Iran says missile kills 19 sailors in training accident
Iran says a military training accident has killed 19 of its sailors and wounded 15 others in waters near the strategic Strait of Hormuz By NASSER KARIMI and JON GAMBRELL…
Bahrain accuses Iran of ‘biological aggression’, Gulf states try to curb coronavirus
DUBAI (Reuters) – Bahrain accused Iran on Thursday of “biological aggression” by covering up the spread of the coronavirus and failing to stamp the passports of Bahraini travelers. Employees sit…
World leaders travel to Oman to meet its newly named sultan
World leaders are traveling to Oman to meet the country’s new sultan, named just a day earlier after the death of the nation’s longtime ruler January 12, 2020, 1:15 PM…
Military strike against Iran would result in ‘all-out war’: Zarif
DUBAI (Reuters) – Any U.S. or Saudi military strike against Iran would bring “all-out war”, Tehran said on Thursday, keeping up a drumbeat of warnings to its adversaries after they…
Exclusive: Renault alerts prosecutors to Oman dealer payments in Ghosn era
PARIS (Reuters) – Renault has alerted French prosecutors to payments made to a Renault-Nissan business partner in Oman under former Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn, two sources told Reuters. FILE PHOTO:…
OPEC agrees modest hike in oil supply after Saudi and Iran compromise
VIENNA (Reuters) – OPEC agreed on Friday on a modest increase in oil production from next month after its leader Saudi Arabia persuaded arch-rival Iran to cooperate, following calls from…
Cyclone shuts Sembcorp Salalah water production plant
DUBAI (Reuters) – Sembcorp Salalah Water and Power Co SSPW.OM, which operates an electricity generation and seawater desalination plant in Oman, said its water production plant had been temporarily shut…
WHO says Australia exported listeria-tainted melons to nine countries
GENEVA (Reuters) – Melons contaminated with deadly listeriosis bacteria were exported to at least nine countries from Australia, where an outbreak has killed seven people and caused one miscarriage, the…