Oman and Saudi aviation sectors hold the fort amid the Mideast crisis
Muscat: More than 43,000 flights of the 78,500 scheduled flights have been cancelled in the Middle East since the start of the war on February 28 to date.According to Cirium, an av…
HM receives telephone call from President of Iraq
Muscat: His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik received a telephone call on Tuesday from President Abdul Latif Rashid of the Republic of Iraq.The two leaders reviewed the evolving mi…
Markets bet Trump will end Iran war soon despite threats from both sides
DUBAI/TEL AVIV: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Tuesday they would not let any oil out of the Middle East until U.S. and Israeli attacks cease, prompting U.S. President Donal…
INSIGHT- The cheap drones shaping the war with Iran
Long before Iranian drones rained down on airports, skyscrapers and embassies across the Persian Gulf this past week, the U.S. military was busy trying to find cheap ways to shoot…
Iran says oil blockade will continue until attacks end, Trump threatens heavier strikes
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Tuesday they would not let any oil be shipped from the Middle East if U.S. and Israeli attacks continue, prompting President Donald Trump to sa…
Opinion-Iran’s choice of new leader signals defiance to foes
On its face, Iran’s choice of a new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, sent a message of continuity to a country battered by war. It was also a show of open defiance to Iran’s attac…
Opinion- Bombing Iran to rubble won’t give it life
In September 1996, I visited Tehran, Iran, for the first time. I stayed at the Homa Hotel, formerly a Sheraton. I wrote at the time that fixed above the door in the lobby was a sig…
Iran’s choice of new leader signals defiance to foes
On its face, Iran’s choice of a new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, sent a message of continuity to a country battered by war. It was also a show of open defiance to Iran’s attac…
World Cup ‘too big’ to be postponed by Middle East
FIFA Chief Operating Officer Heimo Schirgi said the World Cup is “too big” and that the 2026 tournament will go on as planned despite ongoing conflict in the Middle East.Speaki…
Five Iranian women’s players granted humanitarian visas in Australia
SYDNEY/WASHINGTON: Australia on Tuesday granted humanitarian visas to five Iranian women soccer players after they sought asylum, fearing persecution on their return home for the…