Oman para badminton team set for debut appearance in China
MUSCAT: Oman’s national para badminton team left Muscat for Beijing on Thursday to take part in the China Para Badminton International 2026, marking the first international partici…
RO 13.5m Al Jabal Al Abyadh Road project to start soon
MUSCAT: The Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology announced that Al Jabal Al Abyadh (the white mountain) road project is currently in the preparatory pha…
Oman, Tajikistan hold political talks, review bilateral relations
DUSHANBE: The foreign ministries of the Sultanate of Oman and the Republic of Tajikistan held their third round of political consultations in the Tajik capital, Dushanbe, on Saturd…
Confident Oman ready for 50-over ACC Premier Cup challenge: Kulkarni
MUSCAT: Armed with confidence from a productive build-up and carrying the experience of finishing runners-up in the previous edition, Oman will launch their ACC Premier Cup 2026 ca…
‘Smooth’ Marc Marquez wins Aragon MotoGP sprint, Bezzecchi on pole
ALCANlZ, Spain: Reigning world champion Marc Marquez glided to a dominant sprint win at MotorLand on Saturday after Italian Marco Bezzecchi snatched a surprise pole position for th…
Munoz’s late strike earns Liverpool draw with Forest
LONDON: Victor Munoz saved Andoni Iraola from his first defeat as Liverpool manager with the late strike that rescued a 2-2 draw against Nottingham Forest on Saturday, while Hull b…
Oman advances Duqm City Renewable Energy initiative
Al DUQM: Two new wind energy projects are under development at the Special Economic Zone at Duqm (SEZAD) as part of the Duqm City Renewable Energy initiative spearheaded by Naqaa S…
Iceland votes on whether to resume EU membership talks
REYKJAVIK: Icelanders began voting on Saturday in a referendum on whether to resume membership negotiations with the European Union, in a tight race that will be closely watched in…
At least 37 dead after Russian strike on depot near Kyiv
KYIV: At least 37 people were killed when an overnight Russian drone strike on a depot near Kyiv sparked a huge fire and explosions, authorities said on Saturday. The depot, near t…
Missing toll from Nepal, China flood nears 3,000
BIDUR: Kathmandu Rescuers in Nepal and China were battling on Saturday to locate thousands of people missing days after a deadly, tsunami-like wall of water and debris swept throug…