Muscat: The National Ferries Company (NFC) confirmed that it will soon launch a maritime line for passenger transport linking the Sultanate with Iran. Mehdi bin Mohammed al Abduwani, CEO of NFC told Oman Arabic, sister publication of the Observer that the line will establish maritime link between Khasab and Qeshm Island in Iran with an estimated distance ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Irans foreign ministry offered condolences to the Indonesian people and government over the death of dozens of people in a recent plane crash in the Southeast Asian archipelago. In a statement on Tuesday, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham voiced the Islamic Republics deep sorrow over the tragic incident and offered ...

JAYAPURA, Indonesia (AP) -- An Indonesian passenger plane that went missing two days ago was destroyed when it slammed into a mountain, killing all 54 people on board, the country's top rescue official said. More than 70 rescuers reached the crash site only on Tuesday after being hindered by rugged, forested terrain and bad weather. The flight ...

An Indonesian aircraft with 54 on board disappeared over eastern Papua province on Sunday, the Indonesian search and rescue said. MOSCOW (Sputnik) The plane belonging to Trigana Air Service lost contact with air traffic control when it was en route from Sentani Airport to Oksibil, both located on the island of New Guinea, National Search and Rescue ...