ROP stresses global ties to combat crime
MUSCAT, SEPT 6The Royal Oman Police (ROP) is marking the International Day of Police Cooperation on September 7, highlighting the importance of international partnerships in combat…
Cambridge: The city of DNA, gravity and evolution
I work for Cambridge, so when I took my family there recently, they appointed me as the official tour guide. They believed that working for Cambridge was enough of a qualification….
Germany’s far-right AfD clear frontrunner in eastern state vote
BERLIN: German voters headed to the polls on Sunday for a key regional election in the ex-communist east where the far-right, anti-immigrant, Moscow-and Trump-friendly AfD is expec…
Death toll rises to 3 in Bolivia army base blasts
VIACHA: The death toll rose to three after two explosions at a military base in Bolivia, the prosecutor’s office said, as rescue teams worked to clear debris and find people who ar…
US envoys hold talks with Zelensky on 1st Kyiv visit
KYIV: US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff began talks on Sunday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on ending the war with Russia, making their first visit to Kyiv a…
Nations condemn Israeli expulsion plans on Gaza
RIYADH: Eight Islamic and Arab countries on Sunday condemned plans voiced by Israeli government ministers for the removal of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, saying the designs je…
Iran’s top negotiator threatens ‘faster, more intense’ response to US attacks
Tehran: Iran’s top negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf threatened on Sunday to launch swifter and more forceful responses to US attacks, after an exchange of fire in which Tehran…
Cabinet congratulates students on start of new academic year
Muscat: The Cabinet today congratulated male and female students, members of educational and administrative bodies, and parents on the occasion of the start of the new academic yea…
Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau eruption halts flights, schools, fishing
An eruption of Indonesia’s Mount Anak Krakatau caused six airports to suspend flight operations on Sunday, affecting hundreds of flights at Jakarta’s main airport, after some schoo…
ROP reminds drivers to ensure students leave busses safely
Muscat: With thousands of students returning to schools across the Sultanate of Oman for the new academic year, the Royal Oman Police (ROP) has urged school bus drivers and supervi…