Oman News

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party won India's most populous state with a big majority, according to the count on Thursday of a state assembly vote that could offer...

GENEVA: More than 2.3 million refugees have now fled Ukraine since Russia's attack on February 24, according to United Nations figures issued on Thursday. UNHCR, the UN's refugee agency, recorded...

TBILISI: Georgia's ex-president and opposition leader Mikheil Saakashvili on Thursday called off his second announced hunger strike since being jailed last year, citing the conflict in Ukraine. "I am ending...

Muscat: Oman Fisheries Company (OFC) on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Gulf Japan Food Fund (GJFF), enabling the latter to enter as an investor in the firm’s...

Manchester: Pep Guardiola said Manchester City's routine stroll into the Champions League quarterfinals is cause for celebration despite a subdued 0-0 draw against Sporting Lisbon on Wednesday. All the hard...

MUSCAT: The Oman Camel Racing Federation (OCRF) will organise 'Association Sword Race' which will be the initial race for 2022 season under the new title on Sunday. The four days...

LOS ANGELES: Daniil Medvedev, who will contest his first tournament as world number one at the Indian Wells ATP Masters, says he's matured since his loss to Rafael Nadal in...

MANAMA: Formula One champions Mercedes were the talk of pre-season testing in Bahrain on Thursday after turning up with a radically revised car that caught the eye and raised hackles...

Washington: The Labor Department released a report on Thursday showing a continued acceleration in the annual rate of US consumer price growth in February. The report showed the annual rate...

NORTH SOUND, Antigua and Barbuda: An unbroken fifth-wicket partnership of 75 between Nkrumah Bonner and Jason Holder helped West Indies reach the close at 202 for four in reply to...

HAMILTON, New Zealand: Hosts New Zealand inflicted India's first defeat of the Women's Cricket World Cup on Thursday, racing to a 62-run win in Hamilton. India's bowlers did well to...

NEW DELHI: India greats such as Sachin Tendulkar on Thursday welcomed cricket's governing body changing the law on controversial 'Mankad' run outs, which will no longer be classed as 'unfair...

ZHANGJIAKOU, China: The 16-year-old Johannes Aigner, who comes from a family of competitive alpine skiers, bagged his second gold at the Beijing Winter Paralympics as the Ukraine team honoured their...

ZHANGJIAKOU, China: Cross-country skier Brian McKeever entered the mainstream after featuring in a Super Bowl commercial last month and the Canadian can now become the joint most successful male winter...

Muscat: Sergio Mattarella, President of Italy, has awarded the Italy Star Order, with a knight’s rank, to Talal Sulaiman al Rahbi, Deputy Chairman of Oman Vision 2040 Implementation Follow-Up Unit....

Antalya: Allegations of a Russian attack on a maternity hospital in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol are false, says Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Russia had already informed the...

Muscat: Oman Vision 2040 Implementation Follow-Up Unit is establishing its offices at government units. A familiarization meeting to impart this concept was held on Thursday with representatives of government departments...

Paris: A cultural celebration was held in the French capital, Paris, with Omani participation in marking International Women’s Day. During the participation, a poetry collection titled (Good Morning Paris, These...

Muscat: The Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth will patronise the conclusion of the annual race of Omani Camel Racing Federation on Wednesday, March 16, 2022. "His Highness Sayyid Theyazin...

Muscat: As many as 234 new cases of coronavirus were registered in Oman, in addition to 1 new Covid-19-related death. This brings the total number of positive Covid-19 cases to...