Oman News

Underscoring the strong impetus being accorded to the manufacturing sector in Oman Vision 2040, the Public Establishment for Industrial Estates (Madayn) has announced plans for the establishment of yet another...

NEW YORK: Investors are girding their portfolios for potential stock market volatility, even as equities hover near fresh highs after logging seven straight months of gains.Utilities (.SPLRCU) are the S&P...

WASHINGTON: The United States added far fewer jobs than expected in August as businesses grappled with the Delta wave of Covid-19, a major disappointment and yet another complication for President...

We started exploring the doubts that Mahfoudha was experiencing with her SME.A quick recap: in mid 2020 she lost her job and decided to start a food business. She signed...

GENEVA: Key air pollutants temporarily plunged by unprecedented levels during coronavirus lockdowns last year, with fine particle pollution falling by more than a third across parts of Asia, a UN...

Paramount Pictures has postponed the release of Tom Cruise films "Top Gun: Maverick" until May 2022 and "Mission: Impossible 7" until September 2022, a spokesman for the ViacomCBS Inc studio...

The much-anticipated movie remake of science-fiction epic "Dune" won praise from critics on Friday for its stunning visual spectacle, though some of the initial reviews said that only the most...

Nearly four decades after disbanding and vowing never to get back together, Swedish superstars ABBA on Thursday announced a musical comeback with a new album and a London show featuring...

Muscat: ‏The event “Discover Salalah”, managed by the Super Cars Sports Council team, in coordination with the Royal Oman Police and the Ministry of Heritage and Tourism has been launched...

Muscat:The Royal Oman Police has asked motorists heading towards Muscat and using the Halban bridge to be careful after a collision occurred between a truck and a light motor vehicle...

Oman’s rugged terrain, turquoise waters and white sands make it an ideal place to enjoy outdoor life. Watching the playful dolphins off the coast or an evening stroll in the...

Until four years ago, garbage disposal meant one thing to Savitri Bai Patil —stinking, putrefied heaps of trash spread around her neighbourhood in Pune, in western India. But now the...

Are you someone who procrastinates or gets overwhelmed by the big picture to the point that you aren’t able to do anything? Productivity does not have to be hard and...

WELLINGTON: An attacker injured six people in a New Zealand supermarket knife rampage on Friday, before being shot dead by undercover police officers who had him under round-the-clock surveillance. Prime...

NEW YORK: Flash flooding caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ida killed at least 44 people in four northeastern US states overnight into Thursday, including several who perished in basements...

BRUSSELS: The European Union and AstraZeneca have struck a deal on the delivery timeline for the remaining Covid-19 vaccine doses still owed to the bloc, ending a heated legal row....

TEHRAN: Former Iranian armed forces chief Hassan Firouzabadi, who once accused Western nations of spying on the country using lizards, has died of coronavirus aged 70, local media reported on...

Supreme Committee decides to allow mass attendance to support the national football team in their match against Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the second round of the final Asian qualifiers...

A key ‘Ministerial Dialogue’, co-hosted by the Sultanate and due to take place next week, will feature top officials from Oman, among other international figures, deliberating on two principal themes:...

Oman’s inclusion in Condé Nast Traveler’s select list of 25 of the best holiday destinations in the world has been cheered by the Ministry of Heritage and Tourism. The award-winning...