Oman News

MUSCAT: In response to the Royal Directives of His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik, Majlis Ash’shura will begin its third annual session (2021-2022) of the ninth term, on November 7....

BEIRUT: A standoff between the judge investigating the disastrous Beirut port blast and top politicians he seeks to question roiled Lebanon's cabinet after the inquiry was suspended on Tuesday for...

HAMMAMET, Tunisia: The October sun warms the sands of Hammamet beach on Tunisia's east coast, but the coronavirus pandemic still casts a shadow and visitor numbers are yet to bounce...

ISTANBUL: Turkey on Wednesday said the United States and Russia bore responsibility for a spate of deadly attacks on its border with Syria, stressing that Ankara reserved the right to...

SEOUL: A shirtless soldier smashes two glass bottles together, adding to a pile of shards on the ground as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un looks on, grinning. The man...

Muscat, Oct 13 Oman kept alive their hopes after a 3-1 triumph against Vietnam on Tuesday in the fourth round of group B at Asian qualifiers – Road to Qatar...

PARIS: Denmark became the second team to qualify for the 2022 World Cup finals when they beat Austria by a single goal on Tuesday as England were frustrated by Hungary...

INDIAN WELLS, United States: Alexander Zverev won the clash of the two most recent Olympic gold medallists at the ATP Indian Wells on Tuesday, holding off a fierce challenge from...

MUSCAT, Oct 13 As many as 29 girls paddlers will take part at the 2021 WTT Youth Contender Muscat Championships here on Thursday. The participants from nine countries -- Egypt,...

PARIS: Offside calls could be "automated by 2022", when the World Cup will be held in Qatar, Arsene Wenger, director of the development of the world soccer at the Fifa,...

Muscat: The Capital Market Authority (CMA) has directed the insurance companies to take certain procedures to facilitate and expedite the settlement of insurance claimants for those affected by the tropical...

Muscat: HH Sayyid Fatik bin Fahr Al Said, Special Envoy of His Majesty the Sultan returned home this evening after a short visit to the Kingdom of Bahrain during which...

The people of Oman wrote a great epic recently by helping each other and curing the wounds and woes caused by the cyclone Shaheen. People started a national campaign responding...

Economic policy debates about Africa are too often clouded by calls for population control and lower fertility rates. And the United Nations is fueling the problem by projecting that Africa’s...

The Frankincense tree inspired Pavilion of the Sultanate at the Expo 2020 has been pulling a steady stream of people from across the world as the ambitious Expo 2020 completed...

Muscat: The total quantity of fish landed in the Sultanate reached 840,378 tonnes in 2020, comprising an increase of 44.8% comparing to 2019, according to the statistics issued by the...

Al Khaboura: An injured striped eagle was found in Bani Hajar area in the Wilayat of Al Khaboura following the tropical condition Shaheen. Experts from the Department of Environmental Control...

The Environment Authority launched the ‘Turtle Commandos’ programme on Tuesday to protect, control and monitor sea turtles, with broad participation of Omani youth. The programme will continue for three months...

Muscat: Eng Said Hamoud al Maawali, Minister of Transport, Communications and Information Technology received on Wednesday at his office Deemah al Yahya, Secretary General of the Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO)....

Ambitious venture: OQ, Marubeni Corporation, Linde and Dutco sign a Joint Development Agreement to explore Green Ammonia production in Salalah An international consortium comprised of the alternative energy business unit...