The newest addition to the city's luxury hotel offering is the Mandarin Oriental Muscat, a shining jewel of a resort hoping ...

Greer Jarrett has identified four possible small ports, or “havens,” used by Vikings along the Norwegian coast.

Asia buys more than four-fifths of all the crude produced in the Middle East, and 90 per cent of that goes through the Strait of Hormuz ...

While there have been no major disruptions to the global oil supply so far, the attacks on Iran — by Israel and then the US — ...

If Iran decides to close Hormuz with mines, it will definitely succeed in its aim in the short term.” Such ominous prognosis by former British navy captain Gav Don, as quoted by Newsbase, condenses ...

MUSCAT: A new phase of support for Omani entrepreneurs was launched with the fourth edition of the National Equal Opportunities ...

From the moment you look at his paintings, you’re drawn in. You see the thick lines of carved doors, the curved patterns on windows, the ...

A 443-foot cargo ship ran aground near Johan Helberg's home in Norway after the watch officer fell asleep. No injuries reported, but an investigation is underway.

Vintage VLCCs find work in mainstream markets, as the breaker’s yard — or dark fleet — await. Vortexa finds 114 VLCCs over 18 years are still trading, with owners willing to take lower rates ...

Pakistan Navy Ship (PNS) HUNAIN visited Muscat, Oman during Regional Maritime Security Patrol (RMSP). Upon arrival at the port, the ship was warmly welcomed by Omani authorities.

There are also smaller, traditional private dining rooms off to the sides. ... You mix it with the rice. I loved the Omani spice blend, and the meat was so fatty and tender.

An Omani soldier was caught in a paedo sting while he competed in the World Pipe Band Championships. Hamdan Alkhamali, 47, believed he was chatting online to a 12-year-old girl between July and ...