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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, center right, accompanies Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi on his arrival at Riyadh International Airport, Saudi Arabia, March 31, 2021. Kadhimi visited Saudi Arabia shortly before a first round of direct talks held in April in Baghdad between regional rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran. (Bandar Aljaloud/Saudi Royal Palace via AP, File)
July 6, 2021, 12:28 pm
Saudi-Iran talks could move to Oman, an intriguing shift for Israel
Riyadh and Tehran have held two rounds of Iraqi-hosted talks, narrowly focused on Yemen; the next session may be held in Muscat, which would signal a far broader regional agenda
By Lazar Berman
Oman's Sultan Qaboos Bin Said is pictured during a cabinet meeting at the royal palace in Muscat, Oman, November 1, 2015. (Stringer/AFP)
January 11, 2020, 5:26 am
New Oman ruler to be chosen by agreement, or secret letter
Longtime monarch Sultan Qaboos bin Said dies with no apparent heir, leaving some 80 legitimate candidates for the throne
By AFP
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, right, and Oman's Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah enter a hall for talks in Moscow, Russia, February 18, 2019. (AP Photo/ Alexander Zemlianichenko)
February 18, 2019, 7:56 pm
No ‘normalization’ with Israel before Palestinian statehood, Omani FM says
Despite recent warming relations, Yusuf bin Alawi says two-state solution a precondition for full diplomatic ties
By ToI Staff
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (left) and Omani Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi shaking hands in Ramallah on October 31, 2018. (Credit: Wafa)
October 31, 2018, 6:42 pm
Omani FM visits Ramallah after Netanyahu’s visit to Muscat
Less than a week after Israeli leader travels to the Omani capital, Yusuf bin Alawi holds talks with PA president
By Adam Rasgon
Transportation Minister Israel Katz in front of a map of the proposed rail network on April 5, 2017. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)
October 28, 2018, 6:55 pm
Following Netanyahu visit, senior Israeli minister to head to Oman
Transportation chief Israel Katz will travel to Muscat next week to participate in international conference, present plan for train line between Jewish state and Gulf
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) talks with Sultan Qaboos bin Said in Oman on October 26, 2018 (Courtesy)
October 28, 2018, 11:12 am
After PM’s Oman visit, Palestinians fret at ‘normalization’ of Arab-Israeli ties
Responding to Netanyahu’s meeting Friday with Sultan Qaboos, Ramallah laments ‘unprecedented haste’ by Arab countries to normalize relations
By AFP and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) with Sultan Qaboos bin Said in Oman on October 26, 2018 (Courtesy)
October 26, 2018, 10:23 pm
Does Iran lurk behind Netanyahu’s historic visit to Oman?
Amid speculation Muscat may take a greater role in Israel-Palestinian peace talks, analyst say it’s more likely Jerusalem is using the Gulf nation to send a message to Iran
By ToI Staff and AP
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) talks with Sultan Qaboos bin Said in Oman on October 26, 2018 (Courtesy)
October 26, 2018, 4:43 pm
In dramatic sign of warming ties, Netanyahu makes secret visit to Oman
The first Israeli leader to visit Muscat since 1996, prime minister discusses peace process with Sultan Qaboos bin Said
By Raphael Ahren
A man takes a phone call on a stage set up for the Gulf Cooperation Council meeting in Kuwait City, December 4, 2017. (Jon Gambrell/AP)
December 5, 2017, 11:45 am
UAE, Saudi Arabia forming new group, separate from GCC
New ‘joint cooperation committee’ could undermine the established Gulf Cooperation Council as it deals with Qatar crisis
By Jon Gambrell
A shopkeeper offers an oil lamp to US Secretary of State John Kerry as he visits the Muttrah Souk in Muscat, Oman, on November 10, 2014. (photo credit: State Department)
From the WebDecember 21, 2015, 9:38 am
In favoring ally, US glossed over Oman’s human rights record
Muscat was spared a public rebuke over human trafficking violations in reward for Iran deal back-channeling, Reuters reports
The Sultan of Oman, Qaboos bin Said Al Said. (photo credit: Wikimedia/US Department of State)
April 6, 2015, 3:48 pm
Unlike Arab neighbors, Oman sees friend in Tehran
Sultanate has good diplomatic and economic ties with Iran, enabling it to pave paths to other Arab states
By Sarah MacDonald
Iranian scientist Mojtaba Atarodi speaks to journalists, upon his arrival at the Imam Khomeini airport outside Tehran, Iran, Saturday, April 27 (photo credit: AP/Vahid Salemi)
November 29, 2013, 9:02 pm
‘US freed top Iranian scientist as part of secret talks ahead of Geneva deal’
Mojtaba Atarodi, arrested in California for attempting to acquire equipment for Iran’s military-nuclear programs, was released in April as part of back channel talks, Times of Israel told. The contacts, mediated in Oman for years by close colleague of the Sultan, have seen a series of US-Iran prisoner releases, and there may be more to come
By Mitch Ginsburg
Iranian President Hasan Rouhani, right, shakes hands with Omani Sultan Qaboos during an official arrival ceremony, in Tehran, Iran, Aug. 25, 2013. (photo credit: AP/Iranian Presidency Office, Hojjat Sepahvand)
November 25, 2013, 1:24 pm
Key figures in the secret US-Iranian nuclear talks
Who was involved and what they were doing in behind-the-scenes meetings between Washington and Tehran
By AP and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Barack Obama embrace at a ceremony welcoming the US leader at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, on March 20, 2013 (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
November 25, 2013, 12:02 pm
Obama advised Netanyahu of secret Iran talks in September
Nuclear negotiations in Geneva in recent weeks followed at least 5 back-channel meetings between US, Iranian officials since March
By Bradley Klapper, Julie Pace and Matthew Lee
Protesters carry an image of Syrian President Bashar Hafez al-Assad during a demonstration against US military action in Syria, Monday, Sept. 9, 2013, in front of the White House in Washington (photo credit: AP/Carolyn Kaster)
September 10, 2013, 3:58 pm
A Russian proposal on Syria reshuffles the cards
The US offers to turn a page with Iran, ease sanctions, an Arab daily reports
By Elhanan Miller
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