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(MENAFN) Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood Albusaidi touched down in Pakistan late Tuesday for a two-day visit, as the Middle East war continues to widen, according to an official statement.

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(MENAFN) Two Indian nationals remain missing after a drone attack struck the tanker MT PETRO DOLPHIN at Sohar Anchorage off Oman’s coast on October 11, while nine other crew members were rescued, according to a senior Indian official.

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(MENAFN) A US fighter jet struck and disabled a commercial cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman on Saturday, after its crew allegedly disregarded repeated warnings and tried to run Washington’s naval blockade of Iran, the American military said.

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(MENAFN) Two Indian seafarers remain unaccounted for after a drone struck a tanker off the coast of Oman, a senior New Delhi official said Sunday.

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(MENAFN) A Panamanian-flagged commercial vessel was attacked off Oman's Musandam Governorate on Tuesday, igniting a fire on board and forcing the emergency airlift of 10 crew members, the Omani Defense Ministry said.

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(MENAFN) Oman said Saturday it would continue working to protect maritime navigation through the Strait of Hormuz while calling on Iran and the US to settle their differences through a durable political agreement.