Oman News

For Noora, an expatriate who embraced Islam three years ago, this Ramadhan is all about meeting her sisters and ‘Ustadhs’ after two long years of fear of pandemic and convergence....

For anyone interested in the relationship between exercise and living longer, one of the most pressing questions is how much we really need to stay healthy. Are 30 minutes a...

As long as there have been marine life, there have been marine snow — a ceaseless drizzle of death and waste sinking from the surface into the depths of the...

MUSCAT: An opinion poll conducted by the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI) to measure satisfaction of the users of telecom services, showed that 70 per cent of the...

Several governorates on Saturday witnessed temperatures that were around and above 40 degrees Celsius, according to Oman Meteorology. The hottest places in the Sultanate of Oman were Seeb and Al...

KRAMATORSK, Ukraine: Evacuations resumed on Saturday from the town in eastern Ukraine where a missile strike killed 52 people at a railway station as civilians fled a feared Russian offensive....

JENIN: Israeli security forces raided the flashpoint West Bank district of Jenin on Saturday killing a Palestinian and wounding 12 others, after vowing there will "not be limits" to curb...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan lawmakers clashed angrily in the national assembly on Saturday with the opposition accusing ruling party members of wasting time ahead of a no-confidence vote that will likely see...

The first fully private mission reached the International Space Station early on Saturday with a four-member crew from startup company Axiom Space. Nasa has hailed the three-way partnership with Axiom...

Implementation of a project to channelise rainwater through open channels in the Al Ghubrah area is under way. The (phase B) of the project has a length of 2,000 metres...

Muscat: Yoga symbolises a journey for universal health and well-being. Attesting to the global appeal of Yoga, the United Nations declared June 21 as the ‘International Day of Yoga’ in...

Muscat: Dhofar emerged a comfortable 4-1 winner over Al Suwaiq late on Friday in the 18th week of Omantel League 2021-22. It was the eleventh victory for the Salalah giants...

MELBOURNE: Ferrari's Charles Leclerc claimed pole on Saturday for the Australian Grand Prix ahead of title rival Max Verstappen -- and broke Lewis Hamilton's stranglehold on the Melbourne grid. World...

MUMBAI: Rahul Tewatia's two sixes off the last two balls of the run-chase against Punjab Kings handed a six-wicket win to Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League on Friday....

Towards the end of March, an unusual sequence of diplomatic visitors passed through India’s capital. First came Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg and US Under...

Pharma landmark: Pen-G, jointly owned by MHD LLC and Ali bin Moosa al Balushi, is a state-of-the-art fermentation plant for the manufacture of key pharmaceutical start-up material at the Sohar...

Oman Power and Water Procurement Company (OPWP), the sole procurer of new power generation capacity, has invited qualified consultants to bid for its contract for the provision of technical advisory...

MUSCAT, APRIL 9 The Ministry of Energy and Minerals has invited local and international mining companies with experience in mining projects to participate in a new tender round targeting rich...

MUSCAT: Majan Electricity Company conducted a workshop for contractors who participated in Unit Rate tender for Al Dhahirah and North Batinah governorates. The workshop aimed at clarifying the tender terms,...

Photos by Muaath Al Nadabi Oman's wadis are some of the best in the Middle East. Adventure lovers in Oman continue to be attracted by these wadis because they offer...