On January 10, 2020, Oman’s Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said passed away. Within hours, the late sultan’s first cousin, the 66-year-old Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, was named as Qaboos’s ...

Oman's economy likely shrank 6.4% in 2020, the International Monetary Fund said on Friday, due to the coronavirus crisis and low oil prices putting a strain on the state's coffers.

Oman's ministry of finance has cut by 5% the budget allocated to government agencies for 2020, a source at the ministry of finance and another source familiar with the matter said.

Oman has faced two great challenges in recent years, only one of which has been within its control. The first was organizing a smooth succession from Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al-Said, who had been ...

Oman's government expects to increase spending this year by 2% to 13.2 billion rials ($34.38 billion), but its fiscal deficit will remain high at 8% of gross domestic product (GDP), its state news ...

Oman, which hasn’t changed electricity costs for residential consumers since 1987, will start removing power and water subsidies for the biggest consumers as soon as next month as it tries to ...

Sultan Haitham succeeded his cousin, Sultan Qaboos, as ruler of Oman in January 2020. Since then, the new sultan has quietly taken steps to maintain Oman's role as a peacemaker for the region ...

Oman Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband Markets, 2020: Impact of COVID-19 - ResearchAndMarkets.com May 14, 2020 11:41 AM Eastern Daylight Time ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Oman’s new ruler, Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, vowed Saturday to uphold his predecessor Sultan Qaboos bin Said’s foreign policy approach, which steered the ...

Oman’s economy is expected to contract in 2020 due to the oil price slide and the COVID-19 public health response. An increase in gas output and infrastructure spending plans will help growth recover ...

Sultan Qaboos, who transformed Oman into a regional power broker, dies at 79 January 11, 2020 More than 5 years ago ...

Oman's government expects to increase spending this year by 2% to 13.2 billion rials ($34.38 billion), but its fiscal deficit will remain high at 8% of gross domestic product (GDP), its state news ...