Sultan Haitham of Oman was due to meet Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi in Tehran on Sunday for a two-day state visit.
The trip follows a diplomatic push by Muscat to broker the restoration of ties between Saudi Arabia and Iran.
The effort was announced by China on March 10 and has involved negotiations hosted by Iraq and Jordan.
Sultan Haitham's trip to Iran was reported by the state-run Oman News Agency on Sunday. Iranian media showed Sultan Haitham disembarking from a Royal Flight of Oman aircraft, one of seven government planes for royal use, and being greeted by officials, including Iran's Vice President Mohammad Mokhber Dezfuli.
Sultan Haitham is accompanied by a high-level government delegation including the head of the armed forces Vice Admiral Abdullah Bin Khamis Raisi, as well as the ministers of finance, commerce and defence, the Diwan of Royal Court said.
An official reception ceremony met Sultan Haitham "upon the arrival of His Majesty's convoy to the presidential building in the Saadabad Palace in the capital", Oman News Agency said.
Last week, Iran’s ambassador to Oman Ali Najafi Khoshroudi said the two countries were enjoying “an unprecedented level of partnership”.
“Both countries engage in fruitful discussions on economic and political matters that serve the best interests of their respective peoples,” he said.
“These improvements are expected to have a significant impact on boosting trade and economic exchange between Tehran and Muscat.”
In addition to mediating between Tehran and Riyadh, Oman has long been an interlocutor for the West with Iran and has helped secure the release of several foreign and dual citizens.
On Friday, Oman helped secure the release of a Belgian aid worker, who was arrested last year and sentenced to 40 years in prison and 74 lashes on charges including spying, in exchange for an Iranian diplomat sentenced to 20 years in prison in connection with a failed bomb plot in France.
The Ashes
Results
First Test, Brisbane: Australia won by 10 wickets
Second Test, Adelaide: Australia won by 120 runs
Third Test, Perth: Australia won by an innings and 41 runs
Fourth Test: Melbourne: Drawn
Fifth Test: Australia won by an innings and 123 runs
Four-day collections of TOH
Day Indian Rs (Dh)
Thursday 500.75 million (25.23m)
Friday 280.25m (14.12m)
Saturday 220.75m (11.21m)
Sunday 170.25m (8.58m)
Total 1.19bn (59.15m)
(Figures in millions, approximate)
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West Asia Premiership
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Dubai Tigers 5-39 Bahrain
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Coming soon
Torno Subito by Massimo Bottura
When the W Dubai – The Palm hotel opens at the end of this year, one of the highlights will be Massimo Bottura’s new restaurant, Torno Subito, which promises “to take guests on a journey back to 1960s Italy”. It is the three Michelinstarred chef’s first venture in Dubai and should be every bit as ambitious as you would expect from the man whose restaurant in Italy, Osteria Francescana, was crowned number one in this year’s list of the World’s 50 Best Restaurants.
Akira Back Dubai
Another exciting opening at the W Dubai – The Palm hotel is South Korean chef Akira Back’s new restaurant, which will continue to showcase some of the finest Asian food in the world. Back, whose Seoul restaurant, Dosa, won a Michelin star last year, describes his menu as, “an innovative Japanese cuisine prepared with a Korean accent”.
Dinner by Heston Blumenthal
The highly experimental chef, whose dishes are as much about spectacle as taste, opens his first restaurant in Dubai next year. Housed at The Royal Atlantis Resort & Residences, Dinner by Heston Blumenthal will feature contemporary twists on recipes that date back to the 1300s, including goats’ milk cheesecake. Always remember with a Blumenthal dish: nothing is quite as it seems.
The specs
Price: From Dh180,000 (estimate)
Engine: 2.0-litre turbocharged and supercharged in-line four-cylinder
Transmission: Eight-speed automatic
Power: 320hp @ 5,700rpm
Torque: 400Nm @ 2,200rpm
Fuel economy, combined: 9.7L / 100km
