Oman News

Islamabad: Lieutenant General Asim Munir was on Thursday appointed as the new chief of army staff (COAS) of Pakistan, ending weeks of intense speculation and political tussle in the country."The...

Muscat: The Children's Public Library celebrated its five years since opening in November 2017, and concluded the fourth cycle of Marifah programme in partnership with bp Oman. The ceremony was...

Riyadh: Heavy rains in the Saudi coastal city of Jeddah on Thursday delayed flights, forced school suspensions and closed the road to Mecca, Islam's holiest city, state media reported.Jeddah, a...

BEIJING: China reported record high COVID-19 infections on Thursday, with cities nationwide imposing localised lockdowns, mass testing and other curbs that are fuelling frustration and darkening the outlook for the...

Geneva: The World Health Organization(WHO) and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday said that measles immunisation had dropped significantly since the coronavirus pandemic began, resulting...

London: Star striker and former Manchester United player Cristiano Ronaldo has been handed over a two-match ban and a fine of £50,000 by the Football Association (FA) for hitting mobile...

New Delhi: As the global economy faces an extended cooling-off period, real GDP growth is projected to slow to 2.9 per cent in 2022 and 1.5 per cent in 2023,...

Turning ambition into action is what the Third Global High Level Ministerial Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance plan to achieve through the two day discussions being held in Muscat.The Conference aims...

Government’s pragmatic policies have led to fiscal surplus and decline in public debt.Muscat: Some economic sectors in Oman are experiencing growth and improvement in fiscal indicators, mostly resulting from a...

Skin-like electronics combined with Artificial Intelligence are being developed by researchers in order to detect potential emergent health concerns.   This study was published in the journal Matter with the title...

Muscat: As part of enriching the society with knowledge led seminars that aims at engaging the public in critical thinking on current issues and collaborative efforts towards aligning with the...

Muscat: A day after Saudi Arabia caused one of the biggest upsets in the World Cup history by defeating Argentina, another Asian nation did a repeat.Japan caused the second major...

DOHA: Former champions Spain got their World Cup off to a pulsating start on Wednesday through a record 7-0 win over a shell-shocked Costa Rica, with an early Dani Olmo...

Muscat: Oman Sail welcomed 39 teams from 19 nations to the Barceló Mussanah Resort for the 2022 RS Venture Connect World Championships, the first exclusively para sailing event to be...

Muscat: Oman Cricket’s endeavour to rope in private companies to support the game of cricket in the Sultanate of Oman took another step forward when the game’s governing body in...

MUSCAT: The Majlis Ash'shura on Wednesday hosted Sultan bin Salim al Habsi, Minister of Finance, in a closed-door round of discussion on the draft version of State Budget 2023.The meeting...

MUSCAT: A five-day Frankincense Festival will showcase the Sultanate of Oman's incense-based heritage, the centrestage of which is Salalah in Dhofar Governorate.From November 28 to December 2, there will be...

MUSCAT: A total number of 62,241 babies including 57,360 Omani babies were born in the Sultanate of Oman during the last 10 months as of the end of last October,...

"I am dreaming of the day the Sultanate of Oman team plays the Fifa World Cup one day. Someday, some generation will make it happen," said Mohammed bin Abdullah al...

The Environment Authority on Wednesday planted saplings of 1,300 mangrove trees in Khor Shinas in North Al Batinah Governorate. More than 100 people, including school students, took part in the...