Jan 15, 2025 · Negotiators reached a phased deal on Wednesday to end the war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, an official briefed on the negotiations said, after 15 months of conflict that has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians and inflamed the Middle East.

Apr 17, 2024 · Located across the Strait of Hormuz from Iran, and with close defense and security ties to the U.S. and the U.K., Oman is aware that tit-for-tat attacks raise the risk of a broader war that would...

May 21, 2024 · The Biden administration was poised to send about a dozen detainees at Guantánamo Bay to Oman for resettlement last year, but it abruptly halted the secret operation amid questions from Congress...

May 7, 2024 · Oman's Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi, held a phone call today with Ismail Haniyeh, Head of the Political Bureau of Hamas. During the call they discussed the details of a proposal for a ceasefire, confirming the movement's agreement to this proposal.

Feb 23, 2024 · Writing in the global business magazine “The Economist”, the Foreign Minister pointed out that like all its neighbours, Oman was suffering the consequences of the deepening crisis in Gaza. The prospect of further escalation threatened the entire region and a ceasefire was a humanitarian and strategic necessity.

Oct 28, 2023 · In a Foreign Ministry statement Oman says the actions of the Israeli occupation forces are crimes against humanity and are contrary to international law and international humanitarian laws and standards.

Jan 16, 2025 · The Sultanate of Oman welcomed the announcement of reaching an exchange of detainees and prisoners and the return of sustainable calm in the Gaza Strip, paving the way for a permanent ceasefire...

Sep 15, 2024 · Oman's decision to allow Israeli flights to pass over its territory on their way East Asia in February 2023 – until this route was discontinued with the outbreak of the war in Gaza – gave the impression that there was a diplomatic route toward normalization with the country.

Mar 15, 2024 · Iran and the United States held secret, indirect talks in Oman in January, addressing the escalating threat posed to Red Sea shipping by the Houthis in Yemen, as well as the attacks on American...

Feb 21, 2024 · Hamas, Hizbullah and the Houthis are too deeply rooted in their communities to be excluded, argues Badr Albusaidi