15+ hour, 56+ min ago   (968+ words) Maritime trackers received ​new reports of an attack on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, adding to concerns about Iran-related threats to global energy supplies after Saudi Arabia shut down a vital oil pipeline. The British navy-affiliated…...

15+ hour, 20+ min ago   (722+ words) Long before it was captured by Ansar Allah forces this past week in Yemen’s civil war, the centuries-old Red Sea port of Mokha was famed as one of the original gateways of the global coffee trade. At its height, from…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (338+ words) Gaza City: An Israeli strike in Gaza on Thursday killed a family of four including two children, Palestinian hospital and security sources said, while the Israeli army said it targeted a 'military operative'.'The bodies of four members of the…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (404+ words) Oman has formally ratified a new 50:50 Omani-Turkish partnership to develop and explore the strategically located offshore Block 80 concession off Musandam. Royal Decree 77/2026, issued by His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik on September 3, approves the Exploration and Production Concession Agreement (EPSA)…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (615+ words) London: Brent North Sea crude, the international benchmark, topped $100 a barrel Wednesday following a flare-up in the US-Iran war since the end of August that risks fresh disruption to oil supplies. Oil prices have experienced great volatility since the start…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (295+ words) Oman Observer The price of Oman crude increased by $11.99 to $116.53 for November delivery at the close of Monday's trading.The average monthly price for October was $87.84.Brent crude futures hit their highest in six weeks, nearing $99 a barrel, after Yemen's…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (700+ words) Wars must not be allowed to become a tolerated norm, and diplomacy and dialogue must remain at the heart of efforts to prevent and resolve conflicts, Pierre Krähenbühl, Director-General of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), said during…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (413+ words) DUBAI: At least 73 people were injured ​in attacks ​on Saudi Arabia by Yemen's Ansar Allah, the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said on Tuesday, vowing to respond firmly to the latest outbreak of hostilities. The Ansar Allah, who ⁠control the most…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (196+ words) Oman Observer BEIRUT: Israel conducted a wave of air strikes in south Lebanon, killing 12 people, including women and children, according to the Lebanese health ministry on Monday, in an intensification of violence after a weeks-long lull Eleven people, including two…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (22+ words) Oman Observer Oman evacuates 16 crew members from stricken Saudi oil tanker...