Helicopter ride Spain’s only scare before final: Fuente
NEW YORK: Luis de la Fuente is so relaxed before Spain’s World Cup final against Argentina on Sunday that only one thing appears to have his pulse racing: the helicopter ride back…
Departing Deschamps looks back on ‘wonderful’ World Cup
Miami: France coach Didier Deschamps said he had experienced a “truly wonderful adventure” with his players as he bid farewell to the job on Saturday after 14 highly successful yea…
England survive France fightback to claim third place
MIAMI: Bukayo Saka scored a hat-trick as England held off a stunning France fightback to claim a 6-4 victory in a madcap Miami thriller on Saturday, securing third place for their…
US completes the 8th consecutive night of attacks on Iran
WASHINGTON/CAIRO: The U.S. said it had completed an eighth straight night of attacks against Iran after earlier announcing that two U.S. military personnel were killed in Jordan a…
Men in shorts are shaking up Japan’s buttoned-down offices
For more than three decades, Noboru Watanabe wore the uniform of the Japanese salaryman: trousers, a starched shirt, a jacket and a necktie.But last week, Watanabe, 53, an environm…
Jordan is becoming a new focus in the US-Iran War
The Iranian attack that killed two U.S. soldiers and left one service member missing on Friday was the fourth in five days on U.S. forces in Jordan, multiple U.S. officials said. T…
Argentina-Spain tickets soar near $10K for World Cup final
Ticket prices for the World Cup final between defending champion Argentina and Spain continued to soar, approaching $10,000 just 24 hours before Sunday’s match in East Rutherfor…
Pact inked to boost flights between Dhofar and Russia
SALALAH: A strategic agreement between Oman Air and Fun & Son to expand direct flights between the Sultanate of Oman and Russia to Dhofar Governorate with the aim of boosting touri…
SQU discovers new plant species, names it Oman
MUSCAT: Sultan Qaboos University (SQU), represented by the Life Sciences Unit at the College of Science, announced a new scientific discovery of the plant (Adenosciadium omanensis)…
New norms to ensure wage continuity during illness
MUSCAT: The Social Protection Fund marks a new milestone when it launches new norms on Sunday to safeguard the income of insured employees during illness or approved special leave….