Los Angeles: Spain struck late to beat Belgium 2-1 on Friday and move onto a blockbuster World Cup semi-final against France after a game decided by a goalkeeping error from Senne…

Los Angeles: Rob Woollard Thibaut Courtois said he was proud of Belgium’s fabled “Golden Generation” on Friday as their final shot at winning a major title ended in a World Cup qua…

KANSAS CITY: Switzerland players have heaped praise on Lionel Messi ahead of Saturday’s World Cup quarter-final against Argentina, but said they have identified weaknesses in the d…

Tehran: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will travel to Oman on Saturday for talks on the Strait of Hormuz, state media said.The visit “will be focused on the Strait of Horm…

DUBAI: Mediators were scrambling again on Friday to pull the United States and Iran back from the brink of renewed war, as days of strikes by the two countries appeared to settle i…

Two women carrying an umbrella walk under heavy rain in the street in Beijing, China. — Reuters

A Norway fan wearing the national colours poses in Miami Beach, Florida, on Friday. Norway will take on England on Sunday. — AFP

BOSTON: For four weeks, fans young and old have painted ⁠their faces, donned their national colours, roared their support in stadiums and fan zones and ridden the wave of emotions…

A large and powerful typhoon ​approached a remote chain of islands in Japan’s southwest on Friday, prompting authorities to warn of violent winds, torrential rain, landslides and f…

Oman has long been an integral part of the Arabian Peninsula, contributing to Arab culture through its scholarship, literature and intellectual traditions. Poetry has always been o…