AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoStrait of Hormuz Flashpoints: Iran says it struck an unmanned US vessel trying to enter the waterway, calling the US account “a total lie,” while Tehran also warns of a new restricted/prohibited maritime zone and “faster, heavier and more painful” retaliation after US strikes on Iranian tankers. Energy Markets: OPEC+ kept crude output unchanged for October, with Oman among the seven core producers, as Brent hovers near $96 and Hormuz disruption keeps supply uncertainty high. Oman–Yemen Power Link: Oman and Yemen signed agreements to connect electricity grids, aiming to ease chronic shortages in Yemen’s Mahra via Dhofar. Regional Tech & Water: MENA startup funding jumped to $375m in August despite fewer deals; KISR and the IAEA launched a groundwater protection push using nuclear technology with Oman among participants. Local Business & Agriculture: A new modern olive press opened in Al Jabal Al Akhdhar to boost processing capacity and local olive oil quality. Oman in Culture: Oman wrapped up its first pavilion at the Moscow International Book Fair, promoting culture and heritage abroad.
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