Iran said on Tuesday it had sent 11 metric tonnes of heavy water to Oman as part of its obligations under last year's nuclear deal with world powers, agencies reported.

US Secretary of State John Kerry held talks Monday with officials in Oman on efforts to end Yemen's 19-month-old conflict, state media in Muscat said.

An Omani court on Monday upheld a government order to permanently close a national newspaper and jailed three of its journalists for undermining the state, judicial sources said.

Bahrain Mirror (Reuters): May 14 Moody's Investors Service cut its debt ratings for Saudi Arabia, Oman and Bahrain on Saturday while assigning negative outlooks to three neighbouring states, as low oil prices continue to undermine government finances in the region.

The Omani authorities handed over Bahraini activist Hassan Al-Baqali, who was arrested a day earlier after transiting through Oman airport for the purpose of travelling to Europe, to Bahrain.

Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): The authorities in Oman took Bahraini activist Hassan Al-Baqali into custody on Monday (February 22, 2016). He flew from Iran, the place of his residence, and was transiting through Oman airport heading to a European country.

Bahrain Mirror: Bahrain said it received a letter of protest from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Sultanate of Oman after its ambassador’s residence was bombed in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa.