Sources: Al Jazeera
U.S. president Donald Trump announces that the United States has reached a ceasefire with the Houthis, with Oman as mediator, and will stop its airstrikes, after they agreed to stop disrupting international shipping. 2025-05-6
Iran and the United States, represented by foreign minister Abbas Araghchi and special envoy Steve Witkoff, hold their first round of indirect talks in Muscat, Oman, and agree to continue the negotiations. 2025-04-12
Oman announces that it will repeal all COVID-19 restrictions, including its mask mandate. 2022-05-22
The United Nations General Assembly approves a resolution sponsored by Cuba, Egypt, Kuwait, Morocco, Nicaragua, Oman, Qatar, and Palestine condemning Israeli forces' use of violence against Palestinians. 139 nations voted in favor of the resolution and nine voted against: Australia, Canada, Guatemala, Hungary, Israel, the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, and the United States. 2020-11-5
U.S. President Donald Trump signs the "Space Policy Directive 1" that establishes the foundation for a crewed mission to the Moon, while also maintaining a longer-term NASA goal of landing a man on Mars. 2017-12-11
Robert Kaplan, head of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, says that low bond yields suggest sluggish growth ahead for the economy of the United States. 2017-06-20
Oman receives 10 former detainees of the Guantanamo Bay detention camp following a request by the United States to take them. 2017-01-16
American aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company SpaceX makes history by sending the first orbital rocket into space and landing the first stage back on the ground at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. 2015-12-22
Indonesia suspends imports of beef from the United States after a dairy cow with mad cow disease is discovered in California. 2012-04-26
Hillary Clinton of the United States speaks out against Iran in Abu Dhabi during a five-day trip to the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Qatar. She requests that the world increase its pressure on Iran, a country she considers "a serious concern". 2011-01-9