Oman News

Tokyo: Indian contingent finished their campaign at the Tokyo Paralympic Games 2020 at an all-time high by securing a total of 19 medals which includes 5 gold, 8 silver, and...

All Omanis aged 10 years and above must obtain the civil identity card, according to the Royal Decree No 59/2021, which amended Civil Status Law. Earlier, the ID card was...

Along with several developmental projects, wadis in Muscat will be enhanced into public parks as part of the new urbanisation patterns.An indication to this regard is given in Oman National...

SALALAH: The volume of daily output of Al Jood Food Factory, specialised in the production of sweets and liquid tahini, stood at 100 tonnes, making the unit the third largest...

New York: Ace Indian tennis star Sania Mirza wrote a long heartfelt note on Saturday after crashing out of the ongoing US Open.Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza's US Open 2021...

Rohit Sharma has come off age as test player. He has showed immense patience and concentration in the current series. He has scores of 36, 12, 83 and 21 at...

MUSCAT: Voltamp Transformers, a high power production firm, succeeded in producing the first 500 MVA /220 kV transformer at its unit in the Wilayat of Suhar.The company said that the...

MUSCAT: Gen Sultan bin Mohammed al Numani, Minister of the Royal Office, received in his office on Monday Hamish Cowell, Ambassador of the United Kingdom (UK) to the Sultanate, to...

MUSCAT, Sept 5Salalah is set for cycling spectacle towards the conclusion of the much-famed Salalah Tourism Festival, organised during the ‘khareef season’. The Oman Cycling Association (OCA) in association with...

With the continuous fall in the number of expatriates, the Sultanate’s total population dropped above five per cent during the two-year period up to September 2021.According to the National Centre...

TOKYO: Tokyo bid a colourful farewell to the Paralympics on Sunday after 12 days of stereotype-defying, record-shattering performances despite a year-long pandemic delay.International Paralympic Committee chief Andrew Parsons declared the...

Zandvoort, Netherlands: Red Bull's Max Verstappen triumphed in his home Dutch Grand Prix on Sunday to take over at the top of the Formula One drivers' standings again.Verstappen led from...

Adil Al BalushiMUSCAT, Sept 5Oman Olympic (U-23) football team suffered a 3-0 defeat against Saudi Arabia Olympic team in a preparatory match late on Saturday at King Faisal bin Fahad...

LONDON: India's number eight batsman Shardul Thakur smashed his second fifty of the match and Rishabh Pant his first of the series to stretch their lead to 346 at tea...

MUSCAT: His Highness Sayyid Shihab bin Tarik al Said, Deputy Prime Minister for Defence Affairs, received an official invitation from Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum, Vice President of the...

CAIRO: The Sultanate took part in the 47th Arab Labour Conference held in Cairo, Egypt, on Sunday. The conference saw the participation of 500 representatives of parties to production in...

AMMAN: Syrian army units backed by militias resumed the shelling of a rebel enclave in southern Syria on Sunday after the collapse of Russia-brokered deal to allow the government to...

DAMASCUS: Syria has agreed to help crisis-hit Lebanon by allowing gas and electricity transit through its territory, an official said during the first high-level visit from Beirut to Damascus since...

PARIS: The biggest trial in France's modern legal history begins on Wednesday over the November 2015 attacks on Paris that saw 130 people slaughtered at bars, restaurants and the Bataclan...

Excessive smartphone use harms our bodies, minds, and even our feelings. While technology has benefits and advantages that make our lives easier, it is a double-edged sword, and it has...