Oman

An Open Letter to the Sultan of Oman : Please, Leave a Tip for a Sick Woman

Sasa Milosevic | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Sultan, World, Irena Paunovic, Health, Sultan of Oman, Oman, Zakat, Muslim, Organ Transplant, Sadaqah, Lung, Video, World News

During your recent and glamorous visit to Croatia, you left about $60,000 in tips for the staff of the hotels Hilton Imperial and Rixos Libertas in Dubrovnik.

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48 Hours In Oman On The Global Scavenger Hunt

William D. Chalmers | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: William D. Chalmers, Global, Travel, Scavenger Hunt, Around the World, Adventure Travel, Travel Competitions, International Destinations, Oman, Travel Blogs, Destinations, Travel News

The Global Scavenger Hunt travel adventure competition has arrived in the Middle East, and the competition is heating up.

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Another Visit to Oman

Michael Kaiser | Posted 03.10.2012

Read More: Arts Management, Renee Fleming, Christoph Eschenbach, Mariinsky Ballet, Yo-Yo Ma, La Scala Ballet, Carmen, Turandot, Oman, Swan Lake, American Ballet Theatre, Royal Opera House Oman, United Arab Emirates, Muscat, Arts News

There is truly no Eastern art or Western art or Asian art, etc. There is only art. And great art has the power to move us because great artists speak to us no matter what the language.

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Bill Gates, Elton John Among Top Donors To Clinton Foundation

Posted 01.04.2012

Read More: Bill Clinton, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Video, Fundacion Telmex, Clinton Global Initiative, Norway, Saudi Arabia, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, The Clinton Foundation, Oman, Elton John, The Elton John AIDS Foundation, Carlos Slim, Frank Giustra, Impact News

Former President Bill Clinton started The Clinton Foundation with hopes to improve access to opportunities and services that would both change and sav...

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How the Arab Spring Skirted Oman

Sigurd Neubauer | Posted 02.12.2012

Read More: Arab World, Islamic Republic of Iran, Arab Spring, Bush Administration, Middle East, Oman, Iran, Israel, Barack Obama, World News

The rapidly deteriorating security situation in Egypt has raised questions among Omanis on whether they indeed want radical change, as demanded in Egypt, Tunisia and elsewhere in the region.

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A Dictators' Dead Pool for 2012: Predicting Crisis or Forecasting Opportunity?

Philip N. Howard | Posted 01.31.2012

Read More: Dictatorship, National Security, Saudi Arabia, North Korea, Arab Spring, Foreign Affairs, Oman, Uganda, Laos, Iran, Kuwait, Cuba, Algeria, Kazakhstan, Fiji, Cameroon, World News

It may seem crass to make a dictators' dead pool. But given the murderous history of some of strongmen who might be on the list, it is not unreasonable to think through the means and implications of their departure.

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Driving To Storm King Art Center In A W-12 Bentley

Margie Goldsmith | Posted 12.31.2011

Read More: Schunnemunk Mountains, Roy Lichtenstein, Storm King Art Center, Alexander Calder, Continental GT Coupe, Andy Goldsworthy, Zhang Huan, Sculpture Parks, Mark Di Suvero Maya Lin, Three Legged Buddha, Bentley Flying Spur, Nizwa, Oman, Storm King Wavefield, Storm King Wall, Mulsanne, Travel News

I've been to New York's outdoor art museum before -- but never on such a perfect autumn day without a cloud, under a sunny cerulean sky with brushstrokes of red, yellow and crimson painted on the surrounding trees.

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One Woman Elected To 84-Seat Council

AP | Posted 12.16.2011

Read More: Oman, Shura Council, Oman Shura Council, Oman Elections, Oman Elections Women, Shura Council Women, Voters Elect Women, Shura Council Elections, World News

MUSCAT, Oman -- Oman says that only a single woman has been elected to the nation's top advisory council despite a push by female candidates that foll...

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The Royal Opera House Muscat

Michael Kaiser | Posted 12.11.2011

Read More: Arts Management, Mariinsky Ballet, Yo-Yo Ma, Kuwait, Plácido Domingo, Saudi Arabia, Sultan Qaboos Bin Said, Oman, Arts, Abu Dhabi, Arab Arts, American Ballet Theatre, GCC Nations, Renée Fleming, Royal Opera House Muscat, Kennedy Center, Arts News

Do not be surprised if a decade from now some of the most interesting arts projects in the world are emanating from a nation that many of us could not identify on the map.

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World Cup Qualifier Stopped By Fan Violence

AP | Posted 09.27.2011

Read More: Myanmar Oman, Fifa, 2014 World Cup, World Cup 2014, FIFA World Cup 2014, Myanmar, Soccer, Myanmar Oman World Cup Qualifier, Oman, Sports News

YANGON, Myanmar — A World Cup qualifier between Myanmar and Oman was abandoned Thursday after home fans threw water bottles and stones onto the ...

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Bin Laden Files Reveal Idea To Hijack And Blow Up Oil Tankers

AP | By EILEEN SULLIVAN and MATT APUZZO | Posted 07.20.2011

WASHINGTON -- Osama bin Laden's personal files revealed a brazen idea to hijack oil tankers and blow them up at sea last summer, creating explosions h...

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An Expanded GCC: Challenges and Opportunities

Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi | Posted 07.12.2011

Read More: Syria, Egypt, Jordan, Gcc, Morocco, Palestine, Yemen, Bahrain, Uae, Kuwait, Arab Spring, Arabs, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Israel, Qatar, Gulf Cooperation Council, World News

As the Gulf Cooperation Council expands, the Arab world will be split into the monarchical and the republican regimes. Will this herald a new Arab Cold War or will the spirit of the Arab Spring us into a more promising future?

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McCarthyist Rhetoric Sweeps Gulf Social Media

Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi | Posted 06.25.2011

Read More: Uae, Kuwait, Social Media, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Gulf, Twitter, Facebook, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, World News

The accusation of treason is the most serious civil offense a person can be labeled with. It is only for the courts to decide who has committed such a heinous act. This is not a matter to be left for social networking sites and the blogosphere.

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U.S. Was Told Of Plot To Overthrow Yemen Leader

The Washington Post | Craig Whitlock | Posted 06.07.2011

Read More: Yemen, Middle East Protests, Netherlands, Hamid Al-Ahmar, Prince Saud Al-Faisal, Wikileaks, State Department, Ali Abdullah Saleh, Al Qaeda, Indonesia, US Embassy, Saudi Arabia, Julian Assange, Oman, Sanaa, Kuwait, World News

A billionaire Yemeni sheik met with a high-ranking officer from the U.S. Embassy in Sanaa less than two years ago and revealed a secret plan to overth...

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Obama's Diffident Way of War

William Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Libya, Barack Obama, United Nations, David Cameron, Moammar Gaddafi, Libyan War, Nicolas Sarkozy, Arab League, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Hillary Clinton, Al Jazeera, Yemen, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Iraq War, Egypt, Tunisia, Brazil, World News

Never before has an American president embarked on a war with such reserve. What is the goal in Libya, and how is this likely to play out?

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Anti-American Extremists Among Libyan Rebels U.S. Has Vowed To Protect

HuffingtonPost.com | David Wood | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Algeria, Darnah, Surt, West Point Counter Terrorism Center, Gaddafi, Libya, Sinjar, Al-Qaeda-in-the-Islamic-Maghreb, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, Syria, Soviet Union, Libya Protests, Islamic Libyan Fighting Group, Middle East Protests, Afghanistan, Terrorism, Al Qaeda, Afghanistan War, Mujahideen, Iraq War, Extremists, North Africa, Muammar Gaddafi, Libyan Rebels, Iraq, Eastern Libya, US News, Extremism, Misurata, World News

WASHINGTON -- In 2007, when American combat casualties were spiking in the bloodbath of the Iraq War, an 18-year-old laborer traveled from his home in...

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Bahrain Forces Attack Protesters

AP | By BARBARA SURK | Posted 05.25.2011

MANAMA, Bahrain -- Military troops and security forces opened a large-scale assault Wednesday against hundreds of anti-government protesters occupying...

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One Word: Obama's Nightmare Scenario, and Why It Hasn't Happened (Yet)

William Bradley | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, Libya, Barack Obama, Opec, Gulf Cooperation Council, Bahrain, Oil, Saudi Arabia, King Abdullah, Tom Hayden, King Hamad, Yemen, Tunisia, Egypt, Oman, Hosni Mubarak, World News

Poor Barack Obama. If it weren't for all these geopolitical crises, he'd have some fairly decent-sounding news to spin.

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Middle East Protest Surge Expected

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Arab Uprising, Arab Protests, Yemen, Middle East Protests, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman, Gulf Protests, World News

DUBAI, March 10 (Reuters) - Arab uprisings that have spread to the conservative Gulf region face a crucial test this week in Saudi Arabia where ac...

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Just a Century Ago, a Woman Ruled in the Gulf

Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Women's Rights, Women, Uae, Gcc, Egypt, Arab, Saudi Arabia, Arabian, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, Arab Gulf States, United Arab Emirates, World News

In no other region of the world does the tired old cliché that "behind every great man is a great woman" hold more true than in the Middle East. And ...

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Pro-Democracy Protests Spread to Oman

Stephen Zunes | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Human Rights, Pro-Democracy Protests, Middle East, Oman, Nonviolent Action, US Foreign Policy, Sultan Qaboos Bin Said, Obama Administration, World News

Although most Americans may not be familiar with Oman, Omanis are certainly familiar with the United States and its support for their sultan.

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Democracy Is the New Black

Will Durst | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jordan, Egypt, Iran, Morocco, Tunisia, Oman, Libya, Yemen, Algeria, Supreme Court, Satire, Democracy, Comedy News

We are all totally psyched how you've dragged yourselves kicking and screaming from the dark ages into the middle 19th Century. We've got to warn you though, self-rule isn't all a bed of roses.

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What's Going On In The Middle East Protests

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Egypt Protests, Day of Rage, Yemen, Middle East Protests, Pro-Democracy Protests, Tunisia, Egypt, Anti-Government Protests, Bahrain, Oman, Hosni Mubarak Resignation, Hosni Mubarak, Slideshow, World News

Massive protests are continuing to sweep through the Middle East and North Africa, sparked by civil uprisings in both Tunisia and Egypt that led to th...

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Ratcheting Up Pressure on Gaddafi: An Interview with Tom Malinowski

Jayshree Bajoria | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: No-Fly-Zone, Nato, Yemen, Tunisia, Egypt, United States, UN Human Rights Council, Bahrain, Libya, Middle East, Oman, UN Security Council, Human Rights, United Nations, World News

As part of a growing international campaign condemning the Libyan government's violence against opposition forces, the European Union, the United Nations, and U.S. have imposed an arms embargo and other sanctions on Libya.

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Everything You Need To Know About Oman

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Egypt, Qaboos Bin Said, Hosni Mubarak @Y:World, Middle East Protests, Anti-Government Protests, Oman, Slidepollajax, Egypt Domino Effect, Oil, Oman Protests, Minimum Wage, World News

The deadly fervor shaking the Middle East has now spread to Oman, where demonstrators set fire to government buildings, a supermarket and cars as they...

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