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TEHRAN: While the world impatiently awaits Iran's return to nuclear talks, President Ebrahim Raisi has instead turned his sights inward, campaigning to build support in the provinces. Elected in a...

KHARTOUM: Police fired teargas on Monday at pro-army protesters in Sudan's capital Khartoum outside the office of Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok, AFP journalists said, on the third day of anti-government...

MOSUL: To the sound of drums, religious chants resounded on Sunday evening for the first ceremony of its kind at Iraq's historic Al Nuri mosque, which is being rebuilt after...

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Monday his plan to create a government agency to better fight infectious diseases has not changed but it may not come into...

MUSCAT: As many as 1,076,933 women have got Covid-19 vaccines since the outset of the national vaccination campaign in the Sultanate, according to Dr Fatima bint Ibrahim al Hiniyah, Head...

Natural calamities can be transformative so can personal tragedies and situations. In came October 17 the day designated as Omani Women’s Day. It is a day to celebrate achievements and...

Oman is one among many countries that has heightened the degree of awareness and concern about climate change and its adverse impacts on national economies and lives. Weather patterns are...

The United Kingdom’s Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, may not appeal to everyone – especially European Union leaders put off by Brexit. But the UK is hosting the latest round of...

Al Buraimi: Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OCCI), branch of Al Buraimi held a joint meeting on Monday between officials from the government, private sectors and the economic team...

For most of us, wildlife photography doesn’t go much further than snapping a cute picture of our cat. But for professional wildlife photographers, it's venturing into rough and tough terrains,...

TURIN: Juventus continued their march up the Serie A standings with a 1-0 win over AS Roma in Turin on Sunday, as Moise Kean’s unorthodox early goal sealed a fourth...

MUSCAT, OCT 18 Oman has a bright future in cricket if proper training and support are imparted to the sport and training the school children in cricket would fetch immense...

A microscope Charles Darwin gave his son Leonard and which has remained in the family for nearly 200 years is headed for auction in December, and is expected to fetch...

Cuisines across countries reflect the geographic location and climate of said places. These tend to become a so-called fingerprint of those cuisines. Our journey, this time, is to a country...

[email protected] - Acknowledgement: The poems published in my last column titled “Migrants Fleeing Slaughter” were by the poet Saif Al Rahbi. His name was dropped by mistake. The following are...

@conradprabhu - DECARBONISATION GOALS: New strategy to adapt climate-resilience in development planning and protection of vulnerable sectors With the UN Climate Change Conference, COP26, just days away from being held...

Dr Mohammed bin Hamed al Rumhy (pictured), Oman’ s Minister of Energy and Minerals, is among a host of international figures set to address this year’s edition of ADIPEC, billed...

Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO) Secretary-General Deemah al Yahya (pictured) met with His Highness Sayyid Theyazin bin Haitham al Said, Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth, and Eng Saeed al Mawaali,...

Businesses and government leaders from the European Union and the GCC will convene at the 5th EU-GCC Business Forum, taking place at Expo2020, Dubai, on October 23, 2021 on ‘Accelerating...

LONDON: Oil prices hit multi-year highs on Monday buoyed by recovering demand and high natural gas and coal prices encouraging users to switch to fuel oil and diesel for power...