Tag: Oman

OPEC weighs extension of output cuts amid slackening demand

VIENNA: OPEC is deciding whether to extend its current deal to cut production for six to nine months as the oil cartel faces a...

US alleges tanker hit by mine resembling Iran’s

A Japanese-owned tanker attacked in the Gulf of Oman last week was damaged by a limpet mine resembling those used by Iran, the US...

Saudi crown prince says kingdom isn’t seeking war in region

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said in remarks published Sunday that the kingdom is not seeking war in...

Iran claims it is in charge of security of Strait of...

DUBAI: Iran said on Friday it was responsible for maintaining the security of the Strait of Hormuz in the Gulf, state radio reported, adding...

US accuses Iran for tanker attack; Iran denies involvement

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: The U.S. military on Friday released a video it said shows Iran’s Revolutionary Guard removing an unexploded limpet mine from...

Oman calls on Arabs to ease Israel’s ‘fears for its future’

A top Omani government official on Saturday said Arabs must take initiatives to make Israel overcome “fears for its future” in the region, drawing...

Qureshi meets Oman’s vice-president, discusses bilateral ties

MUSCAT: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on the second day of his visit to the brotherly country of Oman called on Vice-President Syed Fahad Bin Muhammad...

National Day of Oman ceremony held in Karachi

KARACHI: Oman’s Consular General Major Naseer Humaid Al Suleimani in a group photo with Advocate Adil Khan Zai during a ceremony held here the...

PIA resumes operation on Muscat route after one-year gap

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has resumed its operations on Muscat route after a gap of over one year. PIA spokesperson Mashhood Tajwar said on...

Pakistan beat Oman 8-1 in Asian Hockey Champions Trophy

MUSCAT: Pakistan, on Monday, defeated the host Oman by 8-1 in their third match of Asian Hockey Champions Trophy 2018 at the Sultan Qaboos...

PHF confirms hosting of six-nation hockey tournament in December

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF) Monday confirmed that the Six-Nation Hockey Tournament will take place in Lahore from December 17 to 31. Talking to APP, PHF...

Pakistan, Oman tied in historic bond, share common future: minister

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Social Development of Oman Sheikh Mohammed bin Said bin Saif al-Kalbani said that Pakistan and Oman are strategic neighbors and the...

Pakistan Navy ship SAIF reaches Oman for maritime patrolling

KARACHI: Pakistan Navy (PN) Ship SAIF, F22-P class destroyer of Pakistan Navy Fleet on Sunday visited Port Muscat at Oman during first Regional Maritime...

Powerful cyclone strikes Oman, Yemen; 5 dead, 30 missing

SALALAH: A cyclone more powerful than any previously recorded in southern Oman slammed into the Gulf country and neighboring Yemen on Saturday, deluging a...

COAS meets Oman’s defence minister

OMAN: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa, who was on an official visit to Oman met Oman’s Minister for Defence Sayyid Badr...

Pakistani students clean sweep international convention in Oman

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani students beat other participants from Malaysia, Oman, Philippines and Thailand in a brilliant show of talent and sporting prowess at the Beaconhouse...

Fareed Ayyaz performs at concert in Oman

MUSCAT: Fareed Ayaz Qawwal, the lead vocalist of a classical band, participated in a concert the other day at Bait Al-Zubair’s Music Festival in...