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https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1188800/world/region/trump-warns-iran-accept-n-deal-soon US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth testifies for a US House Armed Services Committee hearing titled 'Department of Defence FY2027 Budget Request,' on Capitol Hill. - AFP (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth testifies for a US House Armed Services Committee hearing titled 'Department of Defence FY2027 Budget Request,' on Capitol Hill. - AFP (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:15:50 +0400 https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1188799/world/region/iran-war-could-push-30m-people-into-poverty-un Alexander De Croo, UNDP Administrator Alexander De Croo, UNDP Administrator Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:14:54 +0400 https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1188798/world/region/israeli-strike-in-lebanon-south-kills-2-including-soldier FILE PHOTO: Mourners attend a funeral ceremony of four Hezbollah fighters and two civilians, amid a temporary ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel, in the village of Maaroub, southern Lebanon. — Reuters FILE PHOTO: Mourners attend a funeral ceremony of four Hezbollah fighters and two civilians, amid a temporary ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel, in the village of Maaroub, southern Lebanon. — Reuters Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:12:28 +0400 https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1188797/world/region/over-12m-in-lebanon-to-face-acute-hunger-due-to-war A displaced girl at a makeshift encampment amid a temporary ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel, in Beirut. — Reuters A displaced girl at a makeshift encampment amid a temporary ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel, in Beirut. — Reuters Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:11:45 +0400 https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1188763/world/region/trump-unhappy-with-latest-peace-proposal-says-iran-figuring-out-its-leadership Wed, 29 Apr 2026 08:45:20 +0400 https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1188746/world/region/peace-efforts-stall-as-us-examines-latest-iran-proposal A man holds an Iranian flag during a rally in support of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, in Tehran. — AFP A man holds an Iranian flag during a rally in support of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, in Tehran. — AFP Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:58:19 +0400 https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1188744/world/region/first-natural-gas-tanker-leaves-gulf Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:57:30 +0400 https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1188743/world/region/israel-military-issues-new-evacuation-warning-in-south-lebanon A man attends his his brother and son funeral in Beirut, Lebanon. — AFP A man attends his his brother and son funeral in Beirut, Lebanon. — AFP Tue, 28 Apr 2026 18:57:08 +0400 https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1188698/world/region/trump-is-dissatisfied-with-irans-proposal-on-hormuz Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:17:08 +0400 https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1188693/world/region/the-hormuz-digital-chokepoint-how-does-the-iran-war-threaten-subsea-cables Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz Tue, 28 Apr 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https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1188667/world/region/iran-fm-blames-us-for-failure-of-talks People walk past a billboard with a graphic design about the Strait of Hormuz on a building, in Tehran. — Reuters People walk past a billboard with a graphic design about the Strait of Hormuz on a building, in Tehran. — Reuters Mon, 27 Apr 2026 17:00:56 +0400 https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1188666/world/region/israeli-strikes-expand-in-lebanon-despite-ceasefire Israeli soldiers walk along the road between destroyed houses in southern Lebanon. — AFP Israeli soldiers walk along the road between destroyed houses in southern Lebanon. — AFP Mon, 27 Apr 2026 16:59:28 +0400 https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1188662/world/region/shipping-traffic-through-hormuz-remains-muted-in-recent-days Oil tanker HELGA is moored at one of Iraq's southern offshore oil terminals near Basra. — Reuters Oil tanker HELGA is moored at one of Iraq's southern offshore oil terminals near Basra. — Reuters Mon, 27 Apr 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ceremony of four Hezbollah fighters and two civilians, in the village of Maaroub, Lebanon. — Reuters Mourners attend a funeral ceremony of four Hezbollah fighters and two civilians, in the village of Maaroub, Lebanon. — Reuters Sun, 26 Apr 2026 17:33:01 +0400 https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1188605/world/region/hengli-petrochemical-denies-trade-with-iran Hengli Petrochemical Hengli Petrochemical Sun, 26 Apr 2026 17:31:44 +0400 https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1188604/world/region/us-intercepts-merchant-vessel-in-arabian-sea USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) near what the US Central Command said was a vessel attempting to sail to an Iranian port, as it enforces the US blockade on Iranian ports. — Reuters USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) near what the US Central Command said was a vessel attempting to sail to an Iranian port, as it enforces the US blockade on Iranian ports. — Reuters Sun, 26 Apr 2026 17:31:07 +0400 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station in Gaza Strip on Saturday. — AFP Sat, 25 Apr 2026 18:20:10 +0400 https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1188527/world/region/iran-slams-us-demands-as-pakistan-pursues-peace Pakistan's PM Shehbaz Sharif meets with Iranian FM Abbas Araqchi in Islamabad. — Reuters Pakistan's PM Shehbaz Sharif meets with Iranian FM Abbas Araqchi in Islamabad. — Reuters Sat, 25 Apr 2026 17:24:05 +0400 https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1188526/world/region/un-warns-israeli-strikes-in-lebanon-may-breach-intl-law Smoke rises in Lebanon after an explosion, as seen from the Israeli side of border. — Reuters Smoke rises in Lebanon after an explosion, as seen from the Israeli side of border. — Reuters Sat, 25 Apr 2026 17:23:07 +0400 https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1188503/world/region/trump-cancels-envoys-trip-to-pakistan-hopes-fade-for-a-breakthrough Sat, 25 Apr 2026 16:30:25 +0400 https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1188499/world/region/flights-from-kuwait-to-resume-on-april-26 Sat, 25 Apr 2026 12:01:23 +0400 https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1188494/world/region/how-irans-low-tech-drones-have-cost-the-us Sat, 25 Apr 2026 07:08:38 +0400 https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1188493/world/region/us-negotiators-in-islamabad-for-talks-iran-may-make-a-proposal Pakistan's Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar welcomes Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi upon his arrival, in a location given as Islamabad Pakistan's Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar welcomes Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi upon his arrival, in a location given as Islamabad Sat, 25 Apr 2026 06:59:23 +0400 https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1188490/world/region/echoing-diana-prince-harry-visits-ukraines-deminers Prince Harry controls an AI-powered unmanned aerial vehicle as he visits members of the HALO Trust in Kyiv on Friday. — AFP Prince Harry controls an AI-powered unmanned aerial vehicle as he visits members of the HALO Trust in Kyiv on Friday. — AFP Fri, 24 Apr 2026 18:05:14 +0400 https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1188488/world/region/israel-lebanon-extend-ceasefire-as-iran-peace-talks-stall US Vice President JD Vance and US President Donald Trump listen to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speak during a meeting with Lebanese Ambassador to the US and Israeli Ambassador to the US, at the White House in Washington, DC. — AFP US Vice President JD Vance and US President Donald Trump listen to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speak during a meeting with Lebanese Ambassador to the US and Israeli Ambassador to the US, at the White House in Washington, DC. — AFP Fri, 24 Apr 2026 17:58:56 +0400 https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1188459/world/region/israel-lebanon-extend-ceasefire-as-trump-seeks-best-deal-with-iran Fri, 24 Apr 2026 07:28:59 +0400 https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1188452/world/region/sudan-refugee-crisis-driving-chad-measles-meningitis-outbreaks-msf A boy sits atop a hill overlooking a refugee camp near the Chad-Sudan border. — Reuters file photo 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