Oman’s Sultan Qaboos bin Said, the Mideast’s longest-ruling monarch who carefully balanced diplomatic ties between Iran and the U.S., died late Friday at 79.

The Al Said family has ruled Oman since the 18th century, and once ruled over Zanzibar too, off the coast of Tanzania. ... Sultan Qaboos shaped Oman’s policy of diplomatic balancing.

Sultan Of Oman Dead: Qaboos bin Said al-Said had no children and had not publicly appointed a successor. A 1996 statute says the ruling family will choose a successor within three days of the ...

Under Oman’s constitution, the sultan should be a member of the royal family, as well as “Muslim, mature, rational and the legitimate son of Omani Muslim parents”.

Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said of Oman, who ruled the Middle Eastern nation for 50 years, has died aged 79. 'With great sorrow and deep sadness... the royal court mourns His Majesty Sultan Qaboos ...

Sultan Qaboos bin Said, the ruler of Oman and the longest-serving leader of the Arab world, died at 79. Said overthrew his father in a bloodless 1970 coup and since then worked to tighten ties ...

T wo years after his first marriage, which stayed mostly out of the public eye, Oman’s crown prince is giving love and the search for an heir another try. The sultanate is now officially ...

His Majesty the Sultan of Oman's trip to Spain to visit King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia has been cancelled. By Hanisha Sethi , Royal Reporter 17:27, Tue, May 20, 2025 | UPDATED: 17:28, Tue, May ...