FILE: Worker injured in drone attack on Oman's Salalah port, government says

Record ID: 2370717

  • Title: FILE: Worker injured in drone attack on Oman's Salalah port, government says
  • Date: 28th March 2026
  • Summary: On February 17, trilateral peace talks involving Ukraine, Russia, and the U.S. started in Geneva. Negotiators from Ukraine and Russia gathered for two days of U.S.-mediated peace talks that focused on the main sticking point of land, with U.S. President Donald Trump pressing Kyiv to act fast to reach a deal. Trump is pressing Moscow and Kyiv to reach a deal to end Europe's
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  • Keywords: OMAN Salalah Port port in DHOFAR GOVERNORATE the Port of Salalah in Oman
  • Location: SALALAH, DHOFAR, OMAN
  • City: SALALAH, DHOFAR, OMAN
  • Country: Oman
  • Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Middle East,Military Conflicts
  • Reuters ID: LVA002823328032026RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: A worker was injured in a drone attack on Oman's Salalah port while a crane suffered limited damage, Oman's government said on Saturday (March 28).
    Danish container shipping group Maersk temporarily halted its operations at the port following the incident.
    All Maersk crew were safe and accounted for, and no company cargo or vessels were affected, the shipping giant said in a statement.
    The port was evacuated after the incident prompted a temporary suspension of operations across the facility.
    Maersk currently estimates that operations will be halted for approximately 48 hours, it said.
    The disruption comes as the conflict in the Gulf region, triggered by U.S. and Israeli airstrikes on Iran, has unsettled energy and transport markets, with shipping affected by the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
    Oman had served as a mediator between the United States and Iran before the current war.
    The country's civil defence worked to extinguish a fire in fuel tanks at the port on March 11 after drones struck oil storage facilities.
    (Production: Lisa Giles-Keddie)
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