At Cape Verde academy, soccer talents dream big after WC debut
* Debut World Cup performance put archipelago nation on soccer map* ‘Blue Sharks’ made knockout stage before narrow loss to defending champions* Youngsters at islands’ soccer acad…
Asyad Shipping orders six product tankers in $308m deal
MUSCAT, July 9Asyad Shipping, the majority state-owned Omani maritime transportation company, has signed contracts worth approximately $308 million for the construction of six medi…
Fifa refereeing chief rejects claims of bias in Argentina’s win over Egypt
Fifa refereeing chief Pierluigi Collina defended the officiating in Argentina’s 3-2 victory over Egypt in the World Cup round of 16, dismissing allegations of bias and saying ma…
Gold slips on inflation jitters as tensions flare
SINGAPORE: Gold prices declined on Thursday, hovering near their lowest level in a week touched in the previous session, as escalating tensions between the United States and Iran d…
First CEPA shipments set Oman-India trade agreement in motion
MUSCAT, JULY 9Indian exporters have begun using the Oman-India Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) to move early seafood and processed-food shipments to the Sultana…
Oman to witness rise in temperatures from July 9 to 11
Muscat: The monitoring station in the Wilayat of Muscat recorded a temperature of 41°C, as a heatwave continues to affect several coastal and desert areas across the Sultanate of O…
US-Iran strikes: latest developments
The United States struck scores of targets in Iran, including the railway line between Tehran and Mashhad, hours before late supreme leader Ali Khamenei was due to be buried on Thu…
France urges calm during World Cup game
Paris: France has urged its football fans to be responsible as their team prepares to face African champions Morocco on Thursday in a World Cup quarter-final, after previous high-p…
Indian External Affairs Minister visits Oman today
Dr S Jaishankar, External Affairs Minister (EAM) of India, will be on an official visit to the Sultanate of Oman from July 9 to 10, 2026, following his visits to Qatar, Bahrain an…
Oman, Azerbaijan relations poised for greater growth
Muscat: The bilateral relations of Oman and Azerbaijan are all set to scale high in future as the friendly nations share their common priorities, including private-sector growth…