Oman

Salalah Free Zone has broken export records in 2026, with its strategic location between Asia, Africa and Europe positioning Oman's southern port city as a critical logistics hub, attracting investment from global manufacturers and logistics companies seeking a GCC base with direct Indian Ocean access.

Oman's Salalah khareef — the annual June-to-September monsoon that turns the Dhofar coast green with 25°C temperatures — is entering 2026 with new Etihad Abu Dhabi connectivity and accelerating hotel investment as Oman positions Salalah as a world-class Gulf summer alternative.

Oman signed 10 agreements worth $7.5 billion for the Duqm Special Economic Zone — led by ACME Group's $3.5 billion green ammonia project and HyPort Duqm's Phase 1 targeting production start in 2026 — advancing Oman's goal of 1.38 million tonnes of green hydrogen per year by 2030.

The IMF confirmed a 3.5% GDP growth forecast for Oman in 2026, supported by 1.7% inflation, public debt declining to 33% of GDP, and a 7.5% current account surplus, as the Future Fund Oman signs over AED 1.8 billion in new deals across logistics, renewable energy and technology.

Kuwait and Oman each posted GDP growth of between 2.6 and 2.9 per cent, with both countries implementing accelerated economic diversification strategies — including Kuwait's fuel reserve expansion and Oman's utility-scale solar-plus-storage projects — to reduce dependence on hydrocarbon revenues.

Oman has quietly become one of the most talked-about travel destinations in the world for 2026. Muscat has been named a trending destination by...

Oman's real estate sector recorded AED 8 billion (equivalent to OMR 800 million) in foreign property investment during 2025, according to the Oman Real...

Among the GCC states, Oman occupies a distinctive position in the energy landscape: it is an oil and gas producer of meaningful scale, a...

Oman is the Gulf's most authentically traditional destination, a country that has managed to develop its tourism sector without sacrificing the cultural heritage, natural...

Oman is one of Arabia's most historically rich nations, a land where ancient trading civilisations flourished, where frankincense has been harvested for 5,000 years,...

Oman's property market has evolved considerably in recent years. A clearer foreign ownership framework, several quality integrated resort developments, and Muscat's growing population have...

Oman offers one of the most comfortable and relatively affordable expatriate lifestyles in the Gulf. While not as cheap as some Southeast Asian or...