Two agreements signed to develop mining areas
MUSCAT: The Ministry of Energy and Minerals signed two agreements in Muscat on September 10 to develop two mining concession areas covering a combined 1,687 square kilometres, with…
Asyad Shipping orders two more MR tankers in $103.6m deal
MUSCAT, SEPTEMBERAsyad Shipping, the majority Omani state-owned maritime transportation company, has ordered two additional medium-range (MR) product tankers from South Korea’s Hyu…
Ansar Allah seize key Yemeni Red Sea port, sources say
CAIRO/WASHINGTON/DUBAI: Ansar Allah seized control of Yemen’s port city of Mocha on Thursday, military sources said, posing a further threat to global energy supplies hours after…
Nepal puts climate justice at centre of global pitch for flood aid
KATHMANDU: Flood-hit Nepal will ask wealthier countries and global agencies for financial help this week, arguing they should contribute to the $5 billion needed for initial rebuil…
Government contracts up to RO5,000 to be awarded to Omani freelancers: MoF
Muscat: The Ministry of Finance (MoF) issued on Thursday a Financial Circular No. (1) for the fiscal year 2026, setting out regulations for awarding specialised projects and govern…
Oman to award contracts up to RO5,000 to freelancers
MUSCAT: The Ministry of Finance has directed all ministries, government units, public authorities and institutions to award certain specialised works and services valued at no more…
Stocks drop as oil spike fans inflation and interest rate fears
Hong Kong: Asian stocks fell Thursday and Brent oil extended gains a day after breaking the psychological $100 barrier on the back of resurgent Middle East hostilities that have fa…
Trump promises Americans $5,000 if Republicans win Congress
Danny Kemp and Frankie Taggart President Donald Trump on Wednesday promised $5,000 to every American adult if Republicans retain control of Congress in November, coupling the extra…
Oil prices flare as Iran tightens grip on Hormuz
Oil prices hovered above $100 a barrel on Thursday, a day after Iran said it attacked more than a dozen vessels trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.Tehran tightened its gri…
WHO recognises Barka, Yanqul as healthy cities
Muscat: Oman’s healthy cities programme has expanded to eight internationally recognised cities following the World Health Organization’s (WHO) recognition of Barka in South al Bat…