Britain believes Iran deliberately carried out a deadly attack on an Israeli tanker off Oman last week, said UK's foreign ministry official, urging Tehran to cease such attacks.

'Deliberate, targeted': UK, US believe Iran is responsible for Oman oil tanker attack

The US Navy is assisting an Israeli-managed petroleum products tanker attacked off Oman with two crew members killed, the US military said on Saturday, adding the ship was most likely hit by a drone strike.

US military aids Israel-managed tanker attacked off Oman

The Iranian Foreign Ministry rejects what it called "baseless accusations" after Israel blamed Iran for a deadly incident off the coast of Oman. In an incident that Israel's foreign minister claims was the result of an attack launched by Iran, one Briton and a Romanian died when an Israeli-managed oil tanker came under fire off the coast of Oman on Thursday.

Iran slams Israel's accusations over ship attack, calls them 'baseless'

A Briton and a Romanian were killed when an Israeli-managed petroleum product tanker came under attack on Thursday off the coast of Oman, the company said on Friday, in an incident that Israel's foreign minister blamed on Iran and said deserved a harsh response.

Mercer Street tanker attack blamed on Iran; Israel demands 'tough response'

Two crew members of an oil tanker managed by a company owned by a prominent Israeli businessman were killed in an attack off Oman, the vessel's London-based operator said Friday.

Two dead in attack on Israel-linked oil tanker off Oman

The 2021 T20 World Cup will be facilitated in the UAE from October 17, with the final planned on November 14. As per ESPNCricinfo, the 16-group competition will begin after the Indian Premier League 2021 final, which is relied upon to be held on October 15.

Cricket: ICC T20 World Cup set to begin on October 17 in the UAE: Reports

Citizens of Oman took the streets on Wednesday for the fourth day of demonstrations, braving a heavy security presence to demand that the country's ruler follow through on promises to create thousands of jobs.

Jobs, not promises: Omanis protest for fourth day

Hinting at the possibility of Israel signing more peace accords with other nations, Fleur Hassan-Nahoum, Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem, said, "There is a lot of talk about different countries.

Israeli politician hints at peace accords with Oman, Indonesia at WION Global Summit

Oman has cut off access to the buzzy new audio chat app Clubhouse, the country's telecommunications regulator confirmed on Monday, setting off fears that authorities across the Persian Gulf may censor a rare forum for discussion of sensitive topics in the region.

Oman blocks Clubhouse, app used for free debates in Mideast 

Crises differ between countries according to the different viewpoints and ideologies of each country, whether these policies are designed and planned to reach a goal.

Opinion: Oman will record India sending vaccines in golden letter

Encroaching sands have left little evidence that the Omani village of Wadi al-Murr ever existed, but former inhabitants and curious visitors are coming to rediscover the hamlet engulfed by the desert.

Omanis revive memory of village swallowed by desert

Hezbollah said on Saturday that it strongly condemned Bahrain's move of normalisation of ties with Israel. On Friday, Bahrain and Isreal said in a joint statement that they were establishing full diplomatic relations with each other.

Hezbollah condemns Bahrain. But will more Arab countries befriend Israel in near future?

Iran has rejected as "unrealistic" a call by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) for the United Nations to extend an international arms embargo on Tehran that ends in October, state TV reported on Monday.

Iran says GCC call for Tehran arms embargo extension is 'unrealistic'

The Omani finance ministry order issued earlier this week to replace expats from govt job will not be immediately implemented and could take over a year for any concrete action on the ground.

Oman policy to replace expats likely to implement next year, blue collar Indian workers not to be impacted

Huge reprieve for Indian expats in Oman. Oman government now said that orders to replace expats may take almost a year to implement.

Huge reprieve for Indian expats in Oman, 'orders to replace expats may take a year to implement'

Oman has ordered all state-owned companies to replace expats with locals. There are more than 8,00,000 Indian expats currently living in Oman. Are their jobs at risk?

Gravitas: Oman wants state firms to replace expats with locals

Oman today ordered all state-owned companies to fire expat workers. It wants foreigners to be replaced with local citizens. The order was part of the financial guidelines issued by the government.

Why expat Indians should worry about Oman's drive to fire foreign workers

World In One News, WION Exclusively speaks to Munu Mahawar, who is currently serving as an Indian envoy to Oman.

WION Exclusively speaks to Munu Mahawar | India's envoy to Oman | India-Oman

India's relationship with the Arab world was impacted in the last few weeks and one of the major reasons was fake Twitter handles used from Pakistan to defame India.

Diplomacy at work to ease off straining Indo-Arab ties

On twitter, fake accounts of Pakistani origin are posing are Arabs - and pushing anti-India posts. WION's Executive Editor Palki Sharma Upadhyay tells you how during a pandemic, a disinformation campaign is compromising the fight against the Coronavirus.

Gravitas: Pakistanis pose as Arabs, push anti-India posts

Continuing its anti-India propaganda on social media platforms, a Pakistani Twitter account changed its handle name to pose as Omani princess and tweeted anti-India material. Interestingly, several old tweets have been dug out from the same account, which has been deleted now, and it clearly shows Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) is behind the account.

Pakistani Twitter account posing as Omani princess shares anti-India material

Pakistan foreign minister quotes fake account, Oman princess denies links to account

Japan's PM Shinzo Abe is in Abu Dhabi and scheduled to visit Oman next week. Japan's cabinet decided to use about 500 million yen (4.5Million USD) from this year's budget preserves for the self-defence forces. Leaders also discussed to reduce tensions in West Asia.

Japan to spend 4.6 million dollars in west asia

The Ministry of Home Affairs on Sunday announced one-day state mourning on January 13 on the passing away of Sultan Qaboos Bin Said Al Said, Sultan of Oman. The Sultan breathed his last on Friday.

India declares one-day state mourning on passing away of Sultan of Oman

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