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Capital

Muscat

Head of State

Sultan Haitham bin Tariq

Head of Government

Prime Minister Haitham bin Tariq

Dunes can rise up to 300 metres high in the Omani part of Rub’ al Khali, the world’s largest expanse of sand. Photo: Andreas Drouve/dpa-tmn

Tourism

See dreamlike dunes and meet modern nomads in world’s biggest sand desert

In the Omani part of Rub’ al Khali, tourists can explore a constantly changing landscape with all the comforts of the present.

19 Dec 2025 - 7:15PM

Banking & finance

Hong Kong signs tax treaty with Norway, marking fourth such agreement this year

16 Dec 2025 - 6:47PM

Banking & finance

Hong Kong, Saudi Arabia set to launch US$1 billion fund, Paul Chan says

18 Nov 2025 - 4:58PM

Energy

Opec agrees to output increase, moderates plans due to glut fears

Opec has raised output targets by more than 2.7 million bpd since April but slowed the pace in October and November amid predictions of oversupply.

2 Nov 2025 - 9:31PM

Business of climate change

Hong Kong’s Templewater links Asia’s robust EV growth with Middle East’s clean-energy demand

Private equity firm sees EV and energy-storage opportunities as Middle East shifts away from traditional oil reliance.

22 Sep 2025 - 11:58AM

Asia travel

Oman beckons: serene wadis, dhow shipyards and centuries of Arabian charm

The Omani capital of Muscat wears its history well, but traditional boatbuilding and desert castles may tempt visitors into a road trip through the sleepy Gulf nation.

17 Sep 2025 - 6:15PM

Editor's Letter

This week in PostMag: sustainable luxury and tea steeped in tradition

Excellence doesn’t shout: a Cartier honouree, tea guardians, Omani artisans and bold authors prove quiet brilliance speaks the loudest.

19 Sep 2025 - 2:57PM

Tea grower Yi Zhang and her stepdaughter Ye Nanen pluck leaves in Da Ping Zhang, a forest on Jingmai Mountain, Yunnan province, on the cover of this week’s PostMag print edition. Photo: Justin Jin

Banking & finance

Hong Kong leverages ‘superconnector’ status as China-GCC trade booms

Booming China-GCC trade underscores Hong Kong’s gateway role.

11 Sep 2025 - 6:35PM

Energy

Key Opec members send ‘big message’ with higher oil production

Opec has in recent years implemented several output cuts amounting to a total of almost six million barrels per day.

7 Sep 2025 - 11:42PMvideocam

Air India

Fact-Check | This photo predates July fire on Air India plane leaving Hong Kong

Image showing smoke billowing from plane was used in recent reports by India, Hong Kong media outlets.

7 Aug 2025 - 2:41PM

Middle East

At least 76 dead, dozens missing after migrant boat sinks off Yemen

Yemeni security forces were conducting operations to recover a ‘significant’ number of bodies.

4 Aug 2025 - 4:45PM

Fishing boats in the Gulf of Aden. Dozens of migrants died when a boat carrying around 150 people sank off Yemen’s coast in bad weather on Sunday. File photo: Shutterstock

Asean

Asian Angle | Why Malaysia seeks enduring Asean-GCC-China cooperation

Malaysia’s history as a global bridge drives this new trilateral forum, mirroring historical trade routes from China to the Middle East.

28 Jul 2025 - 10:05AMvideocam

Asean

Asean-GCC economic axis: the Global South’s answer to US volatility?

The two blocs’ emerging alliance looks to leverage each other’s strengths to buffer both regions from tariffs and US-China trade tensions.

22 Jul 2025 - 4:20PM

India

Everyone gets a BrahMos? Global interest in missile raises India’s profile

New Delhi has to expand its defence sector’s capabilities and ease relevant policies to build on the success of the missile, analysts say.

20 Jul 2025 - 11:40AMvideocam

The BrahMos missile system being set up for a rehearsal in January in New Delhi ahead of the Republic Day parade. Photo: Reuters

War and conflict

Opinion | How the Israel-Iran conflict changed the scope of 21st-century warfare

As technology and commerce reshape military strategy and conflict resolution, the role of rising powers in influencing outcomes is instructive.

18 Jul 2025 - 1:30PMvideocam

Middle East

Iran made preparations to mine the Strait of Hormuz, US sources say

Naval mines were loaded onto vessels last month, raising blockade fears, but US officials suggested it might have also been a ruse.

2 Jul 2025 - 12:40PMvideocam

Asean

Asian Angle | Are migrant workers the real glue cementing Asean-GCC ties?

The surprising truth behind the growing partnership lies in its people-to-people connections, remittances, the haj and financial mobility.

28 Jun 2025 - 12:00PMvideocam

China-Middle East relations

Beijing tells China ships in Strait of Hormuz to phone home amid safety risks

Iran has control over the shipping chokepoint that handles much of China’s imported oil, and Beijing will get daily updates from shipping vessels in the worrisome region.

23 Jun 2025 - 8:11PMvideocam

Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Guo Jiakun addressed the US’ recent involvement in the conflict in Iran, among other questions, on Monday. Photo: EPA-EFE

China-Middle East relations

Explainer | Why Strait of Hormuz matters – and what a blockade could mean for China, Asia

As the US joins Israel’s war with Iran, Tehran threatens to block strategic waterway – risking global energy and trade crisis.

23 Jun 2025 - 2:36PM

Middle East

US bases in the Middle East under threat as Iran vows retaliation

The US has thousands of troops deployed on bases across the Middle East - and Iran says they could be legitimate targets.

23 Jun 2025 - 11:16AM

Middle East

Gulf states urge maximum restraint following US strikes on Iran

Home to multiple US military bases, Gulf leaders called for maximum restraint as strikes on Iran raise the possibility of wider war.

22 Jun 2025 - 11:03PM

US President Donald Trump attends the Saudi-US Investment Forum, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on May 13. Photo: Reuters

China travel

Explainer | 5 ways to enter mainland China without a visa

China has rapidly expanded its visa-free entry schemes in recent years to boost its tourism sector. Here is how the systems work.

16 Jun 2025 - 9:31PMvideocam

A Chinese immigration officer assists an American tourist entering China using the visa-free transit policy. Photo: Xinhua

Israel-Gaza war

Iran tells mediators it will not negotiate ‘while under attack’: official

Israel and Iran continue to trade attacks, raising fears of a bigger conflict.

16 Jun 2025 - 4:20PM

US-Iran tensions

Trump vetoed Israeli plan to kill Iran’s supreme leader, US officials say

Israelis reportedly had opportunity to kill Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, but Trump waved them off the plan.

16 Jun 2025 - 10:24AM

Middle East

Israel and Iran unleash more strikes, deepening Middle East crisis

Israel targets Iran’s Defence Ministry headquarters; Tehran launches deadly missile strikes.

15 Jun 2025 - 7:49PM

Israeli security forces inspect a destroyed building that was hit by a missile fired from Iran, near Tel Aviv, Israel. Photo: AP

Middle East

Trump and Putin discuss Israel-Iran tensions: ‘dangerous escalation’

During the 50-minute call, the leaders also spoke about Ukraine talks, while the Russian president congratulated Trump on his 79th birthday.

15 Jun 2025 - 4:59AMvideocam

Iranians attend an anti-Israel rally in Tehran on Saturday. Photo: EPA-EFE

Middle East

US pulling some personnel from Middle East as Iran tensions rise

Tensions in the region have been rising as US-Iran nuclear talks appear to have hit an impasse.

12 Jun 2025 - 3:11PM

US-Iran tensions

Iran to present nuclear counterproposal to US, Trump says talks to resume

Iran says it will put forward a ‘balanced’ counter to ‘unacceptable’ US proposal.

10 Jun 2025 - 11:33AM

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Oman

See dreamlike dunes and meet modern nomads in world’s biggest sand desert

In the Omani part of Rub’ al Khali, tourists can explore a constantly changing landscape with all the comforts of the present.

Hong Kong signs tax treaty with Norway, marking fourth such agreement this year

Hong Kong, Saudi Arabia set to launch US$1 billion fund, Paul Chan says

Opec agrees to output increase, moderates plans due to glut fears

Opec has raised output targets by more than 2.7 million bpd since April but slowed the pace in October and November amid predictions of oversupply.

Hong Kong’s Templewater links Asia’s robust EV growth with Middle East’s clean-energy demand

Private equity firm sees EV and energy-storage opportunities as Middle East shifts away from traditional oil reliance.

Oman beckons: serene wadis, dhow shipyards and centuries of Arabian charm

The Omani capital of Muscat wears its history well, but traditional boatbuilding and desert castles may tempt visitors into a road trip through the sleepy Gulf nation.

This week in PostMag: sustainable luxury and tea steeped in tradition

Excellence doesn’t shout: a Cartier honouree, tea guardians, Omani artisans and bold authors prove quiet brilliance speaks the loudest.

Hong Kong leverages ‘superconnector’ status as China-GCC trade booms

Booming China-GCC trade underscores Hong Kong’s gateway role.

Key Opec members send ‘big message’ with higher oil production

Opec has in recent years implemented several output cuts amounting to a total of almost six million barrels per day.

.css-sioo19{color:#c79a00;}Fact-Check | This photo predates July fire on Air India plane leaving Hong Kong

Image showing smoke billowing from plane was used in recent reports by India, Hong Kong media outlets.

At least 76 dead, dozens missing after migrant boat sinks off Yemen

Yemeni security forces were conducting operations to recover a ‘significant’ number of bodies.

.css-1m2rp1p{color:#34b8b5;}Asian Angle | Why Malaysia seeks enduring Asean-GCC-China cooperation

Malaysia’s history as a global bridge drives this new trilateral forum, mirroring historical trade routes from China to the Middle East.

Asean-GCC economic axis: the Global South’s answer to US volatility?

The two blocs’ emerging alliance looks to leverage each other’s strengths to buffer both regions from tariffs and US-China trade tensions.

Everyone gets a BrahMos? Global interest in missile raises India’s profile

New Delhi has to expand its defence sector’s capabilities and ease relevant policies to build on the success of the missile, analysts say.

Opinion | How the Israel-Iran conflict changed the scope of 21st-century warfare

As technology and commerce reshape military strategy and conflict resolution, the role of rising powers in influencing outcomes is instructive.

Iran made preparations to mine the Strait of Hormuz, US sources say

Naval mines were loaded onto vessels last month, raising blockade fears, but US officials suggested it might have also been a ruse.

Asian Angle | Are migrant workers the real glue cementing Asean-GCC ties?

The surprising truth behind the growing partnership lies in its people-to-people connections, remittances, the haj and financial mobility.

Beijing tells China ships in Strait of Hormuz to phone home amid safety risks

Iran has control over the shipping chokepoint that handles much of China’s imported oil, and Beijing will get daily updates from shipping vessels in the worrisome region.

Explainer | Why Strait of Hormuz matters – and what a blockade could mean for China, Asia

As the US joins Israel’s war with Iran, Tehran threatens to block strategic waterway – risking global energy and trade crisis.

US bases in the Middle East under threat as Iran vows retaliation

The US has thousands of troops deployed on bases across the Middle East - and Iran says they could be legitimate targets.

Gulf states urge maximum restraint following US strikes on Iran

Home to multiple US military bases, Gulf leaders called for maximum restraint as strikes on Iran raise the possibility of wider war.

Explainer | 5 ways to enter mainland China without a visa

China has rapidly expanded its visa-free entry schemes in recent years to boost its tourism sector. Here is how the systems work.

Iran tells mediators it will not negotiate ‘while under attack’: official

Israel and Iran continue to trade attacks, raising fears of a bigger conflict.

Trump vetoed Israeli plan to kill Iran’s supreme leader, US officials say

Israelis reportedly had opportunity to kill Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, but Trump waved them off the plan.

Israel and Iran unleash more strikes, deepening Middle East crisis

Israel targets Iran’s Defence Ministry headquarters; Tehran launches deadly missile strikes.

Trump and Putin discuss Israel-Iran tensions: ‘dangerous escalation’

During the 50-minute call, the leaders also spoke about Ukraine talks, while the Russian president congratulated Trump on his 79th birthday.

US pulling some personnel from Middle East as Iran tensions rise

Tensions in the region have been rising as US-Iran nuclear talks appear to have hit an impasse.

Iran to present nuclear counterproposal to US, Trump says talks to resume

Iran says it will put forward a ‘balanced’ counter to ‘unacceptable’ US proposal.

Fact-Check | This photo predates July fire on Air India plane leaving Hong Kong

Asian Angle | Why Malaysia seeks enduring Asean-GCC-China cooperation