In Nepal, there was no time to react
It was already too late when the call came.Rajan Khatri, 41, a police officer, was working at his station in a mountain village in northern Nepal when a friend rang Wednesday morn…
Nepal orders rescuers to safety: 472 bodies recovered
Nuwakot: Nepal ordered rescuers searching for survivors of deadly floods to get to safety as it reported a debris dam had burst in Tibet on Friday, bringing risks of new torrents.E…
Israeli strikes kill three in Gaza
Israeli strikes in Gaza killed three people on Thursday, the territory’s civil defence agency said, while the military said it had targeted Hamas militants.It is the latest bloodsh…
Record heat deaths
Germany has registered a record 15,800 heat-related deaths this summer as Europe struggles through a series of punishing heatwaves, the national public health institute said on Thu…
Oman backs Nepal as flood toll hits 362
MUSCAT: The Sultanate of Oman expressed its solidarity with the government and people of Nepal following the floods that swept through several regions, resulting in casualties, mis…
HM receives thanks cable from GCC history forum participants
SALALAH: His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik received a message of thanks from the participants of the 25th forum of the History and Archaeology Society of the Gulf Cooperation Co…
Nature reserves cornerstones for sustainable development goals
MUSCAT: The Sultanate of Oman is strengthening its environmental protection network, with 32 nature reserves now covering an estimated 17,839.6 square kilometres — accounting for r…
Royal Omani Amateur Radio Society hosts forum in Salalah
SALALAH: The Royal Omani Amateur Radio Society (ROARS) is organising a 3-day forum in the Governorate of Dhofar. The opening ceremony of the forum was held under the auspices of HH…
Al Musannah to open endowment building
STAFF REPORTERMUSCAT, AUGUST 27The Zakat Committee in the Wilayat of Al Musannah is preparing to inaugurate the second charitable endowment building in the wilayat, costing more th…
Meeting adopts GCC Guiding Essential Cybersecurity Controls
MANAMA: The Sultanate of Oman, represented by the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology, participated in the fifth meeting of the GCC Ministerial Committ…