Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Wednesday urged Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian for “free and safe navigation” in the Strait of Hormuz “without additional costs,” as well as efforts to persuade Yemen’s Houthi group to exercise res…

Muscat: Oil leaking from a tanker grounded near Al-Qibliya Island has affected some beaches in Oman’s southeastern Ras Madrakah area, the country’s Environment Authority said Wednesday. The contamination could ultimately spread across a 25-mile (40-ki…

Tokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi asked Iran to use its influence to help prevent further escalation in the Bab al-Mandab Strait during a phone call with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Wednesday, according to the Iranian presidency…