ superstar Avicii was found dead in the Gulf sultanate's capital Muscat. The 28-year-old's representative announced his death in a…

DOHA: Qatar signed a memorandum of understanding with Oman on the development of bilateral investment and trade Sunday, nearly eight months into a crisis between the emirate and its Arab neighbours. The Omani news agency ONA said the…

DHOFAR: In sunglasses and jumpsuits, a crew of European test astronauts is laying the groundwork for a Mars simulation in the barren expanse of the Omani desert, a terrestrial mission intended to pave the way to the red planet. The…

MUSCAT: A delegation of Pakistan, led by Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua, is participating in the sixth quadrilateral meeting on Afghanistan peace process that has begun on Monday in Oman’s capital city of Muscat. The Quadrilateral…

MUSCAT: Muscat has secured the release of an Indian priest who was abducted last year during a deadly attack by militants in Yemen, Oman's official news agency said on Tuesday. Thomas Uzhunnalil had been held captive since March 2016,…

SANA’A: Air raids on Yemen's rebel-held capital on Wednesday killed more than 30 people, including civilians, local and international aid organisations said. Hussein al-Tawil, head of the Sanaa branch of Yemen's Red Crescent, said at…

HYDERABAD, India: An underage marriage was reported from Indian city Hyderabad where a teenage girl was married off to an Arab Sheikh allegedly against the teenager’s parents. A minor from Hyderabad has been married off to an elderly…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Oman have on Monday agreed to enhance their trade and economic relations. The understanding came at a meeting between Adviser to Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz and Oman's Foreign Minister Yousaf Bin…

SANA'A: Oman, which generally stays neutral in the face of regional disputes, has joined a Saudi-led military coalition aimed at "fighting terrorism," official media in Riyadh said Thursday. The Gulf sultanate, which maintains good ties…