Oman Observer

08/06/2026

Astronomical calculations indicate that the first day of the Islamic New Year 1448 AH is expected to fall on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, marking the beginning of the month of Muharram. Based on these projections, the official holiday for the Islamic New Year in the Sultanate of Oman is expected to be observed on Thursday, June 18, 2026, subject to confirmation by the relevant authorities and the official announcement of the holiday. The Islamic New Year is one of the official public holidays observed in the Sultanate of Oman. The occasion marks the beginning of the Hijri calendar, which commemorates the migration (Hijrah) of Prophet Mohammed from Makkah to Madinah. Official confirmation of the date will be announced by the competent authorities following the verification of the lunar calendar and the issuance of the relevant decisions regarding the public holiday.

08/06/2026

U.S. President Donald Trump demanded on Monday that Israel and Iran "immediately stop 'shooting', following a flurry of attacks that drove oil prices up around 4% and threatened to wreck U.S.-led efforts to broker a deal to end the war.
Israel hit a petrochemical plant in southwestern Iran that it said was used to produce ballistic missiles, and Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it retaliated with a strike aimed at a similar Israeli facility in the city of Haifa.
The exchange followed Israeli strikes on strongholds of Iran-backed Hezbollah in Beirut over the weekend. Tehran has repeatedly said any deal with Washington to end the conflict must include a halt to Israel's campaign in Lebanon.

08/06/2026

U.S. President Donald Trump demanded on Monday that Israel and Iran "immediately stop 'shooting', following a flurry of attacks that drove oil prices up around 4% and threatened to wreck U.S.-led efforts to broker a deal to end the war.

DUBAI/JERUSALEM: U.S. President Donald Trump demanded on Monday that Israel and Iran "immediately stop 'shooting', following a flurry of...

08/06/2026

Israeli strikes killed four Palestinians, including a ​child, in the Gaza Strip on Monday, health officials there said, as Israel's military expanded the area under its control, according to residents.

08/06/2026

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08/06/2026

Israel and Iran exchanged attacks on Monday for the first time since a ceasefire in the Middle East war took effect two months ago, despite US President Donald Trump calling for restraint.
The flare-up, which also drew in other countries in the region, saw Israel striking Iran after the Islamic republic targeted it in vengeance for an airstrike on Beirut's southern suburbs, where its proxy Hezbollah holds sway.
It followed weeks of negotiations seeking to bring about a definitive end to the regional war sparked by US and Israeli strikes on Iran on February 28.
No casualties have been reported so far in either Israel or Iran.
The attacks included a strike on an Iranian petrochemical complex and a missile attack on Israel by Yemen's Houthi rebels.
The Israeli military said it struck and dismantled Iranian defence systems deployed across several areas in the country.
AFP journalists in Jerusalem and the West Bank city of Ramallah heard a series of explosions and the Israeli army said it worked to intercept a new wave of Iranian missiles.
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they had struck Israel's Nevatim and Tel Nof air bases "in response to a missile attack launched by the Zionist regime".

08/06/2026

A powerful earthquake struck near the southern Philippine island of Mindanao early Monday, prompting tsunami warnings across parts of the region. The quake struck at 7:37 am (2337 GMT on Sunday) local time and registered a magnitude of 7.8, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs).

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center initially put the magnitude at 8.2and said the quake struck at a relatively shallow depth of 63kilometres. Phivolcs issued a tsunami warning, saying waves of up to 3 metres were possible. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center also warned that,based on all available data, hazardous tsunami waves were forecast for some coasts. People in coastal areas were urged to move to safety immediately. Local radio stations reported that schools in the affected region were to remain closed.

08/06/2026

Cities across Oman have been facing extreme temperatures over the past week, marking a severe start to the summer season as the latest seasonal outlook issued by the Civil Aviation Authority indicates that temperatures are expected to remain above the climatic average across the Sultanate.
According to the June 2026 seasonal forecast issued by the Civil Aviation Authority, average temperatures in Oman are expected to be higher than the long-term climatic average. The outlook suggests that the present spell of intense heat is consistent with the wider seasonal pattern expected during June, when summer conditions typically strengthen across the country and daytime temperatures rise sharply, particularly in interior and desert areas.

08/06/2026

According to the June 2026 seasonal forecast issued by the Civil Aviation Authority, average temperatures in Oman are expected to be higher than the long-term climatic average.

Muscat: Cities across Oman have been facing extreme temperatures over the past week, marking a severe start to the summer season as the latest...

08/06/2026

Israel and Iran exchanged attacks on Monday for the first time since a ceasefire in the Middle East war took effect two months ago, despite US President Donald Trump calling for restraint.

Israel and Iran exchanged attacks on Monday for the first time since a ceasefire in the Middle East war took effect two months ago, despite US...