Oman

Capital: Muscat
Local time: 19:45; Sunday, November 15, 2026
Weather: 28°; Clear · High 28° · Low 23°· Weather: MET Norway

Sultan Qaboos Grand MosquePhoto: Mostafameraji (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Nizwa FortPhoto: Andries Oudshoorn (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Bahla FortPhoto: Francisco Anzola (CC BY 2.0)

Wahiba SandsPhoto: Andries Oudshoorn (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Place · Oman

Salalah

Salalah is a city and port in southern Oman. Its port has served regional trade and security arrangements, while the city has also figured in royal succession planning and the development of Christian places of worship.

Recently revised

Analysis

Coming soon: Analysis on Oman.

From the wiki

Strait of HormuzThe Strait of Hormuz links the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman and is the principal maritime outlet for Gulf oil and gas exports. Iranian threats, attacks on shipping, and restrictions on passage have made freedom of navigation through the strait a central issue in regional security and global energy trade.OmanOman is a sultanate on the southeastern Arabian Peninsula whose position beside the Strait of Hormuz gives it strategic importance. Under Qaboos bin Said and Haitham bin Tariq, it has maintained channels to the United States, Israel and the Iranian regime while facing scrutiny over its financial and security ties to Tehran.MuscatMuscat, Oman’s capital on the Gulf of Oman, grew from an Indian Ocean port into the center of Omani government. Under Sultan Qaboos and his successor, Haitham bin Tariq, the city has hosted diplomacy involving Israel, the United States, and the Iranian regime while serving a religiously diverse population.Gulf Cooperation CouncilThe Gulf Cooperation Council is a regional organization founded in 1981 by six Arab monarchies of the Persian Gulf. It coordinates economic and security policy, while disputes among its members have repeatedly limited joint action.

Other countries