MUSCAT, Oman – Oman evacuated tens of thousands of people Wednesday, suspended oil exports and closed a major port as a weakening Cyclone Gonu roared toward the Strait of Hormuz – the world’s major ...

MUSCAT, Oman Cyclone Gonu battered Oman’s coast Wednesday with fierce winds and torrential rains, forcing thousands from their homes and shutting down oil installations before heading toward the world ...

Okay, it’s not like Gonu is roaring up the Chesapeake. But the powerful cyclone (or hurricane) that’s spinning today in the Arabian Sea has been a worry for the oil market, which affects the price at ...

Oman is recovering from Gonu, the cyclone that hit its coast less than two weeks ago. Many residents of Muscat lost their houses, cars and all their possessions. The luckier ones had to suffer several ...

MUSCAT, Oman – Cyclone Gonu was expected to make landfall on the southeastern Iranian coast late today, but it was likely to spare Iran’s offshore oil installations that lie more than 120 miles to the ...

On Saturday, despite efforts by the authorities, Oman was still coping with a serious lack of potable water. In Muscat, Oman’s capital, authorities struggled to reinstate electricity and water ...

The US military’s Joint Typhoon Warning Centre said that the storm continued to lose steam, dropping off to tropical storm strength early on Thursday. The centre predicted Cyclone Gonu would hit the ...

MUSCAT, Oman -- Thousands of people fled low-lying areas as the strongest cyclone to threaten the Arabian Peninsula in 60 years blasted Oman's eastern coast this morning with strong winds and waves, ...

MUSCAT, Oman - People dragged soaked bedding and carpets from homes Thursday after Cyclone Gonu's winds blew down trees and power lines and its rains sent torrents of water and mud surging through ...

MUSCAT, Oman — People dragged soaked bedding and carpets from homes Thursday after Cyclone Gonu’s winds blew down trees and power lines and its rains sent torrents of water and mud surging through ...

A man pushes his bike in the mud in Al Swadi area about 100km north west of Muscat, Oman, Thursday June 7, 2007. Residents of Muscat are recovering from the destruction after Cyclone Gonu battered ...