Oman's ailing Sultan Qaboos bin Said, one of the Middle East's longest serving rulers, died on Friday and the Gulf state's high military council called on the ruling family to convene to choose a successor, state media said.

Oman's Sultan Qaboos dies; council starts succession process

Oman's Sultan Qaboos bin Said, one of the Middle East's longest-serving rulers who maintained the country's neutrality in regional struggles, died on Friday and his cousin Haitham bin Tariq al-Said was announced successor in a smooth transition. #Oman #MiddleEast #QaboosBin #WION

Oman's Sultan Qaboos passed away, three-day mourning declared

Tropical cyclone Hikka is hovering over the Arabian Sea and is likely to affect some areas of Oman's coastline by Tuesday afternoon. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), "Cyclonic Storm HIKAA over Oman and lay centered at 0530 hrs IST of 25th Sept near lat 19.

Headline Cyclonic storm 'Hikka' to reach Oman coast by today afternoon: IMD

Indian hockey player Mandeep Singh on Tuesday said that if the team wins laurels for the country, the sport will itself resonate with people and will garner more admirers.

If we keep winning medals, Hockey will garner admirers in India: Mandeep Singh

Iran's neighbours have made talks impossible through their "hasty and arrogant moves", a top security official told Oman's foreign minister in Tehran on Saturday amid a tanker crisis.

Iran tells Oman neighbours have made talks impossible

A 21-year-old girl named Shaheen Begum had alleged of facing harassment in Oman and her family members have sought government help to bring the victim back to the country.

Hyderabad girl stranded in Oman, mother seeks government help

The Strait of Hormuz is a strait between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. It provides the only sea passage from the Persian Gulf to the open ocean and is one of the world's most strategically important choke points.

World's most important oil transit path: The strait of Hormuz

Reuters reported that Trump conveys message to Iran via Oman. Where some reports state that Trump called off attack at the last minute. Iran said that War will have international implications. Reuters Khamenei to decide on talks. Watch this video to know more.

Trump warns Iran of 'imminent attack'

The US Navy on Wednesday said it has collected biometric information including fingerprints from the body of one of two oil tankers that were attacked in the Gulf of Oman last week.

United States army recovers finger prints from Japanese oil tanker attacked in Gulf of Oman

Two "flying objects" damaged a Japanese tanker owned by Kokuka Sangyo Co in an attack on Thursday in the Gulf of Oman, but there was no damage to the cargo of methanol, the company president said on Friday.

'Flying objects' damaged Japanese tanker during attack in Gulf of Oman: Kokuka Sangyo Co president

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said two oil tanker incidents in the Gulf of Oman on Thursday were "suspicious" and called for regional dialogue to avoid tensions.

Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif calls oil tanker incidents 'suspicious', wants regional talks

PM Modi won't be flying over Pakistan airspace while visiting Kyrgyzstan for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation(SCO) summit. An official spokesman said: "The government explored two options for the route to be taken by the VVIP aircraft to Bishkek.

PM Modi not to fly over Pak airspace for SCO summit; plane to travel via Oman, Iran and central Asian countries

Chabahar is back in the news after a hiatus of about two years. The contexts of its importance are several but the first one in the current milieu is the fact that despite President Donald Trump’s avowed sanctions on everything related to Iran, India’s Chabahar-based relationship with Tehran has received a waiver.

Iran: A port of call for India

Oman described Israel as an accepted Middle East state on Saturday, a day after hosting a surprise visit by its prime minister that Washington said could help regional peace efforts.

Oman says time to accept Israel in region, offers help for peace

The Environment Agency has more than 20 flood warnings and more than 40 flood alerts in place covering much of Central Englan

Flash floods now hit UK after Cuba, US, Oman, forecasters announce 'danger to life'

The police declined to make any more public statements on the case

DJ Avicii's death: Oman Police rules out criminal suspicion

Prime Minister Narendra Modi`s last destination of his four-nation tour was Oman

India, Oman sign eight MoUs

He will also visit Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque and a 250-year-old Shiva temple in Muscat

PM Modi to visit 125-year-old Temple in Oman

Modi will also visit a Shiva temple which is around 300 years old in Muscat in the afternoon

PM Modi to meet key leaders, visit Shiva temple in Oman today

Modi also expressed gratitude to the Sultan and the people of Oman for the tremendous support, goodwill and affection

Oman visit will impart 'substantial momentum' to ties: PM Modi

Modi's two-day visit to the UAE comes to an end today, after which he will head to Oman

Technology should be used for development, not destruction: PM Modi at World Government Summit in Dubai

Prime Minister Narendra is now addressing the Indian diaspora at Muscat's Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex

Minimum government, maximum governance — that is our motto, PM Modi tells Indian diaspora in Muscat

During the visit, the Prime Minister will hold discussions on matters of mutual interest with the leaders of the three countries, apart from participating in other events.

PM Modi begins 4-day visit to Palestine, UAE  and Oman

British foreign minister Boris Johnson will travel to Iran on Saturday to lobby counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif for the release of jailed Iranian-British aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

British foreign minister to visit Iran, lobby for jailed aid worker

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