Isis have long targeted Shia Muslims in their violent attacks and propaganda, describing them as heretics. The group claimed responsibility for an attack in Shia-majority Iran that killed 84 ...

Six people, including a policeman, have been killed and 28 others injured in a rare shooting attack near a Shia Muslim mosque in Oman's capital, Muscat, police say.

Oman has emerged as a quiet facilitator of dialogue, including between Iran and the U.S. "We always keep a focus not on the negative, but on the positive," says Oman's incoming U.N. ambassador.

Oman has a population of over four million, ... Tuesday’s attack is a first for Oman. A 2015 suicide attack on a Shia mosque in Kuwait killed at least 27 worshippers and wounded more than 200.

An attack on Shia worshippers at a mosque in the Omani capital of Muscat has left at least at least six people dead and dozens of others wounded. ... Oman," the Pakistani foreign ministry said. ...

Oman has a small but influential Omani Shia population. Like other Gulf countries, there is a large and significant foreign workforce in Oman too. facebook twitter whatsup linkded email.

Three Omani brothers were behind a shooting near a Shia mosque, the sultanate’s police force said Thursday, after ISIS claimed the rare attack.. Monday’s shooting killed at least six people ...

While several mosque attacks have roiled the Arab Gulf region in recent years, the incident on Tuesday is unprecedented for Oman. A 2015 suicide attack on a Shia mosque in Kuwait killed at least 27 ...

ISIS claimed responsibility for an attack at a Shia mosque in Oman, where at least six people, including a policeman and three gunmen, were killed and 28 wounded late on Monday, ...

The ISIS, which has attacked Shia communities in several countries, claimed responsibility for the attack. ... However, it has never before claimed an attack in Oman, where the Shia are a minority.

Oman’s nuanced and deliberate approach to regional challenges makes the small kingdom an important U.S. ally in the Gulf region. As the Trump Administration continues to advance U.S. interests ...