The Pentagon accused Iran of “unsafe and unprofessional” conduct by a naval helicopter that it said flew within about 25 yards of a U.S. Navy ship and circled it three times in the Gulf of Oman. Pentagon press secretary John …
Amid an attempt to drive a post-coronavirus economic rebound, a number of countries in the Gulf have introduced new immigration measures to help attract skilled foreign workers
Turkey has been enjoying good relations with three Gulf states – Qatar, Oman and Kuwait – for decades. However, Turkey’s relations with the other three members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) – the United Arab …
Following a year of economic distress, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) economies are expected to return to an aggregate growth of 2.2% in 2021, according to the latest issue of the World Bank Gulf Economic Update
After years of closely cooperating on everything from Iran to oil, the Arab Gulf is entering a new era of wariness
Iran's largest navy ship the Kharg sank on Wednesday after catching fire in the Gulf of Oman, but the crew were safely rescued, Iranian media reported. No further explanation was given for the latest incident in a region of …
Iran started its first transfer of crude oil via its strategic Goreh-Jask pipeline, allowing the country to bypass the Strait of Hormuz, the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency reported. The oil passed through the pipeline’s …
ADNOC is partnering with the Intercontinental Exchange in listing a physically delivered futures contract for its flagship Murban crude from March 29
Oman said on Thursday it will resume scheduled international flights on Oct. 1 with strict measures to protect the country and aviation staff from the coronavirus, the Gulf state’s aviation authority said in a statement, Arab News …
President Donald Trump's administration lauded the "historic diplomatic breakthrough" of normalized ties between Israel and the United Arab Emirates on Thursday, celebrating what the three nations said "will advance peace …
Iranian president predicts 6 more months of COVID-19 outbreak in Iran as Iraq yet to hit pandemic peak
The repeatedly delayed rail network could boost regional trade and ease mobility
Baku can acquire much from Ankara given the high-level mutual relationship between the two countries
GCC has experienced rocky relations before, but none as severe as the three-year blockade on Qatar
How two pivotal players factor into subregional dynamics
The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, in his Telegram channel, expressed condolences to the people of Oman, relatives and friends of Sultan Qaboos bin Said, who had ruled the country since 1970. …
Sultan Qaboos bin Said of Oman died Saturday, according to the country's Diwan of Royal Court. He was 79, Anodolu agency reports. A three-day national mourning period was declared. The National Security Council called for …
Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky cut short his trip to Oman and returned to Kiev after learning about the Ukrainian passenger plane crash. He warned against "speculation or unchecked theories …
What are the country's chances of becoming a diplomatic facilitator in the region
