New payroll, leave insurance reforms begin next week
MUSCAT: Employers across Oman will face new payroll and leave-management requirements from Sunday, July 19, when the insurance branch covering sick and other leave begins operating…
Familiar tale of woe as England exit
Atlanta:Thomas Tuchel was appointed in a blaze of publicity, stating his aim was to add a second star to the England shirt with another World Cup win.After years of heartache and n…
US imposes 25% tariffs on most Brazil imports
July 15 The United States will impose a 25% tariff on most imports from Brazil starting July 22, the U.S. Trade Representative’s office said on Wednesday, the first action under th…
Caution urged on Adam–Thumrait road as dust reduces visibility
Muscat: Weather conditions are expected to vary across Oman, with dust, scattered thunderstorms and fog forecast to affect different parts of the Sultanate, according to the Oman M…
Company fined RO50,000, assets confiscated over money laundering
Muscat: The Sultanate of Oman has reaffirmed its commitment to combating money laundering, following a recent court ruling that imposed stringent penalties on a company convicted o…
US to impose 25% tariff on most Brazilian imports
The United States will impose a 25% tariff on most imported goods from Brazil, officials said on Wednesday.US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said the tariff came as a result o…
Al Mughsail road and bridge open to traffic in Dhofar
The Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology has opened the al Mughsail road and bridge to traffic as part of its ongoing efforts to enhance the efficiency…
Fire at Algerian orphanage kills at least 11, injures 20
A fire at an orphanage east of the Algerian capital killed at least 11 people and injured 20 others with burns, a civil defence official said on Thursday.Firefighters were continui…
Iran warns Hormuz is a ‘red line’ and will resist until the end
Iran said on Thursday that the Strait of Hormuz was an inviolable “red line”, warning that if U.S. President Donald Trump carried out his threat to attack Iran’s infrastructure, i…
Iran army says struck US targets in Kuwait, Bahrain with drones: state media
Iran’s army said on Thursday it carried out drone attacks against US bases and facilities in Kuwait and Bahrain, state TV reported, after the United States carried out strikes on…