Oman Current Affairs One-liners — All time

Mon, 08 Jun 2026

• On 8 June 2026, all 24 Indian crew of the Palau-flagged tanker MT Marivex were rescued by Oman Navy helicopters after a missile attack off Masirah, Oman, with the Indian Coast Guard's MRCC Mumbai coordinating.

Mon, 01 Jun 2026

• The India–Oman Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), signed in Muscat on 18 December 2025, entered into force on 1 June 2026, giving zero-duty access to 99.38% of India's exports to Oman.

Thu, 19 Mar 2026

• On 19 March 2026 Prime Minister Narendra Modi held phone conversations with France's President Macron, Malaysia's PM Anwar Ibrahim, Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq, Jordan's King Abdullah II and Qatar's Amir Sheikh Tamim, calling for de-escalation in West Asia.

Mon, 02 Mar 2026

• Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth flagged in INSV Kaundinya, the Navy's traditionally built stitched sailing vessel, at Naval Dockyard, Mumbai, on 2 March 2026 after her maiden overseas voyage to Muscat, Oman.

Thu, 05 Feb 2026

• The Indian Navy's sail training ship INS Sudarshini concluded her first port call of the Lokayan 26 voyage at Salalah, Oman, on 5 February 2026.

Wed, 14 Jan 2026

• The Indian Naval Sailing Vessel Kaundinya, a traditionally built stitched sail ship, reached Muscat, Oman, on 14 January 2026 after completing its maiden voyage from Porbandar.

Fri, 19 Dec 2025

• Three metric tonnes of GI-tagged Indi Lime from Vijayapura district of Karnataka were exported to Oman on 19 December 2025, the produce's first shipment to the Omani market.

Thu, 18 Dec 2025

• India and Oman signed the India–Oman Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) in Oman on 18 December 2025 in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sultan Haitham bin Tarik, giving zero-duty access on 98.08% of Oman's tariff lines.
• Sultan Haitham bin Tarik conferred the Order of Oman on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Oman on 18 December 2025, during a visit that coincided with 70 years of India–Oman diplomatic relations.

Mon, 24 Nov 2025

• Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh and Oman's Secretary General of the Ministry of Defence, Dr Mohammed Bin Naseer Bin Ali Al Zaabi, co-chaired the 13th India–Oman Joint Military Cooperation Committee (JMCC) meeting in New Delhi on 24 November 2025.