Oman News

NEW YORK: Defending champion Naomi Osaka seeks her third US Open title in four tries as the year's final Grand Slam begins on Monday with top-ranked Wimbledon winner Ashleigh Barty...

TOKYO: Afghanistan's athletes were in tears when they finally arrived at the Tokyo Paralympics, officials said, as Britain's wheelchair rugby team won one of 63 golds up for grabs on...

GAZA CITY: The Israeli air force attacked two sites in Gaza on Sunday, the army said, after Gazans clashed with forces on the border and launched incendiary balloons into southern...

MOSUL: French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday visited the IS group's former Iraqi stronghold Mosul, a day after vowing to keep troops in the country.In a speech at the devastated...

MOSUL: Iraqi shopkeeper Ahmad Riad is busy again serving customers at a Mosul market four years after the city was destroyed in battles against the militants, but he still awaits...

KABUL: US forces were in the final phase of pulling out of Kabul, ending two decades of costly involvement in Afghanistan, as the country's new Taliban rulers prepared to take...

BERLIN: The campaign over who will replace German Chancellor Angela Merkel heated up on Sunday after an opinion poll showed the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) opening up a bigger lead...

SACRAMENTO, California: California Governor Gavin Newsom and his supporters are stepping up their fight against a Republican-backed recall with a barrage of door knocks, text messages and outreach to communities...

Muscat: Sohar Port and Freezone and Hormuz Marine have signed a bunkering agreement which will see the launch of bunkering services at Sohar Port.The agreement comes in response to the...

Muscat: His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik on Sunday issued two Royal Decrees reading as follows:Royal Decree No 59/ 2021 amending some provisions of the Civil Status Law.Article (1) introduces...

As the world is witnessing the digital age today, millions of people are using technology every single moment of their life! They could control and manage various devices with just...

The following are translations of poems by the Omani poet Hilal al Hajri (1958) from his collection titled: “Like a Mountain Bird Watching the Collapse of the World”, (Beirut 2013).A...

SOHAR: SOHAR Port and Freezone and Hormuz Marine have signed a bunkering agreement which will see the launch of bunkering services at Sohar Port.The agreement comes in response to the...

CONTINUOUS ENGAGEMENT: One per cent of value of annual mining output to be spent on development projects in host communities under new Mineral Wealth LawEfforts to get Oman’s first industrial-scale...

BUSINESS REPORTERThe 2nd MENA Energy Meet – a two-day virtual expo and summit – begins today, August 30, 2021, under the auspices of Oman’s Ministry of Energy and Minerals.The event,...

KUWAIT - The increase in oil output agreed last month by OPEC+ nations could be reconsidered at its next meeting on September 1, Kuwait's oil minister said on Sunday.The Organization...

Dates are some of nature’s best gifts to Oman. Everything about the different parts of a date plant can be utilised for different purposes making it a close competition to...

Around 20 snails are set to compete against each other in a race in the north-western German city of Oldenburg on Saturday to promote a film festival.The gastropods aim to...

Passion and love for acquiring and owning collectables and ancient heritage manuscripts are just some of the interests of engineer Harith bin Saif al Kharousi from Al Awabi in the...

Tom Cruise on Thursday presented what he called his most dangerous stunt ever in a clip from his upcoming “Mission: Impossible 7” movie.Cruise, known for doing his own stunts, takes...