Oman News

KABUL: The Taliban have approved Afghanistan's first cricket Test since their takeover, raising hopes that international matches will continue as usual under the new rule."We have got approval to send...

India have learnt their lessons against England's in-form captain Joe Root and are determined not to give him freebies early in his knock, bowling coach Bharat Arun said on the...

Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal opted out of this year's Twenty20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Wednesday citing lack of game time as he continues to recover...

Nasaq Café, tucked away in a quiet Al Mawaleh neighbourhood in Muscat’s suburbs, is no ordinary coffee shop à la Starbucks, Costa Coffee or Second Cup. An upscale coffee bar...

The pottery industry has been connected to wilayat Bahla in Al Dakhiliyah Governorate for ages. However, it is not the only place in Oman where people are famous for this...

Al Seer village in Wadi Al Sahtan in the Wilayat of Rustaq in the Governorate of South Al Batinah is an ancient archaeological village, 30 kilometres from the centre of...

The Venice film festival opens on Wednesday with a rich line-up and the return of Hollywood stars who had largely deserted it last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, as...

AMMAN: Syrian elite forces aided by militias stepped up an offensive against a rebel enclave in a southwestern pocket bordering Jordan and Israel, according to residents, military and opposition sources.Fighting...

BEIRUT: Roula Mrad wanted to give her children a head start in life with a private education, but Lebanon's economic crisis is forcing her to move them to the substandard...

KABUL: The Taliban prepared on Wednesday to stage a parade showcasing some of the military hardware they captured during their takeover of Afghanistan, after President Joe Biden defended his decision...

JAKARTA: As Indonesia and Thailand start to ease Covid-19 curbs after seeing case numbers fall, health experts say cases of new infections could rise again with vaccination rates still low....

NEW PLATFORM: OPAL is working closely with EJAAD and OQ in facilitating a number of R&D initiatives related to green hydrogen development, says Al Yahyaei‘Green hydrogen’ – a carbon-neutral energy...

BUSINESS REPORTER The rate of Omanisation among companies operating in the upstream and downstream of Oman’s Oil and Gas sector reached around 85 per cent in 2020, representing a 5.7...

A much-anticipated event that has witnessed participation of key industry leaders in the past years, Sohar International is all set to conduct the 12th session of Viewpoints – Sohar International...

LONDON/DUBAI, Sept 1 (Reuters) - OPEC and its allies will likely stick to their existing policy of gradual oil output increases despite revising up the 2022 demand outlook and facing...

Muscat: Hamdan al Khatri, Oman’s top trail runner, has completed the arduous 170km UTMB® race in Chamonix, France. He crossed the line in a time of 41 hours, 14 minutes...

The recent visit of His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik to Saudi Arabia, and the agreements signed during this visit, are very important invisit cooperation and dependence on each other...

The pandemic has resulted in the closure of many businesses and this has resulted in loss of jobsNobody denies that the pandemic caused the closure of many commercial establishments around...

Muscat: Sayyid Shihab bin Tarik al Said, Deputy Prime Minister for Defence Affairs, received in his office Suh Wook, Minister of National Defense of the Republic of Korea and his...

All major international airlines have been given green light to conduct activities of operating domestic and international flights through Oman Airports after the restrictions imposed by the pandemic on the...