Spain seal 3-0 win over Austria
Los Angeles: Andrew MARSZAL Spain coasted past Austria and into the World Cup last 16 on Thursday, thoroughly outclassing their opponents in a 3-0 knockout win with a brace from Mi…
Portugal survive late drama to beat Croatia
TORONTO: Cristiano Ronaldo scored the first World Cup knockout-stage goal of his career, Goncalo Ramos netted a stoppage-time header and Portugal got a last-second break on an of…
Direct flights between Muscat and Medan from Friday
MUSCAT: SalamAir, the low-cost carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, will operate on Friday, its first direct flights between Muscat and the Indonesian city of Medan.This step marks th…
9,000 tonnes of locally grown wheat harvest expected this year
Muscat, July 2Oman Flour Mills Company is expected to receive around 9,000 tonnes of locally produced wheat during the 2026 harvest season, sourced from approximately 54 farmers ac…
UTAS Council reviews institutional performance
MUSCAT: The Council of the University of Technology and Applied Sciences (UTAS) held its third meeting for the academic year 2025/2026 at the university’s headquarters in Muscat on…
Sayyid Bilarab graces concluding of Murtakaz
Muscat: HH Sayyid Bilarab bin Haitham al Said, Minister of State and Governor of Muscat, graced the concluding ceremony for the Murtakaz Programme on Wednesday.Reflecting an ongoin…
Indirect US-Iran talks to resume after Ayatollah Khamenei funeral
DOHA: The United States and Iran have made progress in indirect talks, according to mediators Qatar and Pakistan. Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed al Ansari said on Wednesda…
India, Japan vow closer work on critical minerals
New Delhi: India and Japan will work more closely on critical minerals to boost “resilience” in their supply chains, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday, as the two huge…
Nine Thai monks killed after 11-year old boy drives truck into procession
Bangkok: An 11-year-old boy drove his parents’ truck into a Buddhist procession in Thailand on Thursday, killing nine monks and seriously injuring around 10 others, police and loca…
‘Avenge Khamenei death with large funeral turnout’
Iran’s chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf called on Thursday for massive turnout at Ali Khamenei’s funeral to avenge the supreme leader’s death in US-Israeli strikes at the…