United States: Ambassador meets Director of the Smithsonian’s Museum

Washington: Ambassador meets Director of the Smithsonian’s Museum

Talal Alrahbi, the Sultanate of Oman’s Ambassador to the United States, held a meeting with Dr Chase Robinson, Director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art in Washington. The meeting discussed ways to establish cooperation between the Museum and the Sultan Qaboos Cultural Centre in Washington, as well as opportunities to enhance cooperation with Omani museums in support of …

Estonia: Oman and Estonia convene for first round of political consultations

Estonia: Oman and Estonia hold first round of political consultations

The discussions were led for Oman by Ambassador Munther bin Mahfoudh Al Mandhari, Head of the Europe Department at the Foreign Ministry, and for Estonia by Kristi Karlson, Director General of the Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa Department at the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The meeting reviewed bilateral relations and ways to develop them across various fields. It …

Russia: Ambassador at ceremony for Kazan as 2026 Cultural Capital of the Islamic World

Russia: Ambassador at ceremony for Kazan as 2026 Cultural Capital of the Islamic World

Hamood bin Salim bin Abdullah Altowaiya, Ambassador of the Sultanate of Oman to the Russian Federation, attended the launch ceremony of “Kazan, the Cultural Capital of the Islamic World for 2026”. The event took place at the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs headquarters in Moscow. The President of the Republic of Tatarstan, Rustam Minnikhanov, attended the ceremony alongside a number …

Royal Decree No. 107/2025 ratifying a spousal work permit agreement between Oman and the United Kingdom

His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik has issued Royal Decree No. 107/2025 ratifying an agreement between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, on work permits for spouses of official employees, signed in London on October 7, 2025. Article (1) ratifies the aforesaid agreement as per the …

Royal Decree No. 106/2025 ratifying a mutual visa waiver agreement between Oman and Indonesia

His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik has issued Royal Decree No. 106/2025 ratifying an agreement between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and the Government of the Republic of Indonesia on mutual visa waiver for holders of diplomatic, service and special passports, signed in Muscat on November 24, 2025. Article (1) ratifies the aforementioned agreement in accordance with the …