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Muscat resumes role in Yemen diplomacy

The recent visit to Sanaa of a group of Omani spymasters for talks with Houthi rebels illustrates the sultanate's wish to play mediator in Yemen once again, with Washington's encouragement.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 16.06.2021

Unflinching Al Naamani restructures sultanate's intelligence services

With his government position secure, the powerful Mohamed Al Naamani has embarked on a major overhaul of Oman's security architecture. Part of this plan to modernise its intelligence services is to recruit agents from the country's top university.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 26.05.2021

Faisal Al Moqdad woos Oman

Syria's foreign minister Faisal Al Moqdad ended his first official [...]

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 24.03.2021

Sultan keeps Naamani while securing succession

While he substantially reshuffled power within the ruling family on 11 January, the Sultan of Oman Haitham bin Tariq Al [...]

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 27.01.2021

Sultan of Oman seeks to reassure Dhofar's tribes

Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq. © Reuters/ata

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 28.09.2020

OTF, a British investment channel to Oman

The Foreign and Commonwealth Offic e (FCO) invested approximately €49,500 through its local UK/Oman Digital Hub initiative in Oman Tech [...]

Subscribers only Corporate Intelligence 08.07.2020

Haitham bin Tariq delegates management of business empire

The Sultan of Oman, Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, who [...]

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 10.06.2020

Abu Dhabi sceptical about Sultan Haitham

Although Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan duly [...]

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 29.04.2020

Haitham bin Tariq positions his men to counter dynastic fears

With his influential half-brother in the wings, Haitham bin Tariq has taken steps to consolidate his authority as the new Sultan of Oman.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 15.04.2020

L3 in fight with well-connected local defence partner Dahra

Oman's Dahra recently started legal proceedings in the US against its former partner.

Subscribers only International Dealmaking 25.03.2020

Khaled bin Salman in tense meetings in Muscat

Saudi Arabia's deputy defence minister Khaled bin Salman was in Muscat on March 4 for meetings with the new Sultan [...]

Free access Government Intelligence 11.03.2020

Riyadh irritated by new Sultan of Oman

Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, who was appointed the new [...]

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 26.02.2020

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Haitham bin Tariq, Oman's new business-minded Sultan

Intelligence Online has the inside track on the financial empire of Oman's new Sultan Haitham bin Tariq, built in the shadow of the sultanate's public investments.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 29.01.2020

Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, the new sultan of Oman.

Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, glad that Qaboos is back

Sultan Qaboos bin Said's return to centre stage this month [...]

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 27.11.2019

Sultan Qaboos mulls fresh mediation effort

Mohammad Javad Zarif, the Iranian foreign minister, is understood to [...]

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 27.06.2018

Muscat's spymasters eye French materiel

According to Intelligence Online's sources, a delegation from Oman's State Security Service is expected in Paris in the coming days. [...]

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 28.02.2018

Yemen: Muscat talks a fool's game

The collapse of the ceasefire that US Secretary of State John Kerry tried to broker in Yemen suits the various warring factions.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 23.11.2016

Qaboos bin Said

Qaboos bin Said, the Sultan of Oman, was rushed to [...]

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 17.02.2016

John Astor

John Astor, who stepped down in May last year as [...]

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 20.01.2016

Paris takes its turn to court Muscat

Ahmed bin Harith al-Nabhani, the chief-of-staff of Oman’s armed forces, received a warm welcome when he visited Paris in December. [...]

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 06.01.2016

Dhofar could be next regional hot-spot

A number of Western intelligence services are attentively tracking the Omani governorate of Dhofar for signs of a possible flare-up. [...]

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 08.07.2015

John Kerry

John Kerry, the US Secretary of State, met the Sultan [...]

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 14.01.2015

Qaboos' right-hand man on the case

In the five months that the Sultan Qaboos bin Said al-Said of Oman has been receiving medical care in Germany, Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah has been holding the fort.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 10.12.2014

Regional nerves over post-Qaboos

Concerns are growing over the succession of the Sultan of Oman, who has been undergoing medical treatment in Germany for the past four months.

Subscribers only Government Intelligence 12.11.2014

French industry sets sights on Oman

Once the private hunting ground of British industry, Oman has turned into a platform for Western companies keen to do business in Iran.

Subscribers only Corporate Intelligence 16.04.2014

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All articles - Oman

Muscat resumes role in Yemen diplomacy

Unflinching Al Naamani restructures sultanate's intelligence services

Faisal Al Moqdad woos Oman

Sultan keeps Naamani while securing succession

Sultan of Oman seeks to reassure Dhofar's tribes

OTF, a British investment channel to Oman

Haitham bin Tariq delegates management of business empire

Abu Dhabi sceptical about Sultan Haitham

Haitham bin Tariq positions his men to counter dynastic fears

L3 in fight with well-connected local defence partner Dahra

Khaled bin Salman in tense meetings in Muscat

Riyadh irritated by new Sultan of Oman

Spotlight Haitham bin Tariq, Oman's new business-minded Sultan

Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, glad that Qaboos is back

Sultan Qaboos mulls fresh mediation effort

Muscat's spymasters eye French materiel

Yemen: Muscat talks a fool's game

Qaboos bin Said

John Astor

Paris takes its turn to court Muscat

Dhofar could be next regional hot-spot

John Kerry

Qaboos' right-hand man on the case

Regional nerves over post-Qaboos

French industry sets sights on Oman

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Intelligence memos and grey zones before French courts

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Jamming wars

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Information wars in the Caucasus

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Israeli cyber bounces back after NSO woes

Insiders | China
Security, propaganda and the PLA: Xi Jinping forges new networks of influence

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Barzan Holdings, Qatar's defence industry giant springing up out of the desert

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Haitham bin Tariq, Oman's new business-minded Sultan