Before the war, roughly 135 ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz every day. Iran claims 26 made it through on May 19 and 20, with help from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The gap between …
Oman: MSX strengthens push for sustainable finance
MUSCAT: Muscat Stock Exchange (MSX) has signed a cooperation agreement with Carbon Neutrality Era Company to support the development of sustainable finance and carbon markets in the Sultanate of Oman.
Oman moves towards mandatory sustainability disclosures for listed firms
MUSCAT: Oman is preparing to make sustainability and climate-related disclosures mandatory for listed companies and regulated financial …
CBO chief: Oman entering intelligence-first banking era
MUSCAT — Oman’s banking sector is moving from digital adoption to an “intelligence-first” phase, where artificial intelligence, open …
Live Updates: Seized ship taken toward Iran as Trump and China’s Xi agree Strait of Hormuz “must remain open”
A ship was taken by unknown parties toward Iranian waters after an Indian-flagged vessel was attacked off Oman.
Oman: Sultan Haitham City reflects sustainable development
MUSCAT – Ambassadors who participated in the Oman Real Estate Conference and Exhibition praised Sultan Haitham City as a modern urban model reflecting the future vision of Oman in sustainable urban …
Oman: Five new investment projects unveiled at Real Estate Expo
MUSCAT: The Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning has affirmed that the 21st edition of the Oman Real Estate, Design and Build Conference and Exhibition 2026 marks a decisive shift from planning to …
Oman unveils OMR 300M Musstir Heights project in Jabal Akhdar
The Sultanate of Oman has announced the “Musstir Heights” project, a landmark OMR 300 million development to be established in Jabal Akhdar within the Al Dakhiliyah Governorate, unveiled during the …
Why Oman is emerging as a smart destination for real estate investment
Recent months have witnessed a relative fluctuation in market activity, shaped by mounting political and economic pressures across the region and, …
Yemen introduced the world to coffee. Now, its coffeehouse culture is booming in the US
Hundreds of years ago, Yemen helped introduce the world to coffee. Lately, the mountainous, war-ravaged country that borders Saudi Arabia and Oman is exporting something else: its coffee culture.