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Surge in Omani Rial value sparks remittance growth to Iran
13 Jan 2026 10:47 GMT
Muscat – The Omani Rial has experienced a significant increase …
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Asian woman apprehended for mocking Omani Rial in social media post
12 Jan 2026 09:20 GMT
… video deemed disrespectful to the Omani Rial.
The video reportedly included a …
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What is happening in Iran? Internet blackout continues after widespread anti-regime protests
16 Jan 2026 12:48 GMT
… December, after the Iranian rial plunged to 1.42 million … a preferential, subsidised dollar-rial exchange rate for all products … conditions and Iran’s embattled currency in Tehran (Fars News … officials from Saudi Arabia, Oman and Qatar appeared to persuade …
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Iran's Shift from Economic Grievances to Security-Centered Unrest Post-Protests
16 Jan 2026 12:16 GMT
… issues. The value of the rial has dropped to a record … become increasingly uncertain due to currency volatility. Even Grand Bazaar merchants … message exchanges -likely conducted through Oman- will shape the new phase …
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Exclusive: Iran’s Ambassador Details “Foreign-Backed” Unrest in Tehran
16 Jan 2026 11:01 GMT
… of the rial had immediate consequences beyond currency markets, as … trigger. He explained how currency instability affected supply chains … the injection of foreign currency and the acceleration of … , the United Arab Emirates, Oman, and Iraq, describing these …
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Is The Iran Crisis Over? Uncertainty Looms Over Possible US Action
16 Jan 2026 05:15 GMT
… deep economic crisis, a collapsing currency, rampant inflation, unemployment and rising … December 28 after the Iranian rial plunged to 1.42 million … , with top officials from Egypt, Oman, Saudi Arabia and Qatar urging …
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For Trump, a Path Forward on Iran That Goes Beyond Bombs
15 Jan 2026 20:37 GMT
… the market. When the Iranian currency, the rial, plunged yet again, bazaar … as Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Oman to actively discourage the Trump …
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MEA advises Indian nationals to leave Iran, exercise caution, avoid areas of protests
14 Jan 2026 16:11 GMT
… dramatic collapse of the Iranian currency, the Rial, as a result of … Emirates. The Foreign Minister of Oman visited the country last week …
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Iran’s protests look like the first tremors of regime collapse
13 Jan 2026 07:23 GMT
… extreme volatility of Iran’s currency, the rial. Traditionally, 10 rials … economic crisis
Throughout the rial’s collapse in December 2025 … could still access hard currency from government-controlled channels … south to the Gulf of Oman. Daily life has been …
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IDF says it’s on alert for ‘surprise scenarios,’ as US mulls military strikes on Iran
13 Jan 2026 05:28 GMT
… after the foreign minister of Oman — long an interlocutor between Washington … the collapse of the Iranian rial currency, which trades at more than …