http://www.mail.com/locations/23630-oman.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/23630-oman.html http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2101982-kerry-praises-21-billion-raytheon-deal-oman.html MUSCAT, Oman (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met Wednesday with officials in Oman to discuss their plans to buy a $2.1 billion air defense system from American manufacturer Raytheon. Kerry met with the Arab country's defense minister, a day after discussions with Oman's sultan. Kerry thanked them for their decision to buy the ground-based air de... Wed, 22 May 2013 07:44:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2101982-kerry-praises-21-billion-raytheon-deal-oman.html 2013-05-22T07:44:54Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2101150-senate-panel-approves-weapons-syrian-rebels.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate panel voted on Tuesday to provide weapons to rebels battling the forces of Syrian President Bashar Assad, the first time lawmakers have endorsed the aggressive U.S. military step of arming the opposition in the 2-year-old civil war. With a degree of trepidation, the Foreign Relations Committee voted 15-3 for a bill that would pr... Tue, 21 May 2013 21:24:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2101150-senate-panel-approves-weapons-syrian-rebels.html 2013-05-21T21:24:34Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2099706-syria-opposition-signals-tough-peace-talks.html BEIRUT (AP) — Despite recent rebel setbacks in Syria's civil war, the main opposition bloc signaled a tough line Tuesday on attending possible peace talks with President Bashar Assad's regime. Two senior members of the Syrian National Coalition said the group first wants ironclad guarantees of Assad's departure as part of any transition deal and more weap... Tue, 21 May 2013 18:25:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2099706-syria-opposition-signals-tough-peace-talks.html 2013-05-21T18:25:40Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2100004-oman-proposes-ban-niqab-veils-women-drivers.html RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — A Saudi online newspaper says Oman is proposing that women be banned from wearing face veils when driving. Al-Watan said Tuesday Oman made the proposal at a meeting of Gulf Cooperation Council police traffic department heads. It singled out the niqab, a mask that covers a woman's face, leaving only a slit for her eyes. ... Tue, 21 May 2013 14:01:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2100004-oman-proposes-ban-niqab-veils-women-drivers.html 2013-05-21T14:01:30Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2097442-kerry-to-mideast-to-advance-struggling-syria-plan.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry is headed back to the Middle East to press his case for peace talks between Syrian rebels and President Bashar Assad's regime amid increasing signs the new U.S. strategy to halt the war is being undermined by Russia. Kerry left Washington on Monday for Oman where he will have discussions with the sultan of t... Mon, 20 May 2013 23:55:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2097442-kerry-to-mideast-to-advance-struggling-syria-plan.html 2013-05-20T23:55:34Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2077670-bloodless-bank-heist-impressed-cybercrime-experts.html NEW YORK (AP) — A bloodless bank heist that netted more than $45 million has left even cybercrime experts impressed by the technical sophistication, if not the virtue, of the con artists who pulled off a remarkable internationally organized attack. "It was pretty ingenious," Pace University computer science professor Darren Hayes said Friday. On the creat... Fri, 10 May 2013 20:17:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2077670-bloodless-bank-heist-impressed-cybercrime-experts.html 2013-05-10T20:17:14Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2076068-global-network-hackers-steals-45m-atms.html NEW YORK (AP) — The sophistication of a global network of thieves who drained cash machines around the globe of an astonishing $45 million in mere hours sent ripples through the security world, not merely for the size of the operation and ease with which it was carried out, but also for the threat that more such thefts may be in store. Seven people were a... Fri, 10 May 2013 15:16:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2076068-global-network-hackers-steals-45m-atms.html 2013-05-10T15:16:09Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2075294-feds-nyc-hackers-stole-45m-atm-card-breach.html NEW YORK (AP) — A worldwide gang of criminals stole $45 million in a matter of hours by hacking their way into a database of prepaid debit cards and then draining cash machines around the globe, federal prosecutors said Thursday — and outmoded U.S. card technology may be partly to blame. Seven people are under arrest in the U.S. in connection with the cas... Fri, 10 May 2013 02:29:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2075294-feds-nyc-hackers-stole-45m-atm-card-breach.html 2013-05-10T02:29:37Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2048406-iranian-scientist-returns-release-us.html TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An Iranian scientist held by the U.S. since late 2011 has returned to Iran. The scientist, Mojtaba Atarodi said U.S. authorities had treated him "generally well." The microchip expert at Tehran's high profile Sharif University, Atarodi was in U.S. custody since December 2011 over allegations he bought high-tech equipment in violation o... Sat, 27 Apr 2013 09:32:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2048406-iranian-scientist-returns-release-us.html 2013-04-27T09:32:40Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2046130-oman-iranian-scientist-arrives-us-detention.html MUSCAT, Oman (AP) — Oman says an Iranian scientist held by the U.S. since late 2011 has arrived in Oman. Friday's report on Oman state TV gave no further details. Oman has served as a mediator between Washington and Tehran before. The scientist, Mojtaba Atarodi, was in U.S. custody since December 2011 over allegations he bought advanced technological equi... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 07:34:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2046130-oman-iranian-scientist-arrives-us-detention.html 2013-04-26T07:34:20Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2003328-oman-to-shift-weekend-to-friday-start.html MUSCAT, Oman (AP) — Oman will switch to a Friday-Saturday weekend to align its banking and business days with most other nations in the region. Currently, Oman and neighboring Saudi Arabia follow a Thursday-Friday weekend. But other countries in the Gulf start their two-day weekends on Friday, the Muslim day of prayer. The decree by Oman's ruler, Sultan Q... Sun, 07 Apr 2013 06:54:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2003328-oman-to-shift-weekend-to-friday-start.html 2013-04-07T06:54:55Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1978488-libya-fm-gadhafi-family-granted-oman-asylum.html DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Libya's foreign minister says the widow of the late ruler Moammar Gadhafi and other family members have been granted asylum in Oman. Mohamed Abdelaziz told reporters in Qatar on Monday that the family members had moved from Algeria following an asylum offer by Oman. He gave no further details, but it's believed that Gadhafi's widow Safi... Mon, 25 Mar 2013 18:38:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1978488-libya-fm-gadhafi-family-granted-oman-asylum.html 2013-03-25T18:38:52Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1976162-rights-groups-praise-oman-pardon-protesters.html MUSCAT, Oman (AP) — International rights groups and others are hailing Oman's decision to pardon all activists jailed for offending the nation's ruler or joining protests. The move by Oman's leader, Sultan Qaboos bin Said, runs counter to widening social media crackdowns by other Gulf Arab states. Dozens of people have been charged in recent months across... Sun, 24 Mar 2013 08:05:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1976162-rights-groups-praise-oman-pardon-protesters.html 2013-03-24T08:05:11Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1879972-oman-council-backs-wage-hike-proposals.html MUSCAT, Oman (AP) — State television in Oman says the country's highest advisory body has backed proposals for a steep rise in the minimum wage and curbs on foreign workers. The move is seen as an attempt to ease worries over unemployment in the tightly ruled Arabian Peninsula nation, which has been hit by sporadic Arab Spring-inspired protests over the p... Sat, 09 Feb 2013 15:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1879972-oman-council-backs-wage-hike-proposals.html 2013-02-09T15:38:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1808866-gulf-rulers-take-sharper-aim-web-dissent.html DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Something unusual happened on Kuwait's normally boisterous online universe after back-to-back convictions this week for insulting the emir on Twitter: There was hardly a mention in apparent fear of being next. If the Arab Spring uprisings represented the coming of age for social media activism in the Middle East, then th... Wed, 09 Jan 2013 15:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1808866-gulf-rulers-take-sharper-aim-web-dissent.html 2013-01-09T15:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1783356-oman-holds-municipal-elections.html MUSCAT, Oman (AP) — Oman says more than 1,400 candidates are competing in the Gulf nation's first municipal elections, a concession following Arab Spring-linked unrest. Oman has seen sporadic protests demanding more job opportunities and a greater public voice in the tightly run sultanate. The official Omani News Agency says the candidates, including 46 w... Sat, 22 Dec 2012 10:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1783356-oman-holds-municipal-elections.html 2012-12-22T10:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1781100-bae-signs-41-billion-aircraft-deal-with-oman.html LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister David Cameron hinted that more U.K. troops could be stationed in the Gulf as he welcomed news Friday that BAE Systems has won a 2.5 billion pound ($4.1 billion) deal with Oman for 20 aircraft. BAE said Oman has signed the contract for 12 Typhoon fighter jets and eight Hawk aircraft, with deliveries expected to start in... Fri, 21 Dec 2012 12:43:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1781100-bae-signs-41-billion-aircraft-deal-with-oman.html 2012-12-21T12:43:00Z