Open ArticleOman's New Sultan Faces Diplomatic, Economic ChallengesBy Trans Asia MonitoringWest AsiaThe new Sultan, Haitham bin Tariq named by Qaboos in a letter opened following his death, will now have to undertake serious economic reforms to safeguard Qaboos's legacy and maintain internal stability, analysts said.
Open ArticleIran seizes British oil tanker in Strait of HormuzBy TANSWest AsiaThe Iranian seizure came on the day Gibraltar's government said that its Supreme Court had extended by 30 days the detention of the Iranian tanker loaded with over 2 million barrels of crude oil.