Hotels in Oman’s Musandam peninsula are offering rooms overlooking the Strait of Hormuz from $59 a night with growing public ...

"Oman is likely to transition gradually from the role of a traditional mediator to that of a regional facilitator," expert ...

A tanker sustained damage after being struck by an unidentified projectile while passing through the Strait of Hormuz, though ...

A series of oil tankers ignored threats from Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard on Thursday by navigating through the ...

A United Nations agency paused the evacuation of ships through the Strait of Hormuz after the British military said a vessel ...

When people think about the Strait of Hormuz, they often imagine the narrow waterway between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula. But did you know that another country also occupies a key geographical ...

For Washington to ensure freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, it will need a more capable and resilient Oman.

On the northern tip of the country and known as the Norway of the Middle East, the Musandam Peninsula is enclosed by sawtooth cliffs plunging into deep, crystalline waters. Its otherworldly appearance ...

The sea had already begun to turn against him by the time Hamdoon Al Hashmi reached the fjords of Musandam. Winter was fading, but the weather had not settled. Waves rolled heavily across the water, ...

On Wednesday, United States President Donald Trump as well as US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth claimed that the US now controls the Strait of Hormuz. Iran, however, maintains that the strategic ...

Boats anchor off Oman's northern Musandam Peninsula near the Strait of Hormuz on June 27, 2026. Photo: VCG. Less than a week ...

Iran says it launched a series of retaliatory strikes on US military assets in Kuwait and Bahrain Saturday night and Sunday ...