2024 in Oman

Oman-related events during the year of 2024

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Photo	Post	Name
	Sultan/Prime Minister of Oman	Haitham bin Tariq Al Said

28–31 January – 2024 Men's FIH Hockey5s World Cup at Muscat.^[1]
15 April – Eighteen people are killed in flash floods across the country, with Ash Sharqiyah North Governorate being the worst affected.^[2]^[3]
15 July –
- 2024 Muscat mosque shooting: Nine people including three attackers are killed in a shooting at the Imam Ali Mosque in Wadi Kabir, Muscat.^[4] The Islamic State subsequently claims responsibility for the attack, its first in Oman.^[5]
- One sailor is killed and six others are reported missing after the Comoros-flagged oil tanker Prestige Falcon sinks off Ras Madrakah in the Arabian Sea. Nine sailors are rescued.^[6]
17 September – The Taliban announces the reopening of the Afghan embassy in Muscat.^[7]

Source:^[8]

^ Jazib, Mohammad (4 September 2023). "FIH Hockey5s World Cup Oman 2024: Schedule, Team, Venue Announced". Jagran Josh. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
^ "Sudden heavy rains in Oman kill at least 17 including schoolchildren whose bus was overtaken". Associated Press. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
^ "Heavy storms soak Gulf as Oman toll rises to 18". France 24. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
^ "At least six killed in Oman mosque attack". Al Jazeera. July 16, 2024.
^ "Islamic State group claims deadly attack in Oman". BBC. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
^ "One dead, nine rescued off Oman's coast after oil tanker sinks". Al Jazeera. July 18, 2024.
^ "Afghanistan reopens its embassy in Oman, the Taliban say". Associated Press. September 17, 2024.
^ "Oman Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 12 December 2023.