EghtesadOnline: Oman's deeply conservative culture, along with a fear of domestic unrest, will prompt the Arab country to retain its long-held values of peacemaking after the loss of its long-serving leader, a Middle East expert said.

EghtesadOnline: President Hassan Rouhani congratulated Haitham bin Tariq Al Said on becoming the new sultan of Oman, hoping for development of ties between Tehran and Muscat.

EghtesadOnline: Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met Oman's new sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said in Muscat on Sunday and discussed issues of mutual interest.

EghtesadOnline: A lawmaker expects Oman’s peaceful approach to foreign policy will continue under the successor of the late Sultan Qaboos.