Oman News

Tehran: Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday accused US President Joe Biden's administration of making the same demands as his predecessor Donald Trump in talks to revive a...

Kabul: The United States conducted a drone strike against an IS target in Afghanistan on Saturday, as the airlift of those desperate to flee moved into its fraught final stages...

Muscat: A Saudi Arabian business delegation headed by Eng. Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al-Falih, Minister of Investment, will visit the Sultanate on Sunday to attend the Omani-Saudi Council meeting and inaugurate...

Mr T was hesitant to come and see the afflicted puppy. He argued that it was pointless — after all — knowing that we won’t be able to help him...

Congratulations to the Supreme Committee for taking the unpopular step of implementing a full lockdown, as it appears from the last two week’s statistics that cases of Covid-19 and fatalities...

Brussels: Max Verstappen led team-mate Sergio Perez in a Red Bull one-two on Saturday in a wet final Formula One practice session for the Belgian Grand Prix.The Dutchman, who also...

London: England’s Ollie Robinson struck four times with the second new ball as the hosts thrashed India by an innings and 76 runs to level the series on day four...

Milan: Joaquin Correa hailed a dream Inter Milan debut on Friday after he scored twice to help the Serie A champions come from behind and win 3-1 at Hellas Verona.Correa...

New York: Greek third seed Stefanos Tsitsipas expects a relentless fight from three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray of Britain in their first-round match in next week's US Open.Tsitsipas came...

PANDEMIC IMPACTS: Reflecting the downturn suffered by the sector last year, revenues earned from mineral ore sales tumbled 25 per cent to RO 92.661 million, down from RO 123.793 million...

BUSINESS REPORTERMuscat, aug 28Osool Poultry, the largest poultry parent stock project in the Sultanate, announced the export of its maiden consignment of hatching eggs last week.“After starting the commercial production...

KEY MILESTONES: Average oil production falls 3% to 601,530 bpd in keeping with OPEC+ output curbsProduction of condensate — a commercially valuable hydrocarbon stream often occurring with natural gas —...

BUSINESS REPORTERInternational oil and gas exploration and production company Occidental of Oman, Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary US based Occidental, says it continues to grow its contribution to In-Country Value...

In my weekly brainstorming around the topic to cover in my upcoming column for the Observer, I need to gauge the various interests of the readers. At times I write...

So many things have happened in the 1990s. The internet just started to boom, pop music became a thing for teenagers, Barbie dolls, Nintendo and game boy became a fad....

New Delhi: India reported 46,759 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the country's tally to 32,649,947, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Saturday.Active cases...

Jabal Khounieh, or the Saal terraces, has become one of the favourite places for hiking enthusiasts, due to the beautiful tourist attractions that the site possesses, especially for those coming...

The greatness of the Empty Quarter desert and its economic and geographical importance make it imperative for authors to write about it. It is an area that deserves all the...

Daring and forward aren’t so much what Daniel Wurtzel does, but rather who he is.The New York-based sculptor and artist was selected by INFINITI to celebrate the automaker’s growing lineup...

Five barefoot young boys were walking to town to look for work when they were apprehended by the police, in a cat-and-mouse battle to stamp out child labour among traditional...