Obituaries
Oman’s Sultan Qaboos bin Said, the Mideast’s longest-ruling monarch who seized power in a 1970 palace coup, has died.
Jan. 10, 2020
World & Nation
Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, vowed to uphold Sultan Qaboos bin Said’s foreign policy approach that balanced close relations with both the U.S. and Iran.
Jan. 11, 2020
WASHINGTON – Iranian newspapers are reporting that a visit to Tehran this week by the leader of the Persian Gulf state of Oman was aimed at beginning quiet talks between the United States and the Islamic Republic.
Aug. 30, 2013
Oman sultan’s visit reportedly a mediation bid between Iran and U.S.
Travel & Experiences
Oman has all that tourists usually want--sandy beaches, palm trees wafting in tropical breezes, 16th-Century Portuguese forts, stark desert dunes, and even fiords like Norway’s.
Jan. 18, 1987
U.S.-Iran thaw began with months of secret meetings
Nov. 24, 2013
The two American hostages, freed after months of being held hostage in Yemen’s raging civil war, took their first steps to freedom down a staircase pushed against a gleaming Oman royal air force jet.
Sept. 21, 2015
In March, Oman hosted the first of at least five clandestine meetings between U.S. and Iranian officials. The talks paved the way for the nuclear deal.
Israel’s foreign minister says the Gulf Arab state of Oman has decided to allow Israeli planes to fly through its airspace.
Feb. 23, 2023
SANAA, Yemen Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels have released six foreign hostages after months in captivity, an official in the rebel movement said Sunday.
Sept. 20, 2015