Oman News

Even as many countries will probably face water stress in the coming years, the Sultanate of Oman is among the Arab countries least at risk of depleting freshwater.This is revealed...

MUSCAT: Dr Rahma bint Ibrahim al Mahrouqiyah, Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation, received Dr Issa bin Hassan al Ansari, President of Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University (PMU), and...

MUSCAT: Dr Rahma bint Ibrahim al Mahrouqiyah, Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation, received Dr Issa bin Hassan al Ansari, President of Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University (PMU), and...

Children are flocking to 26th Muscat International Book Fair at the Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre (OCEC) to take part in various educational and scientific activities. Avenue for child protection...

Children are flocking to 26th Muscat International Book Fair at the Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre (OCEC) to take part in various educational and scientific activities. Avenue for child protection...

New Delhi: Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday over the current situation in his country and urged India for its political support in United...

MUSCAT: Salim bin Ali al Hakmani, Chairman of the Consumer Protection Authority (CPA), visited Al Wusta Governorate to review efforts undertaken by the Authority in monitoring the markets and ensuring...

STAFF REPORTER MUSCAT, Feb 26 There are chances of an increase in relative humidity with the possibility of fog formation and low horizontal visibility over the parts of the governorates...

Omanis flock with livestock and several types of vegetables, fruits, and local products at the Ibri Souq. This is the scene at the market every Friday morning, as weekly ‘habta’...

An Omani research team has developed a portable device for detecting pesticides in environmental and food samples. The project by principal investigator Iman al Yahyai (pictured) from Sultan Qaboos University...

Muscat: The Sultanate of Oman is a leader in producing bananas among the Gulf Cooperative Council (GCC) countries. Banana cultivation in the Sultanate of Oman occupies the second place after...

KYIV: Russian forces pounded Ukrainian cities with artillery and cruise missiles on Saturday for a third day running but a defiant President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said the capital Kyiv remained in...

SYDNEY: Torrential downpours lashed eastern Australia on Saturday, raising deadly floodwaters to decades-long highs, swamping homes and sweeping away cars. Police in the eastern state of Queensland said they had...

At least 13 people were killed and four others missing after a tourist boat capsized in bad weather off the coast of Hoi An, a world heritage-listed Vietnamese city, an...

Rescue teams in Indonesia were searching for six people still missing after a strong earthquake rocked Sumatra island a day earlier, killing at least eight people and injuring dozens, an...

London: UK Ministry of Defence on Saturday said that the bulk of the Russian forces is now 30 kilometres from the centre of Ukraine's capital city of Kiev. Taking to...

When you hear the word addiction you probably think of someone sniffing Cocaine or injecting heroine, but in fact there are different types of addictions affecting people from all around...

The seven most dangerous words in journalism are: “The world will never be the same.” In over four decades of reporting, I have rarely dared use that phrase. But I’m...

What is important to Omanis right now? Covid? Yes, but its presence does look to be less threatening every day. The economy? Well yes, we tread lightly, but oil prices...

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been rapid and dramatic, but the economic consequences will be much slower to materialise and less spectacular. The war itself is enormously tragic, first and...