Oman News

Muscat: The total number of fixed-telephone subscriptions connected to the Internet Protocol (IP) increased by 10.3 per cent at the end of August 2022, while the total number of fixed-Internet...

MUSCAT: Bank Muscat, the leading financial institution in the Sultanate of Oman, has announced the opening of the Al Mamoura sports team in the Wilayat of Al Kamil wa Al...

Muscat: The Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology signed a framework agreement with International Container Terminal Company Hutchison Ports Sohar to develop, manage and operate Khasab Port.The agreement states...

Muscat: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is the largest trading partner of Oman, Khalifa bin Shaheen al Murr, Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation...

Muscat: Oman will host the Spartan races, one of the world’s formidable fitness challenges, in the third week of this month in Muscat and Dhofar.Oman Tourism Development Company (OMRAN Group)...

Muscat: As the Asian Amateur Chess Championship gets closer to the final stage, the competitions get much tougher among the participants at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in Muscat.The men's...

Oman’s long-distance runner, Hamed al Harthi, has returned from the Nice Côte d’Azur by UTMBrace with a lot of learnings. The race which started in the snowy peaks of the...

LONDON: Arsenal meted out their usual punishment to north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur at The Emirates with Thomas Partey, Gabriel Jesus and Granit Xhaka all on target in a 3-1...

Singapore: A furious Max Verstappen on Saturday blamed a fuelling blunder for his eighth place in qualifying for the Singapore Grand Prix.Runaway Formula One world championship leader Verstappen was on...

Muscat: Oman and Bahrain recorded their second successive victorieson Saturday to assure themselves of a berth in the semifinals of theongoing ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup Division -2 Asia...

BAGHDAD: At least 28 civilians and security personnel were injured on Saturday in clashes in Baghdad, where thousands rallied to commemorate the third anniversary of street protests demanding reforms in...

SEOUL: North Korea fired two ballistic missiles early on Saturday, South Korea's military said, the nuclear-armed country's fourth launch this week as Seoul, Tokyo and Washington ramp up joint military...

Here is a tale of two Salalahs — one in the southernmost part of the Sultanate of Oman and another in the Indian state of Telangana. The Salalah in India...

Heart Failure is a serious and growing health problem across the Middle East and Africa (MEA), where prevalence is markedly higher than the global average.Around one in five people in...

Muscat: Oman and Bahrain recorded their second successive victories on Saturday to assure themselves of a berth in the semifinals of the ongoing ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup Division...

Nicaragua severed all diplomatic ties with the Netherlands on Friday, according to a statement released by the government.This development came hours after the Central American country refused entry to the...

Mexico said Friday that it had suffered a major hack of data held by the armed forces, including details about the president's heart condition.President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador confirmed the...

QURAYAT: An archaeological survey conducted in the Wilayat of Qurayat has uncovered a large number of archaeological and historic human settlements some of which date back to 3,000 years ago...

MUSCAT: A national seminar titled ‘Omani Women in Education and Economic Sectors, a Strategic Vision, Outlook and Challenges’, was held at Oman Institute for Oil and Gas, recently.The seminar was...

SAMAYIL: The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) hailed the humane treatment that the inmates of the central prison receive, the regular family visits available...