Oman News

VR works so well that Children's Hospital Los Angeles now offers it routinely for blood draws | Representative image Washington (USA): A new study has shown that engaging in virtual...

Kabul: Pentagon on Thursday confirmed two explosions in Kabul, which resulted in the deaths of 13 people. The first blast was reported at the Abbey Gate while the second one...

MUSCAT: Dr Ahmed Mohammed al Saeedi, Minister of Health and member of the Supreme Committee tasked with tackling developments resulting from coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, has said that the epidemiological situation...

SALALAH: A short documentary themed “Dhofar: A Land for All Seasons” was released on Thursday by the Directorate-General of Heritage and Tourism in the Governorate of Dhofar. A ceremony was...

ISTANBUL: Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OCCI) organized a seminar themed New Investments as Outlined by Oman Vision 2040. The seminar was organized on the sidelines of the 15the...

WASHINGTON: An official session of talks was held at the headquarters of the US State Department between the Sultanate and the US on Thursday. The Sultanate’s side was chaired by...

BEIRUT: The lead investigator into Beirut’s massive port explosion subpoenaed Lebanon’s caretaker premier for interrogation next month after he did not show up for questioning on Thursday, a judicial source...

Muscat: A fire broke out in a caravan in Muscat Governorate, on Thursday. "Our teams in the governorate doused the fire, and no one has been injured," Civil Defence and...

SANAA: Dozens of Yemeni cyclists hit the road on Wednesday with a shared goal — to spread peace in a country embroiled in conflict for more than seven years. In...

PARIS: The search for the origins of the Covid pandemic that has killed millions and crippled economies is at a standstill even as time is running out, scientists charged with...

LONDON: More people have been inspired to take part in the Extinction Rebellion protest following the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, according to activists. Liam Geary Baulch,...

BELGRADE: Shakhtar Donetsk clinched a berth in the lucrative Champions League group stage with a dramatic 3-2 aggregate win over Monaco after fighting back from two goals down in their...

LONDON: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang started his season with a hat-trick as Arsenal shook off their Premier League troubles and hit second tier West Bromwich Albion for six to reach the third...

LONDON: Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is likely to leave the Premier League champions when his contract expires in 2023 as he wants to take a break before venturing into...

LONDON: Arsenal's Brazil winger Willian is in talks over a potential exit from the Premier League club, manager Mikel Arteta said on Thursday, adding that more transfer moves were a...

PARIS: Olivier Giroud has been left out of the France squad for World Cup qualifiers against Bosnia, Ukraine and Finland as Les Bleus gear up for their first games since...

MUSCAT: Opener Yashasvi Jaiswal’s superb 75 and captain Shams Mulani’s brilliant 3 for 12 powered Mumbai to an exciting 19-run victory against Oman in the second T20 game at OCA...

Nearly 200 tons of healthcare waste were collected from Covid-19 institutional quarantine centres distributed across the Sultanate for treatment and safe disposal last year, according to Oman Environmental Services Holding...

MUSCAT: Well-known cybersecurity firm Kaspersky says it has discovered a malicious version of a popular WhatsApp messenger mod (unofficial modification of the app) called FMWhatsapp. This mod spreads the Triada...

This week CheckPoint published a new report that chronicled the regional threat landscape over the past six months. In the report, the company identified that the most common vulnerability exploit...