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Oman plane to evacuate 115 wounded from Yemen funeral raid ASIA

Oman plane to evacuate 115 wounded from Yemen funeral raid

An Omani aircraft landed in the rebel-held Yemeni capital on Saturday to evacuate 115 of the most seriously wounded from a Saudi-led coalition strike on a funeral last weekend, a rebel official said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Oman to raise electricity tariffs for big corporate users ASIA

Oman to raise electricity tariffs for big corporate users

Oman, seeking to bolster state finances as low oil prices slash its revenues, will raise electricity prices for large government, commercial and industrial users at the start of next year, an official said on Wednesday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
UN envoy hopes to announce Yemen ceasefire deal soon ASIA

UN envoy hopes to announce Yemen ceasefire deal soon

The United Nations' envoy for Yemen said on Friday after meeting with Houthi forces in Oman that he hoped to announce a ceasefire in the conflict in the next few days.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Red Cross staffer freed in Yemen was 'held for ransom' ASIA

Red Cross staffer freed in Yemen was 'held for ransom'

A Red Cross staffer freed after almost a year in captivity in Yemen was held for ransom not for political reasons, diplomatic sources in Oman said on Tuesday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Oman court jails three journalists, orders daily shut ASIA

Oman court jails three journalists, orders daily shut

An Omani court on Monday upheld a government order to permanently close a national newspaper and jailed three of its journalists for undermining the state, judicial sources said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Oman-Iran gas pipeline cost to rise due to new route ASIA

Oman-Iran gas pipeline cost to rise due to new route

A planned subsea natural gas pipeline between Iran and Oman is expected to have a higher estimated cost after the two countries had to change the project's route ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Indian ship heading for Yemen sinks off Oman INTERNATIONAL

Indian ship heading for Yemen sinks off Oman

An Indian cargo ship loaded with vehicles and food supplies destined for Yemen sank on Saturday off the coast of Oman but without loss of life, media reports said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Oman closes down newspaper, accuses it of insulting judiciary ASIA

Oman closes down newspaper, accuses it of insulting judiciary

A privately owned newspaper in Oman said on its website on Wednesday it had been suspended from publishing, a day after the government said it had "taken measures" against a paper for insulting the judiciary.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Media watchdog demands release of Omani journalist ASIA

Media watchdog demands release of Omani journalist

Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders on Tuesday condemned Oman's detention of a newspaper editor over an article accusing officials of pressuring the judiciary in an inheritance case.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Moody's cuts Saudi, Oman, Bahrain debt ratings ECONOMY

Moody's cuts Saudi, Oman, Bahrain debt ratings

Moody's Investors Service cut its debt ratings for Saudi Arabia, Oman and Bahrain on Saturday while assigning negative outlooks to three neighbouring states ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Qatar Airways increases Salalah flights for Khareef season ARABIA

Qatar Airways increases Salalah flights for Khareef season

Qatar Airways has announced an additional 10 flights per week from Doha to Salalah in Oman to meet the demand for the popular Khareef season, which runs from June 1 to September 30.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Oman's Sultan Qaboos home after 'good' health check in Germany ASIA

Oman's Sultan Qaboos home after 'good' health check in Germany

Oman's Sultan Qaboos returned on Tuesday from Germany after a successful medical checkup on his progress following lengthy treatment there in 2014 and 2015, a royal court statement said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016