News: Oman

We have started to collect the most important news related to Oman in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

World news related to Oman – overview

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• May 9th 2013 – April 6th 2012
• December 28th 2011 – February 23rd 2011
• February 22nd 2011 – January 7th 2010
• December 3rd 2009 – November 11th 2005

Oman: news

Three Europeans released in Yemen

Thursday, May 9th 2013, 18:57
related countries: Austria, Finland, Yemen

Two Finnish nationals and an Austrian man abducted in Yemen in December are freed on the border with Oman.
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Pirate given long Japan jail term

Friday, April 12th 2013, 15:13
related countries: Japan

A 21-year-old man is sentenced to 11 years in a Japanese jail for the attempted hijack of a Japanese tanker off the coast of Oman in 2011.
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Oman sultan frees blogger activists

Monday, March 25th 2013, 15:56

The sultan of the Gulf country of Oman has pardoned and released dozens of on line activists.
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BAE Systems wins Oman contract

Friday, December 21st 2012, 12:08
related countries: United Kingdom

UK aerospace company BAE Systems wins a £2.5bn contract with the Sultanate of Oman to supply Typhoon and Hawk jet aircraft.
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VIDEO: Hunt wins world cliff diving title

Friday, September 28th 2012, 16:45
related countries: United Kingdom

Britain's Gary Hunt has won his third-successive Cliff Diving World Series title by winning the final stage of the 2012 series in Wadi Shab, Oman.
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Oman activists given jail terms

Monday, September 10th 2012, 15:58

Six activists in Oman are given jail terms of between a year and 18 months for online criticism of the government.
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VIDEO: Reviving Oman's maritime industry

Monday, September 3rd 2012, 10:38
related places: Sur

Oman has a long maritime history, and a reputation as one of the foremost producers of traditional wooden dhows, but very little boat making now goes on in the country's former shipyard capital, Sur.
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Pirates 'seize' tanker near Oman

Friday, May 11th 2012, 11:40
related countries: Greece, Somalia

A Greek-owned oil tanker has been hijacked by suspected Somali pirates in the Arabian Sea near Oman, the ship's operator says.
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Arrests in airport terror swoop

Friday, April 20th 2012, 9:16

Three men from Birmingham are arrested by West Midlands counter-terrorism police after arriving at Heathrow Airport on a flight from Oman.
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Hijacked crew 'rescued' off Iran

Friday, April 6th 2012, 18:24
related countries: China, Iran
related places: Tehran

The crew of a Chinese cargo ship seized by pirates off Iran are rescued, China's state media say, citing its embassy in Tehran.
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May 9th 2013 – April 6th 2012December 28th 2011 – February 23rd 2011February 22nd 2011 – January 7th 2010December 3rd 2009 – November 11th 2005