Oman News

DHAKA: At least 34 people have been killed in a massive fire, believed to have been triggered by explosions, at a container depot in eastern Bangladesh, officials and firefighters said...

ALMATY: Kazakhstan voted on Sunday for a referendum to overhaul the constitution after deadly unrest in January ended the founding leader Nursultan Nazarbayev’s three-decade grip on Central Asia’s richest country.The...

SEOUL: North Korea launched eight ballistic missiles from multiple locations on Sunday, South Korea’s military said, a day after Seoul and Washington completed their first joint drills involving a US...

Three Chinese astronauts docked at the country’s space station, the state broadcaster said, marking a new milestone in Beijing’s drive to become a major space power. The trio blasted off...

Muscat: The Royal Hospital, in cooperation with Arab Lead company is implementing a project for the recycling of lead waste to produce expensive protective material.The project is a first of...

MONTMELO, Spain: France's world champion Fabio Quartararo extended his lead in this season's title race after winning the Catalonia MotoGP on Sunday helped by an astonishing error by his closest...

PARIS: A tired England side went down to a surprise 1-0 defeat in Hungary in the Uefa Nations League on Saturday, while Germany had to come from behind to draw...

With a magnificent unbeaten 26th Test century, Joe Root led England to a comfortable five-wicket win to take a 1-0 lead in the three-Test series against world champions New Zealand.At...

HARARE: Batsmen Rahmat Shah and Hashmatullah Shahidi and all-rounder Mohammad Nabi starred as Afghanistan climbed to third in the Cricket World Cup Super League after a 60-run one-day international victory...

Florence: The Sultanate of Oman won for the fifth time consecutively, two World Cups in the 40th FIAP Youth Digital Biennial in the under 16 years-old category and the under...

Muscat: The International Seafood Company – one of Fisheries Development Oman (FDO) subsidiaries, inked an agreement with a major local company to construct a complex for canning tuna, sardines and...

‘As-salaam-alaikum,’ answers a 9 am phone call from Muscat to Miami in the US. David Hoffmann replies to the call and starts the conversation in his typical Arabic accent. This...

Noureddine Jaber, a musician with a unique part-guitar, part-tamboura instrument, is giving voice to Sudan's long-marginalised eastern communities through a new album.Hailing from the Red Sea city of Port Sudan,...

An auto repair garage in Saudi Arabia is turning to an untapped source for new car mechanics: Saudi women, who just four years ago weren't even allowed to drive.At the...

Muscat: Before His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik, Saud Hilal al Shidhani, Oman’s Ambassador to the United Republic of Tanzania took the oath of office at Al Baraka Palace on...

5 Major benefits: Besides igniting new investment opportunities, Open Banking has the potential to create employment, advance financial inclusion and support economic growth: OBAOpen Banking — a tech-driven service that...

BUSINESS REPORTERMUSCAT, JUNE 5International Seafood Company, a subsidiary of Fisheries Development Oman (FDO), has inked a construction contract with a leading local contractor to establish a complex for canning tuna,...

MUSCAT, JUNE 5Al Mughsayl Beach, one of the Sultanate of Oman’s most spectacular waterfront attractions, will be further developed to drive tourist traffic and investment inflows into this popular destination...

E-commerce: Oman Post and Asyad Express to introduce e-locker solutions in TanzaniaBUSINESS REPORTERMUSCAT, JUNE 5Asyad Group, represented by Oman Post and Asyad Express, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with...

MUSCAT: Ominvest recently received the “Excellence in Investment” award at the seventh edition of the New Age Banking Summit.The summit, which was held under the patronage of Tahir al Amri,...