Thu, 21 May 2026 10:51:16 +0400 https://www.omanobserver.om https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1189998/world/region/israeli-ministers-video-mocking-gaza-aid-flotilla-sparks-outrage Thu, 21 May 2026 06:15:29 +0400 https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1189993/world/region/iran-says-us-wants-to-start-new-war-after-trump-threat A woman holds an image of Mojtaba Khamenei, the new supreme leader, at a march in Tehran. — NYT A woman holds an image of Mojtaba Khamenei, the new supreme leader, at a march in Tehran. — NYT Wed, 20 May 2026 17:47:13 +0400 https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1189992/world/region/un-condemns-israeli-abuse-of-palestinian-detainees The brutality shows Israeli authorities’ utter contempt for their humanitarian and legal obligations. The brutality shows Israeli authorities’ utter contempt for their humanitarian and legal obligations. Wed, 20 May 2026 17:45:03 +0400 https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1189970/world/region/us-iran-trade-war-threats Two women watch their phones next to banner showing destroyed building, in Tehran. — NYT file photo Two women watch their phones next to banner showing destroyed building, in Tehran. — NYT file photo Wed, 20 May 2026 16:13:46 +0400 https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1189969/world/region/iran-guards-say-allowed-26-ships-to-transit-hormuz A drone view shows the Malta-flagged tanker Agios Fanourios I that sailed through the Strait of Hormuz, arriving in Iraq’s territorial waters off Basra. — Reuters file photo A drone view shows the Malta-flagged tanker Agios Fanourios I that sailed through the Strait of Hormuz, arriving in Iraq’s territorial waters off Basra. — Reuters file photo Wed, 20 May 2026 16:11:13 +0400 https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1189968/world/region/israeli-strikes-kill-19-in-lebanon-hezbollah-reports-clashes Ghida Krisht, who lost her mother and father when their house in Beirut’s Tallet el Khayat, stands on the rubble of the building. — AFP Ghida Krisht, who lost her mother and father when their house in Beirut’s Tallet el Khayat, stands on the rubble of the building. — AFP Wed, 20 May 2026 16:10:17 +0400 https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1189967/world/asia/xi-and-putin-condemn-us-israel-strikes-on-iran Russia's President Vladimir Putin and China's President Xi Jinping shake hands in Beijing. — AFP Russia's President Vladimir Putin and China's President Xi Jinping shake hands in Beijing. — AFP Wed, 20 May 2026 16:09:10 +0400 https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1189941/world/region/war-will-spread-far-beyond-the-region-iran-guards STR STR Wed, 20 May 2026 09:09:55 +0400 https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1189936/world/africa/ebola-hantavirus-show-worlds-risk-preparedness-lagging-expert Wed, 20 May 2026 06:55:09 +0400 https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1189935/world/region/turkish-airlines-announces-dubai-flight-resumption Wed, 20 May 2026 06:47:26 +0400 https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1189930/world/asia/trumps-portrait-now-branded-on-rickshaws-in-delhi Wed, 20 May 2026 05:31:05 +0400 https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1189929/world/region/early-war-goal-was-to-install-former-president-as-leader IRAN FORMER PRESIDENT 1 IRAN FORMER PRESIDENT 1 Wed, 20 May 2026 05:28:44 +0400 https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1189927/world/region/how-iran-gained-leverage-in-the-war STR STR Wed, 20 May 2026 05:20:07 +0400 https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1189925/world/region/trump-pauses-iran-attack-signals-nuclear-deal A bride and groom attend a public mass wedding ceremony at Imam Hossein Square in Tehran on Tuesday. - AFP A bride and groom attend a public mass wedding ceremony at Imam Hossein Square in Tehran on Tuesday. - AFP Tue, 19 May 2026 18:08:32 +0400 https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1189914/world/region/iran-warns-against-new-us-attacks An Iranian military personnel (C) educates women about how to use a gun at a booth in Hafte Tir Square, in Tehran. — AFP An Iranian military personnel (C) educates women about how to use a gun at a booth in Hafte Tir Square, in Tehran. — AFP Tue, 19 May 2026 16:54:09 +0400 https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1189913/world/region/israel-military-issues-fresh-evacuation-warnings-for-lebanon A man assesses damage in the aftermath of an Israeli air strike in the village of Ma'shuq in the district of Tyre, southern Lebanon. — AFP A man assesses damage in the aftermath of an Israeli air strike in the village of Ma'shuq in the district of Tyre, southern Lebanon. — AFP Tue, 19 May 2026 16:53:23 +0400 https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1189912/world/region/iranians-stage-mass-weddings An Iranian couple arrive on a military vehicle during a public wedding ceremony called "Sacrificed couple wedding", in Tehran, Iran, May 18, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) An Iranian couple arrive on a military vehicle during a public wedding ceremony called "Sacrificed couple wedding", in Tehran, Iran, May 18, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) Tue, 19 May 2026 16:52:36 +0400 https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1189911/world/europe/eu-vows-exceptional-support-for-farmers-over-war Farmers demonstrate in front of the European Parliament, in Strasbourg. — AFP Farmers demonstrate in front of the European Parliament, in Strasbourg. — AFP Tue, 19 May 2026 16:51:22 +0400 https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1189910/world/europe/bessent-urges-more-disruption-to-irans-financing US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent poses for a photo ahead of a G7 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting in Paris. — Reuters US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent poses for a photo ahead of a G7 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting in Paris. — Reuters Tue, 19 May 2026 16:50:23 +0400 https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1189877/world/europe/mango-founders-son-arrested-over-fathers-death Tue, 19 May 2026 09:18:06 +0400 https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1189876/world/asia/india-to-monitor-boeing-fuel-switch-test-tied-to-air-india-london-incident-documents-show Tue, 19 May 2026 09:02:09 +0400 https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1189874/world/international-health-experts-meet-in-search-for-ebola-bundibugyo-vaccine-options Tue, 19 May 2026 08:11:33 +0400 https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1189868/world/region/under-trump-pressure-eu-eyes-deal-to-end-trade-standoff Tue, 19 May 2026 06:39:51 +0400 https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1189867/world/region/heres-how-iran-could-respond-to-renewed-us-israeli-strikes Tue, 19 May 2026 06:25:22 +0400 https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1189866/world/region/oil-slick-reaches-a-pristine-island-in-iran IRAN-CRISIS/OIL-SPILL IRAN-CRISIS/OIL-SPILL Tue, 19 May 2026 06:21:23 +0400 https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1189865/world/region/trump-says-delaying-iran-attack Mon, 18 May 2026 19:45:48 +0400 https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1189863/world/region/iran-sends-new-proposals-to-us A woman holds Iran's national flag during a protest at the Hafte Tir Square in Tehran on Monday. - AFP A woman holds Iran's national flag during a protest at the Hafte Tir Square in Tehran on Monday. - AFP Mon, 18 May 2026 17:38:20 +0400 https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1189852/world/region/iran-responds-to-new-us-proposal An Iranian man walks past a huge billboard supporting Iran’s national football team in the upcoming 2026 World Cup, installed on a building at Enghelab Square in Tehran. — AFP An Iranian man walks past a huge billboard supporting Iran’s national football team in the upcoming 2026 World Cup, installed on a building at Enghelab Square in Tehran. — AFP Mon, 18 May 2026 16:58:57 +0400 https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1189851/world/region/lebanon-president-vows-the-impossible-to-stop-israeli-war A Lebanese girl looks through a fence at a school-turned shelter, near Sidon, Lebanon. — Reuters A Lebanese girl looks through a fence at a school-turned shelter, near Sidon, Lebanon. — Reuters Mon, 18 May 2026 16:57:51 +0400 https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1189850/world/europe/g7-finance-chiefs-seek-common-stance-over-war Delegates pose for a family photograph at the French Ministry of Economy and Finance in Paris. — AFP Delegates pose for a family photograph at the French Ministry of Economy and Finance in Paris. — AFP Mon, 18 May 2026 16:57:10 +0400 https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1189849/world/africa/transport-protests-hit-kenya-over-fuel-prices TOPSHOT - A protester chants anti-government slogans on a road blocked with stones to prevent traffic from passing during a nationwide transport strike over rising fuel prices in Nairobi on May 18, 2026. Public transport was largely shut down and protesters barricaded roads in Kenya on May 18, 2026 as a strike was called over a fuel price hike triggered by the Middle East war. Kenya is one of many African countries dependent on fuel imports from the Gulf, and heavily hit by Iran's effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz through which a fifth of the world's oil normally passes. (Photo by Luis TATO / AFP) TOPSHOT - A protester chants anti-government slogans on a road blocked with stones to prevent traffic from passing during a nationwide transport strike over rising fuel prices in Nairobi on May 18, 2026. Public transport was largely shut down and protesters barricaded roads in Kenya on May 18, 2026 as a strike was called over a fuel price hike triggered by the Middle East war. Kenya is one of many African countries dependent on fuel imports from the Gulf, and heavily hit by Iran's effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz through which a fifth of the world's oil normally passes. (Photo by Luis TATO / AFP) Mon, 18 May 2026 16:56:26 +0400 https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1189815/world/hantavirus-hit-cruise-ship-on-final-approach-to-port-afp Mon, 18 May 2026 09:52:22 +0400 https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1189812/world/region/pakistan-shares-revised-iranian-proposal-with-us Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf meets with Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, in Tehran, Iran, May 17, 2026. Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf meets with Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, in Tehran, Iran, May 17, 2026. Mon, 18 May 2026 08:20:53 +0400 https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1189809/world/region/trump-says-clock-ticking-for-iran-as-peace-negotiations-stall Mon, 18 May 2026 07:45:41 +0400 https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1189803/world/region/iran-war-deadlock-endures People look at the gold shop display in Tehran Bazaar, in Tehran, Iran, on Sunday. - AFP People look at the gold shop display in Tehran Bazaar, in Tehran, Iran, on Sunday. - AFP Sun, 17 May 2026 17:55:10 +0400 https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1189800/world/region/israel-strikes-lebanon-as-hezbollah-calls-talks-dead-end Smoke rises following Israeli bombardment on the village of Zibqin as seen from nearby Tyre in southern Lebanon. - AFP Smoke rises following Israeli bombardment on the village of Zibqin as seen from nearby Tyre in southern Lebanon. - AFP Sun, 17 May 2026 16:39:30 +0400 https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1189799/world/region/iran-media-says-us-response-lacks-concessions Military spokesperson Abolfazl Shekarchi Military spokesperson Abolfazl Shekarchi Sun, 17 May 2026 16:38:43 +0400 https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1189798/world/europe/mass-ukrainian-drone-barrage-kills-4-in-russia Residents clear broken windows in a damaged apartment building following a Ukrainian drone attack in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in Krasnogorsk, in the Moscow region. — Reuters Residents clear broken windows in a damaged apartment building following a Ukrainian drone attack in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in Krasnogorsk, in the Moscow region. — Reuters Sun, 17 May 2026 16:37:56 +0400 https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1189797/world/region/iaea-says-uae-radiation-levels-normal-after-drone-strike The IAEA headquarters in Vienna. — Reuters The IAEA headquarters in Vienna. — Reuters Sun, 17 May 2026 16:37:10 +0400 https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1189755/world/africa/who-declares-ebola-outbreak-an-international-emergency DR CONGOFILES-DRCONGO-HEALTH-EPIDEMIC-EBOLA DR CONGOFILES-DRCONGO-HEALTH-EPIDEMIC-EBOLA Sun, 17 May 2026 06:14:06 +0400 https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1189753/world/region/flight-diverted-after-a-man-bites-a-flight-attendant Sun, 17 May 2026 05:45:42 +0400 https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1189751/world/region/talks-on-with-tehran-for-hormuz-transit Iranian Americans and supporters of the National Council of Resistance of Iran rally, in Washington, DC, US on Saturday. - Reuters Iranian Americans and supporters of the National Council of Resistance of Iran rally, in Washington, DC, US on Saturday. - Reuters Sat, 16 May 2026 18:11:50 +0400 https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1189732/world/region/trump-stresses-iran-must-open-strait A building destroyed by US-Israeli air strikes on the campus of Sharif University in Tehran. — NYT file photo A building destroyed by US-Israeli air strikes on the campus of Sharif University in Tehran. — NYT file photo Sat, 16 May 2026 17:07:03 +0400 https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1189731/world/region/israel-strikes-south-lebanon-day-after-ceasefire-extension Smoke rises following Israeli bombardment on the village of Arnoun in southern Lebanon. — AFP Smoke rises following Israeli bombardment on the village of Arnoun in southern Lebanon. — AFP Sat, 16 May 2026 16:59:04 +0400 https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1189730/world/region/europeans-in-talks-with-tehran-for-hormuz-transit The German share price index DAX graph is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt. — Reuters The German share price index DAX graph is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt. — Reuters Sat, 16 May 2026 16:55:56 +0400 https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1189729/world/region/pakistani-minister-in-tehran-to-facilitate-peace-talks Mohsin Naqvi Mohsin Naqvi Sat, 16 May 2026 16:55:04 +0400 https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1189708/world/region/bahrain-launches-tourism-campaign-inviting-gcc-visitors D D Sat, 16 May 2026 09:01:45 +0400 https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1189705/world/region/china-says-no-reason-to-continue-the-war US President Donald Trump (R) walks with China’s President Xi Jinping (L) as he leaves after a visit to Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing on May 15, 2026. (Photo by Evan Vucci / POOL / AFP) US President Donald Trump (R) walks with China’s President Xi Jinping (L) as he leaves after a visit to Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing on May 15, 2026. (Photo by Evan Vucci / POOL / AFP) Sat, 16 May 2026 07:45:31 +0400 https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1189702/world/australia/man-dies-after-shark-bite-off-western-australia-coast A beach in Australia A beach in Australia Sat, 16 May 2026 07:29:40 +0400 https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1189701/world/region/trump-faces-a-decision-on-whether-to-resume-strikes-on-iran Sat, 16 May 2026 06:55:10 +0400