Oman News

TOKYO: Japan suspended all new flight bookings into the country from Wednesday in response to Omicron, ignoring a World Health Organization warning against blanket travel bans as the new coronavirus...

NADI, Fiji: Grass-skirted traditional dancers welcomed elated holidaymakers back to Fiji Wednesday, as the South Pacific nation opened its borders to international travellers for the first time since the pandemic...

Many observers have long assumed that the future of geopolitics will be decided in a sea battle. Yet we could probably learn more by examining the treatment of a few...

The International Tent Pegging Federation (ITPF) is all set to begin the competitions of the inaugural edition of International Tent Pegging Traditional championship which will begin in Duqm on Thursday....

MUSCAT: Oman Rally Sohar International 2021 gets underway with a ceremonial start at Al-Qurum from 6pm on Thursday (tomorrow) evening. Organised by the Oman Automobile Association, the 12-stage event is...

Innsbruck, Austria: Kevin Krawietz and Tim Puetz beat British doubles pair Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski in two tight sets to send Germany through to the Davis Cup semi-finals on...

Muscat: This Friday, 3 December, more than 420 trail runners will take their place on the start line at Birkat Al Mouz for an endurance test as the second Himam...

Galle, Sri Lanka: Ramesh Mendis led the Sri Lanka fightback at Galle with a six-wicket haul to bowl out the West Indies on day three of the second Test on...

Following nearly two years of negotiations, Oman’s Civil Aviation Authority formally initialled on Wednesady a Comprehensive Air Transport Agreement with the European Union and its Member States, signalling the Sultanate...

This year marks a very special anniversary for Hutchison Ports Sohar as we reach a decade and a half of operations in Oman. Hutchison Ports Sohar has come a long...

PARIS: The OECD warned on Wednesday that the Omicron coronavirus variant threatens the global economic recovery as it lowered the growth outlook for 2021 and appealed for a swifter rollout...

Muscat: The impact of the Al Nahda depression which affected a number of wilayats of the Sultanate of Oman ended on Wednesday.Classes resumed at two schools in the Kamzar area...

MUSCAT: The State Audit Institution (SAI) submitted its 2020 report to His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik. Shaikh Nasser bin Hilal al Maawali, Chairman of SAI submitted copies of the...

BRUSSELS: The European Union has experienced a "breakthrough year" with the United States even if not all trade irritants are gone and now wants to work with its transatlantic ally...

LONDON: Oil prices rallied on Wednesday after recent sharp drops as major producers started to discuss future output against the backdrop of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus triggering fresh...

MUSCAT: In recognition of his exemplary business leadership and role in Sohar International’s transformation journey, Ahmed al Musalmi, Chief Executive Officer of Sohar International, has been honored with the coveted...

MUSCAT: Bank Muscat, the leading financial services provider in the Sultanate, has launched another new feature in its Mobile Banking application and Internet Banking for the benefit of its customers...

MUSCAT: In translation of its endeavor to offer the best customer experience, BankDhofar provides proactive calling service via Interactive Voice Notification (IVN). Being the first bank in the Sultanate to...

Abdul Rahman Abu Baker Said al Kaaf, a long-time fan and customer of Kia, recently, won instant Double Cash Prize when he purchased a K8. He is one of the...

A worker welds a bicycle steel rim at a factory manufacturing sports equipment in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China. The manufacturing sector in China slipped intocontraction territory in November, the latest...