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(Eagle News)-The Department of Foreign Affairs has condoled with Oman over the death of Sultan Qaboos bin Said. “The (DFA) expresses its deep condolences to the Government of the Sultanate of Oman on the demise of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said,” the DFA said. According to the DFA, Oman, “under the stable leadership of His Majesty, has been been a leading player in promoting peace and security in the Middle East.” It said it was […]
Haitham bin Tariq, Oman’s culture minister and the 65-year-old cousin of late Sultan Qaboos, has been sworn in as the new royal ruler, the government said Saturday. “Haitham bin Tariq was sworn in as the new sultan of the country… after a meeting of the family which decided to appoint the one who was chosen by the sultan,” the government said in a tweet. Sultan Qaboos, the longest-reigning leader of the modern Arab world […]
President Rodrigo Duterte condoles with Oman over the death of Sultan Qaboos bin Said, who ruled the Gulf State since 1970. “On behalf of the Filipino nation, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte expresses his sincere condolences and offers his fervent prayers to the government and people of the Sultanate of Oman as they mourn their beloved leader,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said in a statement on Saturday. “The Palace is saddened upon learning of the […]
MUSCAT, Oman (AFP) — Sultan Qaboos, the longest-reigning leader of the modern Arab world, has died at the age of 79, the royal court said Saturday. “With great sorrow and deep sadness… the royal court mourns His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said, who passed away on Friday,” the court said in a statement. Qaboos, who has ruled since 1970 when he deposed his father in a palace coup, had been ill for some time […]
The United Arab Emirates has slammed a European Union decision to add it to a tax haven blacklist despite the Gulf state’s efforts to meet EU requirements. The EU on Tuesday added 10 countries to the list, created in 2017 as part of efforts to battle tax evasion by the wealthy. The UAE was among the new countries included. “This inclusion was made despite the UAE’s close cooperation with the EU on this issue and […]
SALALAH, Oman (AFP) — Cyclone Mekunu was downgraded further to a deep depression Saturday, a day after lashing the southern coast of Oman and killing at least two people, authorities said. Civil defense officials said a man and a 12-year-old girl were killed, while three Asian nations were missing after the cyclone hit Oman’s Dhofar and Al-Wusta provinces. Oman police earlier reported that the man died after floods swept him away with his car near […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs said on Sunday that it had received no reports of Filipinos casualties after a powerful storm hit Oman on Saturday, May 26. There were also no Filipinos listed among the missing, the DFA said. The Philippine Embassy in Muscat continues to monitor the situation in Salalah, Oman’s second largest city, and is in touch with members of the Filipino Community there, a department release said. Ambassador Narciso […]
Cyclone Mekunu which wreaked havoc in the Yemeni island of Socotra strengthened in intensity Friday as it bore down on southern Oman, lashing the coast with high winds and rain. “Latest observations show that tropical Cyclone Mekunu has intensified to category 2,” with high wind speeds, Oman’s directorate general of meteorology said on Twitter. The centre said the eye of the storm was expected to make landfall on the southern coast of the sultanate […]
SALALAH, Oman (AFP) — Oman said Friday that Cyclone Mekunu, which wreaked havoc in the Yemeni island of Socotra, has intensified into category 2 as it bore down on the south of the sultanate. “Latest observations show that tropical Cyclone Mekunu has intensified to category 2,” with high wind speeds, Oman’s Directorate General of Meteorology said on Twitter. The centre said in its latest warning that the eye of Mekunu was expected to hit Salalah, the […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Presidential Spokesman Atty. Harry Roque said that the government was looking at other countries where Overseas Filipino Workers repatriated from Kuwait could go. Roque said that Oman and Bahrain were two countries that were being considered. “President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has given priority to the right to life of our OFWs and will not allow further inhumane treatment to be inflicted on our OFW’s in Kuwait,” Roque said in […]
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) – Iran and Oman will work to boost their ties, the Islamic republic’s President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday, as a diplomatic crisis continued to persist in the Gulf. “Iran and Oman have for years had fraternal relations and the best must be made of these good relations to reinforce them,” Rouhani said as he met Oman’s foreign minister. The Iranian government’s website reported Foreign Minister Yussef Bin Alawi as […]
(Eagle News) — Malacanang said that the Sultan of Oman has issued a “royal pardon” to two overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) convicted for criminal offenses. The Palace said President Aquino himself thanked His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman, for issuing the royal pardon to two OFWs whom Malacanang did not name. “Nagpapasalamat po ang ating Pangulo at pamahalaan kay Sultan of Oman, His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said, sa kanyang pagbibigay […]
