Nama invests RO 20.5 million in Al Dakhiliyah grid
NIZWA: Nama Electricity Distribution is implementing electricity infrastructure projects worth more than RO 20.497 million across Al Dakhiliyah Governorate as it seeks to strengthe…
UAE Bulls confirmed as Abu Dhabi T10 founding franchise
Abu Dhabi: Defending champions UAE Bulls have become the first founding franchise confirmed for the next era of the Abu Dhabi T10, reinforcing the team’s long-standing commitment t…
Oman sets standard prices for tobacco excise tax
MUSCAT: Oman’s Tax Authority has issued Decision No. 206/2026 determining the standard prices used to calculate excise tax on tobacco and tobacco products.Under the decision, the s…
Saudi pipeline outage threatens loss of 4% of global oil supply
Saudi Arabia will run out of oil stocks for exports if it doesn’t restart its major pipeline to the Red Sea within days, leading to a loss of up to 4% of global supply, Saudi oil…
More than 2,000 fled Yemen fighting to Djibouti: UN
Addis Ababa: More than 2,000 people have landed in Djibouti this week after fleeing the uptick in fighting between Yemen’s Iran-backed Ansar Allah fighters and Saudi-backed governm…
Rescuers searching for 140 people after Indonesia passenger ship sinks, agency says
Indonesian rescuers were searching on Sunday for 140 people from a passenger ship that sank in the Java Sea after 103 others were evacuated, one of whom died, a search and rescu…
Royal Hospital opens nominations for community representative
Muscat: The Royal Hospital opened nominations for the selection of a community representative to join its Board of Directors, as part of efforts to strengthen community participati…
Salalah to host Iran-GCC Hormuz talks on Monday
Iran and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states will meet in Salalah on Monday to negotiate a temporary agreement on commercial shipping routes through the Strait of Hormuz, the…
Oman warns against sale of crypto-mining equipment
MUSCAT: The Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion has warned companies, commercial establishments and individuals against selling or supplying cryptocurrency-mini…
DP World ILT20 Season 5 launched in Dubai
Dubai: DP World International League Season 5 was officially launched at a dazzling event held in Dubai last evening. Cricketing icons Brett Lee and Shoaib Akhtar were among the st…