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A man covers his head under the rain in Salalah, Oman, Friday, May 25, 2018. Cyclone Mekunu pounded the Yemeni island of Socotra in the Arabian Sea on Thursday morning, lashing it with heavy rain and strong winds as the powerful storm remained on a path to strike Oman this weekend. At least 17 people were reported missing. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Cyclone Mekunu to be ‘extremely severe’ on landfall in Oman

By Jon Gambrell - Associated Press

Fans of DJ Avicii gather at Sergels Torg following the news of his death, in central Stockholm, Sweden, Saturday, April 21, 2018. Avicii, the Grammy-nominated electronic dance DJ who performed sold-out concerts for feverish fans around the world and also had massive success on U.S. pop radio, died Friday. He was 28.(Fredrik Persson/TT New Agency via AP)

Report: Autopsies show nothing suspicious in Avicii’s death

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FILE - In this Nov. 24, 2013 file photo, Avicii accepts the award for favorite artist - electronic dance music at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles. Swedish-born Avicii, whose name is Tim Bergling, was found dead, Friday April 20, 2018, in Muscat, Oman. He was 28. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP, File)

The Latest: Nile Rodgers mourns Avicii, talks DJ’s drinking

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This photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad, speaks during a news conference in Damascus, Syria, Saturday, March 10, 2018. Mekdad denied opposition charges that government forces used poison gas in their attacks on eastern Ghouta. Mekdad added that insurgents groups in the eastern Ghouta are preparing &quot;to fabricate&quot; more such attacks to blame the Syrian army. (SANA via AP)

Pentagon head warns Syrian forces on use of chemical weapons

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

Red-hot Sharma has eye on Masters spot at Oman Open

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In this Feb. 7, 2018, photo, two scientists test space suits and a geo-radar for use in a future Mars mission in the Dhofar desert of southern Oman. The desolate desert in southern Oman resembles Mars so much that more than 200 scientists from 25 nations organized by the Austrian Space Forum are using it for the next four weeks to field-test technology for a manned mission to Mars. (AP Photo/Sam McNeil)

Mars on Earth: Simulation tests in remote desert of Oman

By SAMUEL McNEIL - Associated Press

In this Jan. 12, 2018 photo, Omani students, from left, Fatma Al-Sharji, Dania Al Ghailani, Amira Al Harthy and Said Al Barumi photograph their meal at Al Harthy's apartment in downtown Lincoln, Neb. The University of Nebraska is seeing a growing number of students from Oman. (Kayla Wolf/The Journal-Star via AP)

Growing number of students from Oman study in Nebraska

By CHRIS DUNKER - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, July 25, 2017 photo, a waitress sings at the Pyongyang Okryu-Gwan North Korean Restaurant in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. From state-run restaurants to construction sites, North Korean workers in Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates face conditions akin to forced labor while being spied on by planted intelligence officers, eating little food and suffering physical abuse, authorities say. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

Thousands of North Korean laborers in US-allied Gulf nations

By JON GAMBRELL - Associated Press

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Oman is a Middle Eastern country unlike any other

By Daniel Pipes

Rights groups write to Oman’s sultan as journalists targeted

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Dawn arrives at the now closed Camp X-Ray, which was used as the first detention facility for al Qaeda and Taliban militants who were captured after the Sept. 11 attacks, at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. (Associated Press)

Obama releases Guantanamo detainees determined to keep trying to kill Americans

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

U.S. military guards walk within Camp Delta military-run prison, at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, Cuba, June 27, 2006. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

U.S. releases 6 more Gitmo detainees, makes deal with Oman

By Maria Stainer - The Washington Times

Taliban and al Qaeda detainees sit in a holding at Camp X-Ray at Naval Base Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in this Jan. 11, 2002 photo. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Obama admin. transfers 6 Gitmo detainees to Oman

By Nerda Pickler - Associated Press

Pakistan is prepping a major oil pipeline to run through Iran while its neighbor and rival, India, begins talks with Tehran on a shipping port. (Associated Press)

U.S. allies not waiting for Iran’s sanctions to come down

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

President Obama (center) bids farewell to leaders from six Gulf nations, who are trying to work through tensions sparked by the U.S. bid for a nuclear deal with Iran, a pursuit that has put regional partners on edge. Mr. Obama is seeking to reassure the Gulf leaders that the U.S. overtures to Iran will not come at the expense of commitments to their security. (Associated Press)

Obama looks for global support on Iran nuke deal

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Secretary of State John F. Kerry talked with Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah, Oman's minister of foreign affairs, during a meeting of Persian Gulf delegates in March. Oman helped kick-start secret nuclear talks between Tehran and Washington in 2013. (Associated Press)

Oman suited for Middle East peacemaker role amid rising tensions

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrives for his meeting with Oman Foreign Minister Yusuf Bin Alawi bin Abdullah at the official residence of the U.S. ambassador to Britain, Winfield House, in London, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

Kerry in diplomatic overdrive on Iran nuclear deal

By Matthew Lee and Bradley Klapper - Associated Press

UAE: Paramedic dies from MERS, others infected

By ADAM SCHRECK - Associated Press

In this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, Iran's President Hassan Rouhani, right, speaks with European Union's foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton, left, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, March 9, 2014. Ashton said Sunday world powers talk with Iran will not necessary reach a final deal. An unidentified interpreter sits center. (AP Photo/Mohammad Berno, Iranian Presidency Office)

Iran president reaches out to Oman on friendship tour

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

** FILE ** This Nov. 11, 2009, file photo shows then-Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton walking with a then-Deputy Chief of Staff Jake Sullivan in Singapore. Last summer, Sullivan was traveling with his boss, Hillary Rodham Clinton, when he suddenly disappeared during a stop in Paris. He showed up again a few days later, rejoining Clinton's traveling contingent in Mongolia. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)

Vanishing adviser reappears as Iran policy player

By Julie Pace - Associated Press