1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (327+ words) Senior Pakistani mediators, including the army chief, Syed Asim Munir, arrived in Tehran, the Iranian capital, on Wednesday in an effort to shore up the ceasefire between Iran and the United States before it expires next week. White House press…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (389+ words) Sayyid Badr affirmed the Sultanate of Oman's support for UN-led efforts aimed at prioritising peaceful and diplomatic solutions and creating favourable conditions for regional dialogue among all parties, thereby contributing to de-escalation, confidence-building, and the restoration of security and stability…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (434+ words) Israel is considering a short-term ceasefire in Lebanon that could pause the war against Hezbollah, Israeli and Lebanese officials said Wednesday. The Israeli government has yet to formally sign off on the truce, and the discussions around it remained fluid....

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (229+ words) Tehran: Iran's military warned on Wednesday it would block trade through the Red Sea, along with the Gulf and Sea of Oman, if the US naval blockade on Iranian ports continues. In a statement carried by Iranian state television, the…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (989+ words) Washington - President Donald Trump said Tuesday that US-Iran peace talks could resume this week, while Israel and Lebanon agreed to launch direct negotiations, signaling movement on two key fronts in efforts to ease the Middle East conflict. The parallel diplomatic…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago  (69+ words) Oman Observer US to send thousands more troops to Mideast: Report The U. S "is "set to send thousands more troops "into the "Middle East in the coming days, "as the "Trump administration "attempts to pressure Iran "into a deal, the…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (210+ words) MUSCAT: His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik and Shaikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar, discussed during a telephone call the evolving situation in the region and its security and economic ramifications for nations and…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago  (407+ words) MUSCAT: The bilateral relations between the Sultanate of Oman and Botswana have received a shot in the arm with the visit of President Duma Gideon Boko. .....

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (262+ words) Negotiating teams from the U. S. and Iran could return to Islamabad later this week, five sources said on Tuesday, days after the highest-level talks between the two countries in decades ended without a breakthrough. A source involved in the talks said…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago  (938+ words) WASHINGTON/DUBAI - The U. S. military began a blockade of Iran's "ports, angering Tehran and adding uncertainty around the crucial waterway, although "hopes for dialogue to end the war provided some relief to oil markets where benchmark prices fell below $100 on Tuesday....