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Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar held phone talks with Oman's Foreign Minister Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi and Tajikistan's Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin. The sides reaffirmed their commitment to peace and stability in the region and agreed to develop bilateral cooperation.
Otabek YusupovOman's Foreign Minister Badr Al Busaidi called for an agreement between the Arab monarchies of the Persian Gulf and Iran covering regional security and the economy. He also suggested that the US shift from a military role to an economic one.
Aziz KarimovSultan of Oman Haitham arrived on the first state visit to the United Kingdom in 44 years. In the City of London he spoke of growing bilateral investment and trade, and at Downing Street discussed the situation around the Strait of Hormuz with Prime Minister Andy Burnham. Over the four-day visit, agreements worth more than £1 billion were signed, including an AI data centre project in Salalah. The Sultan also visited the Here East technology park, where he met British and Omani startups in space, medicine and AI.
Javlon TursunovDuring a state banquet at Windsor Castle, King Charles III of the United Kingdom quoted in Arabic a hadith of Prophet Muhammad, praising the people of Oman. Sultan Haitham bin Tarik is on a three-day state visit — the first in 44 years.
Sevara AzamovaThe British agency UKMTO reported that early on Wednesday a tanker off the coast of Oman was hit by an unknown projectile, causing a fire that was later extinguished. The incident occurred approximately 11 nautical miles west of Bukha. The crew is safe, and no environmental damage has been reported.
Javlon TursunovSultan of Oman Haitham bin Tariq arrived in the United Kingdom on a four-day state visit at the invitation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla. At a banquet at Windsor Castle, the King highlighted Oman's role in ensuring the passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz, blocked by Iran since March. On Wednesday the Sultan will visit Downing Street, where meetings between ministers of the two countries are planned.
Javlon TursunovKing Charles III received Sultan of Oman Haitham bin Tarik at Windsor on 20 October 2026. This is the first state visit by a head of state of Oman to the UK since 1982. The visit began unusually — from the Sultan's London residence, Grove House in Regent's Park. The programme includes a banquet at Windsor Castle, meetings with Prime Minister Andy Burnham, investment agreements and discussion of the crisis in the Persian Gulf.
Javlon TursunovThe international Arabiancairns project, funded by the French National Research Agency (ANR), has been documenting protohistoric funerary monuments on the Arabian Peninsula since 2022. In the Bisyah area of central Oman, about 5,500 tombs have been mapped over an area of 4,700 sq. km. The finds point to trade ties with Mesopotamia, Iran and Baluchistan, as well as similarities in funerary traditions with monuments in the UAE.
Sevara AzamovaThe British agency UKMTO reported that on Monday at 1000 GMT, approximately 121 nautical miles east of Duqm (Oman), a tanker was involved in an incident with military forces amid ongoing military activity in the region. Details of the interaction, casualties, and damage are not disclosed; the investigation is ongoing.
Javlon TursunovSultan of Oman Haitham bin Tarik has flown to the United Kingdom on a four-day state visit at the invitation of King Charles III. The visit at Windsor Castle will take place from 20 to 22 October and will be the first state visit by an Omani ruler to the UK since 1982.
Otabek YusupovYaqub Rezazade, a member of Iran's parliamentary national security committee, said indirect contacts between Tehran and Washington are ongoing with mediation from Qatar and Oman under the supervision of the Supreme National Security Council. The sides have conveyed their conditions to each other through mediators and are awaiting a response. The MP deemed rumors of an imminent new conflict unfounded, but allowed for the resumption of hostilities.
Otabek YusupovUzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev met with the chairman of the board of directors of Oman's Voltamp Energy, Sayyid Ayman al-Busaidi, at the first meeting of the Investors' Council in the fuel and energy sector. The parties agreed to implement the company's current and new projects based on a 'roadmap'; key topics are the construction of solar photovoltaic power plants and the production of high-voltage transformers.
Nilufar Karimova
