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Oman

Oman is a country of around 5 million people that sits on the coast where the Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea meet. The capital is Muscat. It is a monarchy headed by Sultan Haitham bin Tariq, who took power in 2020.

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World Cup expansion gives hope to West Asian teams

World Cup expansion gives hope to West Asian teams

As third-round qualifying opens for the expanded 2026 World Cup, long-shunned teams in West Asia might just make it.
SportsSeptember 3, 2024
Ships seen in the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world's busiest waterways

Iran says its navy seized tanker in Gulf of Oman

Iran says its navy seized tanker in Gulf of Oman

State media has said the Iranian navy has taken control of an oil tanker off Oman on a "court order."
PoliticsJanuary 11, 2024
Thilo Kehrer douses his head with water during Germany's international friendly in Oman

Germany's swift and somewhat chaotic World Cup training camp

Germany's swift and somewhat chaotic World Cup training camp

Germany’s training camp served its purpose, but can they learn the lesson from their time in Oman?
SoccerNovember 17, 2022
smoke rises from Iran's navy support ship Kharg in the Gulf of Oman

Iran's largest naval vessel sinks after catching fire

Iran's largest naval vessel sinks after catching fire

The cause of the fire onboard the Kharg is unclear, but local reports suggest a problem in the engine room.
CatastropheJune 2, 2021
An Irania Raad-500 rocket

Iran missile strikes own ship

Iran missile strikes own ship

Nineteen sailors have died after Iran struck its own ship with a missile in a naval 'accident' in the Gulf of Oman.
ConflictsMay 11, 2020
Haitham bin Tariq al Said, the new Sultan of Oman

A new era for Oman

A new era for Oman

The new sultan will try to diversify Oman away from oil and maintain his predecessor's neutral foreign policy.
PoliticsJanuary 11, 2020
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