Oman News

Manila: Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday said that he is dropping plans to run for vice president in next year's election and will instead retire from politics.Duterte in August...

US President Joe Biden paid a rare visit to Capitol Hill on Friday to lobby for an approximately $1 trillion (€862 billion) infrastructure bill.The plan has already passed in the...

Geneva: All obstacles preventing the certification of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine against coronavirus by the World Health Organization (WHO) have been removed, Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said at...

His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik on Saturday directed to provide everything that would preserve the safety of citizens and residents during the Sultanate’s exposure to the effects of the...

The tropical cyclone, Shaheen, continuing to move towards the coastal areas of the Oman Sea, is moving westward and is expected to head towards North Al Batinah by Sunday. Presently...

Dr Abdullah bin Nasser al Harrasi, Minister of Information, held a meeting on Saturday with officials from the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and the National Emergency Management Committee to get...

In preparation for the looming tropical cyclone Shaheen, various ministries and government agencies have brought into place precautionary steps. As per National Committee for Emergency Management, NCEM, instructions to the...

The Ministry of Health confirmed on Saturday its readiness to deal with any emergency situation that may rise from the tropical cyclone Shaheen. In a statement, the ministry said it...

Cyclones are low-pressure systems that form over warm tropical waters, with gale-force winds near the centre. The winds can extend hundreds of kilometres (miles) from the eye of the storm....

Mwasalat suspended its bus and ferry services in all the governorates following the development from the tropical storm Shaheen. However, bus services in Salalah will not be affected. According to...

Muscat: National Committee for Emergency Management on Saturday asked residents living in areas located within the direct impact of the cyclone starting from the Wilayat of Barka until the Wilayat...

Muscat: National Committee for Emergency Management on Saturday said the Muttrah Corniche road has been closed for traffic due to rising sea level as cyclone Shaheen gets closer to the...

TEHRAN: Iran has started military exercises near its border with Azerbaijan as tensions between the two neighbours rose over issues including Baku's relations with Israel. Iranian state media said the...

DOHA: Qataris headed to the polls on Saturday to vote in the first-ever elections for the consultative parliament in the country. The elections are being held after repeated delays since...

ADEN: Clashes raged in the Yemeni city of Aden on Saturday between members of the separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC) and at least four fighters have been killed, two security...

GENEVA: The UN agency supporting Palestinian refugees announced that it was seeking $800 million at a donor conference scheduled for November in Brussels.UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini told reporters at the...

Muscat: His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik on Saturday directed to provide everything that would preserve the safety of citizens and residents during the Sultanate's exposure to the effects of...

Although the pandemic has seemed like a ‘one step forward, two steps back’ situation wherever you are, the perspective is generally much more positive today than even a few months...

Have you heard of Ali Cogia before? Well, I haven’t until a few weeks back, while browsing children’s books for my niece. Assuming that the story was of Persian origins...

Berlin: Karim Benzema has no doubt Kylian Mbappe will play for Real Madrid and says he enjoys being part of a team trying to redevelop under Carlo Ancelotti.Madrid reportedly saw...