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Oman Inaugurates OOMCO Marine Bunker Fuel Terminal at Port of Duqm

Oman inaugurated on Sunday the Oman Oil Marketing Company (OOMCO) Marine bunker fuel terminal worth OMR11 million at the Port of Duqm. OOMCO Marine is the bunker arm of OOMCO SAOG. Located in the Duqm Special Economic Zone (SEZAD), the terminal will supply the full range of bunker fuel to…

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Oil Exports Up 13% in Oman by late October 2022

Oman’s production of crude oil and condensate oil increased by 10.4 percent to reach 323.73 million barrels by late October 2022 compared to October 2021, according to the data published by the country’s National Center for Statistics and Information. Crude oil production alone increased by 14.1 percent, while oil condensate…

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Deal reached for new non-Russian power source for Europe

The leaders of Hungary, Romania, Georgia and Azerbaijan have finalized an agreement on an undersea electricity connector that could become a new power source for the European Union amid a crunch on energy supplies caused by the war in Ukraine

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Sales of Aviation Fuel in Oman Increase by 104% by Late October 2022

The sales of aviation fuel in Oman increased by 104% to reach 2.52 million barrels, and its production increased by 34.4% to reach 6.38 million barrels by late October 2022, according to the latest report by the National Center for Statistics and Information. Aviation fuels exports amounted to 3.83 million…

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GCC Preparatory Ministerial Meeting Discusses Gulf-Chinese Summit

The Foreign Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) held Wednesday the 154th Preparatory Ministerial Council meeting of the GCC Supreme Council in Riyadh. The meeting was chaired by the Foreign Minister of Oman, Badr al-Busaidi, Chairman of the current session of the GCC Ministerial Council, with the participation of…

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GCC Foreign Ministers Meet in Riyadh

The foreign ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council are scheduled to hold on Wednesday the 154th meeting of the Supreme Council in its 43rd session, at the headquarters of the GCC General Secretariat in Riyadh. The meeting will be headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Sultanate of…

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Oman's Jindal Shadeed to Invest $3 Bn to Produce Green Steel at Duqm Port

Jindal Shadeed Group announced that it selected Oman's Special Economic Zone at Duqm (SEZAD) to establish a manufacturing facility, slated to be the largest of its kind, to produce green steel. The strategic project is being built over an area estimated at approximately 2 square kilometers in the concession zone…

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Best things to see in Oman during a whistle-stop tour of Muscat

One of the wealthiest countries in the world, Oman offers more than its neighbours with luxurious hotels and restaurants backdropped by sprawling mountains and a clear sea where swimming with turtles is the norm

Daily Mirror

Lenderking Discusses Peace Efforts in Yemen with Omani Officials

US Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking held talks with Omani officials in Muscat efforts to support peace in neighboring Yemen. He held talks with Sheikh Khalifa Ali Al Harthy, Undersecretary of the Foreign Ministry for Diplomatic Affairs, reported the Sultanate’s state news agency (ONA). They reviewed efforts to help…

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Lenderking in the Region to Push Forward Peace in Yemen

The US State Department called on Monday the Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen to “immediately cease their attacks on Yemeni ports” and to engage in peace efforts. It added that US Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking started travel on November 27 to Oman and Saudi Arabia to support ongoing…

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True World Cup wildcard Niclas Fullkrug justifies surprise selection to keep Germany dream alive

If a tent in the desert does not sound like the most glamorous of stages on which to score your first World Cup goal, then consider that Niclas Fullkrug only made the least heralded of international debuts a fortnight ago — as a half-time substitute in a scarcely-acknowledged tournament warm-up…

Evening Standard

U.S. urges end to port attacks in Yemen, envoy visits region -statement

U.S. special envoy Tim Lenderking is traveling to Oman and Saudi Arabia this week to support Yemen peace efforts, the U.S. State Department said on Monday in a statement that also urged an immediate end to attacks on Yemeni ports.

Reuters

‘Super Guy’ Füllkrug Drives Germany Forward at World Cup

Niclas Füllkrug was scoring goals in Germany’s second division one year ago. Now he’s scoring at the World Cup. “That’s exactly what he’s there for,” teammate Thomas Müller said after Füllkrug's late goal rescued a 1-1 draw for Germany against Spain in Group E on Sunday. Exactly one year earlier,…

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Iranian foreign ministry says U.S. accusations that Iran was behind Oman tanker attack are baseless

Accusations by the United States that Iran was behind an attack on a tanker in the Gulf of Oman are baseless, Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said on Monday.

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$16b Total Assets of Oman’s Islamic Banking Sector

The total assets of Oman’s Islamic banking sector, including Islamic banks and windows operating in the sultanate, jumped by 9.1 percent year-on-year to reach at RO6.4 billion ($16.6 billion) by late September 2022. Oman’s Islamic banking assets now account for 16.2 percent of the country’s total banking system assets, according…

Reuters

Debris analysis shows Iran-made drone attacked tanker -U.S. Navy

The U.S. military on Tuesday said debris analysis has concluded that the same type of Iranian drone that Tehran has supplied to Russia for its invasion of Ukraine was used to attack a commercial tanker off the coast of Oman a week ago.

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Debris Analysis Shows Iran-Made Drone Attacked Tanker, Says US Navy

The US military on Tuesday said debris analysis has concluded that the same type of Iranian drone that Tehran has supplied to Russia for its invasion of Ukraine was used to attack a commercial tanker off the coast of Oman a week ago. The US Navy's Bahrain-based 5th Fleet published…

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Oman’s Producer Price Index Posts Increase of 37%

Oman's producer price index for the third quarter of 2022 posted an increase of 36.6 percent, compared to the corresponding period in 2021, according to the quarterly survey by the National Center for Statistics and Information (NCSI). The Oman News Agency (ONA) reported on Sunday that oil and gas prices…

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Britain says drone circles vessel in Gulf of Oman after strike on tanker

Britain's maritime agency said a drone circled a ship in the Gulf of Oman on Friday, three days after an Iranian-made drone attacked a tanker in the region.

Bangkok Post

OMAN CELEBRATES ITS 52ND NATIONAL DAY

The Sultanate of Oman marks today the 52nd National Day of the Renaissance, the 18th of November Anniversary.

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US Centcom Says Iranian-made Drone Hit Tanker Off Oman

An attack on a tanker off the coast of Oman on Tuesday was carried out by an Iranian-made drone, US Central Command said in a statement, adding that a multilateral maritime operation led by a British Royal Navy frigate had responded to the area. An Israeli official had blamed Iran…

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U.S. Centcom says Iranian-made drone hit Pacific Zircon tanker off Oman

An attack on a tanker off the coast of Oman on Tuesday was carried out by an Iranian-made drone, U.S. Central Command said in a statement, adding that a multilateral maritime operation led by a British Royal Navy frigate had responded to the area.

The Independent UK

Trump strikes new overseas deal and raises old ethics issue

Donald Trump’s company is licensing its name to a golf resort in Oman in the first of what it hopes will be several overseas deals, raising conflicts-of-interest issues as the former president prepares for a possible third run for the White House

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Iranian Narcotics… Another Facet of Houthis’ War against Yemenis

Six weeks after the US Navy intercepted an Iranian drug smuggling ship off the coast of Oman, the Yemeni Navy seized another Iranian vessel loaded with narcotics off the coast of Socotra Island. The shipment is believed to have been bound for Houthi militias in Yemen. Similar arrests this year…

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US, Oman Affirm Strategic Partnership on Regional Security

The United States and the Sultanate of Oman affirmed the strategic partnership on regional security and their agreement to support stability in Yemen. In a statement issued after the launch of the first strategic dialogue between Oman and the United States, in the presence of US Secretary of State Anthony…

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