Oman News

NIZWA, NOV 29 The office of Al Dakhiliyah Governor held a meeting recently to discuss tourism prospects, heritage protection and the plans of the Ministry of Heritage and Tourism to...

France concluded talks in the northern city of Calais on Sunday to address the issue of human trafficking gangs, after the recent drowning death of 27 people who were attempting...

Tokyo: Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday said that the easing of entry rules for foreigners introduced earlier this month is being cancelled and the border ban is being...

STAFF REPORTERMUSCAT, NOV 29Saplings of a unique fruit from Sri Lanka were planted at Saara Oasis in Al Buraimi to mark the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two...

TEHRAN: Iran is firmly determined to reach an agreement with major powers on salvaging its 2015 nuclear deal at talks that resume Monday in Vienna, its foreign ministry spokesman said....

MARIB: Forced to flee fighting in Yemen's brutal war, Ali Yehya Hayba and his family find themselves crammed into a desert tent with dozens of others, fearing the onset of...

JERUSALEM: A few years ago, only three mountain gazelles were left in Jerusalem's shrinking green spaces, the rest having fallen victim to predators, road kills and urban development. Today the...

MANILA: The Philippines on Monday launched an ambitious three-day vaccination drive to give Covid-19 shots to up to 9 million Filipinos amid the threat of the highly mutated Omicron variant...

HONIARA: Fiji joined an international peacekeeping force keeping a lid on simmering tensions in the riot-hit Solomon Islands on Monday, as the Red Cross warned of food shortages in the...

GENEVA: The world must study the wreckage of Covid-19 and say "never again" by striking a pandemic preparedness treaty, the WHO said Monday as countries gathered to build a new...

Washington: After battling cancer for several years, star fashion designer Virgil Abloh passed away at the age of 41. Virgil, who died on Sunday, was the founder of the fashion...

MOSCOW: Four opposition parties on Monday jointly called for the results of Kyrgyzstan's parliamentary elections to be annulled and redone due to alleged voter fraud. Election observers from the Organization...

Pope Francis on Sunday said he was greatly pained by the reports of 27 deaths in the English Channel last Wednesday as well as other deaths of migrants along the...

Most cities around the world, big and small, are known to have their own type of shopping district. For years, Ruwi was the hub of shopping in the Sultanate of...

The low pressure development in terms of weather brings in a bit of concern to the mind. The current route of the trough was also set towards North Al Batinah...

It is incredible to think that when the last Paris Peace Forum was held, in November 2020, no Covid-19 vaccine had yet been approved. A year later, more than seven...

Doha: The Fifa Arab Cup 2021 will get under way on Tuesday with four matches across Groups A and B. Arab fans are eagerly anticipating the fierce competition and renewed...

Muscat: The Sultanate of Oman will commence the campaign at the 2021 Fifa Arab Cup in Doha with a Gulf clash against Iraq on Tuesday for the first group matches....

Lausanne: The Fifa Club World Cup, initially set to be held in Japan in December, will now be held in the United Arab Emirates in February, world football’s governing body...

London: Thomas Tuchel admitted Chelsea were frustrated as Jorginho rescued a 1-1 draw against Manchester United after the Italian’s blunder allowed Jadon Sancho to put the visitors in front on...