Tag: Oman
Blinken heading to Riyadh for talks with Abbas, Arab leaders
U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken is scheduled to meet with Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas and Arab leaders this week on the sidelines of a World Economic Forum summit in Saudi Arabia, the...
Omani FM seeking Temple Mount visit during Ramallah trip
Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi plans to visit Palestinian Authority-controlled Ramallah in the coming weeks and is seeking to visit the Temple Mount in Jerusalem in coordination with Israeli authorities.
Albusaidi contacted the Israeli...
US envoy sought to advance Iran deal in low-key Oman visit
U.S. President Joe Biden’s White House Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa Brett McGurk visited Oman on May 8 to discuss with officials there the possibility of reaching out to Iran regarding...
Herzog meets Arab leaders on sidelines of Charles III’s coronation
Israeli President Isaac Herzog mingled with an array of national leaders, including those from a string of Arab countries, at a reception at Buckingham Palace on the sidelines of King Charles III’s coronation in...
Oman welcomes normalization between Bahrain and Israel
Oman welcomes Bahrain’s move to normalize relations with Israel, the Oman News Agency reported on Sunday.
On Friday, Bahrain became only the fourth Arab state to announce full diplomatic relations with Israel, after the United Arab Emirates...
Israel’s historic deal with the UAE could be just the beginning
A joint statement by U.S. President Donald Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan—the crown prince of Abu Dhabi—announcing the “Abraham Accord,” a peace deal between Israel and...
Trump administration’s Mideast proposal receives subtle support from Muslim nations
The words were barely out of U.S. President Donald Trump’s mouth—and the much-anticipated peace plan to resolve the century-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict for good was barely uploaded to the White House’s website—when the doomsayers and...
In Oman, Israeli minister promotes cooperation between Israel, Gulf states
Israeli Transportation and Intelligence Minister Yisrael Katz said on Thursday in Oman that Israel and the Gulf states should cooperate on civilian issues such as aviation security and transportation.
“In my view, cooperation … can...
In wake of Netanyahu visit, Oman calls for recognition of Israel at regional forum
Oman publicly called for regional recognition of Israel a day after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a historic visit to the Sultanate on Friday, The Jerusalem Post reported.
Yousuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah, Oman’s Minister for...
Netanyahu, Israeli officials make secret, historic one-day visit to Oman
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a secret one-day trip to Oman on Friday, where he met with the ruler, Sultan Qaboos bin Said, who has led his country for nearly 50 years.
It is...