Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Shared vision, commitment to integration underlie Gulf trade deals

Gulf trade

DUBAI: The signing of new investment deals reportedly worth $30 billion between Saudi Arabia and Oman is no doubt a positive development for solidifying cooperation between the member countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Arab News reported. Yet the first questions that spring to mind are: Why Oman and why now? From a geopolitical perspective, Saudi Arabia’s … Read more

Oman Gives Approval For Emergency Use of Sputnik V And Sinovac

Oman Gives Approval For Emergency Use of Sputnik V And Sinovac

Oman grants emergency authorization for the use of Russia’s Sputnik V and China’s Sinovac vaccines, raising the total number of approved COVID-19 doses to four. The approval was granted as the sultanate is aiming to vaccinate all the target groups with one dose of vaccine by August. The Minister of Health Dr Ahmed Al Saeedi … Read more