Oman News

AMMAN: Jordanians staged sit-ins on Friday and activists called for more protests over fuel price rises that have added to a cost-of-living squeeze, a day after riots in a southern...

NAQURA: The United Nations' peacekeeping force in Lebanon on Friday urged Beirut to ensure a "speedy" investigation into an Irish soldier's shooting death in the country's south this week.The convoy...

KYIV: Russia fired more than 70 missiles at Ukraine on Friday in one of its biggest attacks since the start of the war, knocking out power in the second biggest...

VAULX-EN-VELIN: Ten people including five children aged three to 15 were killed in a fire on Friday that engulfed a residential building in an impoverished town near the southeastern French...

At a time when the world is going gaga over ‘sustainability’ and environmental protection, a Xmas tree made out of discarded materials and recycled items that include used bottles, empty...

At a time when the world is going gaga over ‘sustainability’ and environmental protection, a Xmas tree made out of discarded materials and recycled items that include used bottles, empty...

NIZWA: Students of Oman College of Health Sciences in Al Dakhiliyah Governorate recently organised an exhibition entitled “My Health in a Day”. The exhibition was held in cooperation with the...

MUSCAT: The International Hospital Federation (IHF) announced the winners of the 'Oman Prize for Hospitals Operating during Crisis' at the World Hospital Congress, held recently in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.The...

MUSCAT: The sisterly Kingdom of Bahrain celebrated the 51st anniversary of its National Day, which falls on December 16 of every year, as it commemorates the anniversary of the establishment...

TOKYO: Japan approved a major defence policy overhaul on Friday, including a significant spending hike, as it warned China poses the "greatest strategic challenge ever" to its security.In its largest...

SUVA: Fiji opposition leader Sitiveni Rabuka was summoned for police questioning late on Friday, hours after he claimed irregularities in this week's still-undecided election and called for the army to...

Kathmandu: The joint military exercise between the armies of India and Nepal 'SURYA KIRAN' began at Nepal Army Battle School, Saljhandi to enhance inter-operability and share experience on Counter Insurgency...

BATANG KALI: A landslide killed at least 21 people, including children, while they slept in their tents at an unlicensed campsite in Malaysia on Friday, officials said, as search teams...

DOHA: Lionel Messi will deservedly hog the spotlight when Argentina face France in Sunday's World Cup final, yet the potential pinnacle of his glorious career could have passed him by...

London: While the new tell-all documentary series 'Harry & Meghan' has created an uproar, it is being reported that Harry's brother William and Kate Middleton will not be watching the...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin over phone and reiterated his call for dialogue and diplomacy "as the only way forward" in...

DOHA: After a mesmerising month of upsets, when several brash outsiders threatened soccer's status quo, the World Cup final will have a familiar feel on Sunday when two of the...

Muscat: Branko Ivankovic, head coach of Oman national football team has announced the squad for the domestic camp which began on Friday.The warm up camp is part of the team’s...

MUSCAT: Oman Investment Authority (OIA), the integrated sovereign wealth fund of the Sultanate of Oman, has joined a consortium of international investors in raising $214 million in additional financing for...

LONDON: Airbus and Qatar Airways on Friday kicked off the latest in a series of London court hearings on a bitter business and safety row, amid a glimmer of hope...