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Road to US-Iran deal ran through Pakistan

by Saima Afzal June 15, 2026June 18, 2026

The memorandum of understanding announced by the United States and Iran on June 15 may prove to be one of the most consequential diplomatic developments in the Middle East in recent years. President Donald Trump declared that “the deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran is now complete” and announced the reopening of the Strait […]

Before Trump bombing, Oman FM called US-Iran deal ‘within reach’

by Jake Johnson February 28, 2026March 2, 2026

Witkoff may have gone out on a limb with a new Iran agreement

by Stephen Bryen February 18, 2026February 22, 2026

Many upshots of Iran’s strike on US forces in Qatar

by Naina Sharma June 24, 2025June 27, 2025

Why France doesn’t likely have a case against Ghosn

by Roger Schreffler April 24, 2022April 27, 2022

Mideast moves: Israel eyes Oman, Saudi détente

by Dave Makichuk October 29, 2020October 30, 2020

UAE

Gulf women entrepreneurs overcome pandemic hurdle

by Sebastian Castelier August 21, 2020August 22, 2020

China's President Xi Jinping and Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud. Photo: Reuters / Lintao Zhang

To counter China’s rise, US still needs its Gulf allies

by Hasan Alhasan June 16, 2020June 16, 2020

Iran, Middle East, Oman

Oman power transfer ‘hastened’ by Soleimani killing

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse January 12, 2020February 18, 2020

Oman

Sultan Qaboos, Oman’s discreet mediator, dead at 79

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse January 11, 2020February 18, 2020

Middle East, Oman

With looming fiscal challenge, Oman at a crossroads

by Robin Mills January 9, 2020February 18, 2020

Middle East, Oman, United Kingdom, World

Novel ‘Celestial Bodies’ tackles taboos in Oman

by Sherif Abdel Samad May 4, 2019February 18, 2020

Oman gives US warships, planes use of facilities

by Asia Times staff March 25, 2019February 18, 2020

Sultan’s succession looms large in southern Oman

by Sebastian Castelier and Quentin Meunier March 5, 2019February 18, 2020

Althebeeb Hamad Al Gunibi, 70, head of the fishermen's union on the shore of the Arabian Sea in Duqm, Oman. Photo: Sebastian Castelier

AT Finance, Bangladesh, China, India, Maldives, Middle East, South Asia, World

Omani fishermen swept up in Belt and Road wave

by Sebastian Castelier and Quentin Muller January 11, 2019February 18, 2020

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Photo by iStock.

Bahrain, European Union, Kuwait, Middle East, World

IMF report exposes Gulf finance cracks

by Gary Kleiman December 12, 2018

Head of the Jewish Agency for Palestine Chaim Weizmann, in dark glasses, listens in Oct 1947 as a member of the Arab Higher Committee explains why Palestine should not be split by the UN. But a month later the General Assembly voted to split Palestine into two states, one Jewish and one Arab. Photo: Acme News Pictures / AFP

Bahrain, China, Egypt, European Union, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, South Asia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

The partition of Palestine relegated to history

by Sami Moubayed November 29, 2018February 18, 2020

An Israeli technician assembles a circuit board. Photo: iStock

China, India, Iran, Israel, Kuwait, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

A seismic shift is happening in the Middle East

by Norman Bailey November 21, 2018February 18, 2020

Nabeel, a math teacher in the southeastern Yemeni city of Ghaida, points to a new waterbed formed by flash floods during a cyclone in mid-October. Photo: Saeed Al-Batati

AT Finance, India, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia

In Yemen, cities spared from war fall prey to climate change

by Saeed Al-Batati November 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in London on March 7. Photo: Tolga Akmen / AFP

China, Egypt, European Union, Hong Kong, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Turkey, World

One year post-Ritz, MBS looks to ride out Khashoggi affair

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse November 7, 2018February 18, 2020

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) with Sultan Qaboos of Oman in Muscat. Photo: Netanyahu's official Twitter account

Bahrain, China, India, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Turkey, World

The mystery over an Israeli plane allegedly landing in Islamabad

by Ali Salman Andani October 31, 2018

Israeli Culture and Sport Minister Miri Regev (R) Mohamed Bin Thaaloob al-Derai, President of UAE Wrestling Judo & Kickboxing Federation are seen during the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Judo tournament in Abu Dhabi on October 27, 2018. Photo: AFP

Bahrain, Israel, Middle East

UAE goes public with Israel ties, hosting minister

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse October 30, 2018February 18, 2020

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) with Sultan Qaboos of Oman in Muscat. Photo: Netanyahu's official Twitter account

Iran, Israel, Middle East, Oman, World

Sultan of Oman receives Israel PM ‘after prolonged contacts’

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse October 26, 2018February 18, 2020

Muscat International Airport, Oman. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

AT Finance, Indonesia, Malaysia, Middle East, Philippines

Filipina helps woman deliver baby in Muscat airport

by Asia Times staff October 12, 2018February 18, 2020

An Omani man rests on a dhow cruising off the coast of Oman along the Strait of Hormuz bordering Iran. Photo: AFP/Marwan Naamani

AT Finance, Australia, India, Iran, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, World

Oman plans pipeline to Iran as US sanctions loom

by Jonathan Gorvett October 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Worshippers pray at Muscat's Sayyida Mazoon mosque in the Gulf sultanate of Oman. Photo: AFP / Giuseppe Cacace

Bahrain, India, Kuwait, Middle East, South Asia, World

Omani youth see an uncertain future

by Jonathan Gorvett October 1, 2018February 18, 2020

Muscat, capital of Oman. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

AT Finance, Kuwait, Middle East, Myanmar, Philippines

Two domestic workers ‘abused and raped’ in Oman

by Asia Times staff September 20, 2018February 18, 2020

Cranes tower above the first, 602-meter-long quay at the Gwadar port in Baluchistan on the southernmost tip of Pakistan last October. This is the site of what is supposed to become a giant trade port as part of China's 'New Silk Roads'. Photo: AFP/ DPA

AT Finance, China, France, Germany, India, Iran, Malaysia, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Turkey, World

The New Silk Roads are just pieces in a giant puzzle

by Pepe Escobar August 29, 2018February 18, 2020

With the rental market in crisis, Dubai's economy isn't looking up at the moment. Photo: iStock

Bahrain, India, Kuwait, Middle East, South Asia

Gulf grapples with ‘silent’ economic crisis

by Jonathan Gorvett August 21, 2018February 18, 2020

An Omani man drives a motorcycle through the flooded streets of Nizwa, Oman, after monsoon rains touched down. Photo: iStock

European Union, India, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Climate change, politics and conflict: the Middle East’s volatile mix

by Jonathan Gorvett July 28, 2018February 18, 2020

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