Oman News

ADELAIDE: Novak Djokovic will begin his bid for a 10th Australian Open title at the Adelaide International, organisers said on Wednesday, after the Serbian was granted a visa to enter...

BERLIN: Germany on Wednesday detained 25 members and supporters of a far-right group that the prosecutor’s office said was preparing a violent overthrow of the state to install as national...

TOKYO: Japan’s government will not rule out any measures to fund increases in defence spending, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s policy chief Koichi Hagiuda said on Wednesday, when asked about...

MUSCAT: Supporting regulations underpinning Oman’s emerging green hydrogen industry are expected to be issued by the end of the first quarter of 2023, Eng Salim bin Nasser al Aufi, Minister...

MUSCAT: With anticipated inflows of billions of dollars into Oman’s nascent green hydrogen industry in the coming years, the potential for investment in new manufacturing industries linked to this emerging...

MUSCAT: Eng Said bin Hamoud al Maawali, Minister of Transport, Communications and Information Technology, inaugurated the Sultanate of Oman’s first crypto-mining data centre, set up by Green Data City in...

Muscat: His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik on Wednesday issued two Royal decrees, reading as follows:Royal Decree No 88/2022 fixes official holidays.Article (1) states that official holidays for units of...

MUSCAT: An ‘Investment and Emerging Companies Summit’ will be held at the Oman Convention and Exhibition Center during December 12-13, 2022, under the auspices of His Highness Sayyid Bilarab bin...

Muscat: Acting on behalf of His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik, HH Sayyid Fahd bin Mahmoud Al Said, Deputy Prime Minister for the Council of Ministers, will lead the Sultanate...

BANDUNG, Indonesia: A suspected Islamist militant, angered by Indonesia's new criminal code, killed one other person and wounded at least 10 in a suicide bomb attack at a police station...

NEW DELHI: India saw a big jump in extreme weather events such as heatwaves and lightning strikes this year and related deaths rose to their highest in three years, government...

Muscat: The Royal Oman Police (ROP) on Wednesday has arrested a citizen for murdering an Omani woman.In an online statement, the ROP said,” A citizen was arrested on charges of...

Exolum has sold to OQ, its stake in the joint venture OQL (OQ Logistics LLC), which they had held since 2014 for the design, construction, and operation of the Muscat-Sohar...

Beijing: China announced Wednesday a nationwide loosening of Covid restrictions following protests against the hardline strategy that grew into calls for greater political freedoms. Anger over China's zero-Covid policy --...

New Delhi: India's total coal production increased 11.66 per cent to 75.87 million tonne (mt) during November 2022 from 67.94 mt in November 2021, according to a statement from the...

New Delhi: In comparison to other emerging market economies (EMEs), India is less affected by growth slowdowns in the US, China and the euro area, according to a report from...

Hotel Okura Co has announced that the Okura Resort Muscat will open in 2027 in Muscat, which will be first Okura-branded property and the first Japanese-branded hotel in Oman. The...

Washington: American tech giant Apple has announced Apple Music Sing, a karaoke experience that will be built right into the company's Apple Music app.According to The Verge, an American technology...

Washington: A US judge, on Tuesday dismissed the lawsuit against Saudi Arabia's crown prince Mohammed bin Salman over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.This statement came after US President Joe...

Washington: India is the world's largest democracy and home to a great diversity of faiths, the US said on Tuesday.While addressing reporters, US Department of State spokesperson Ned Price said,...