Haima crash leaves one dead, several injured
One person was killed and several others injured when a vehicle carrying two families travelling from Abu Dhabi to Salalah overturned near Haima at around 1:30am on Saturday.Accord…
Iran facing many problems: President Pezeshkian
Tehran: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian acknowledged on Sunday that his country’s citizens face “many problems”, after the United States launched a new wave of sanctions seek…
Chinese robots beat Usain Bolt’s 100m world record at Beijing games
A Chinese humanoid robot ran 100 metres in 9.39 seconds in a preliminary heat at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing on Saturday, faster than the men’s world record held by J…
Pakistan’s army chief to visit Tehran on Monday
CAIRO: Pakistan’s army chief Asim Munir will visit Tehran on Monday, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Sunday, according to a statement by the min…
Starc heroics see Australia thrash Bangladesh in second Test
An irrepressible Mitchell Starc bagged four wickets and 10 for the match as he ripped through the Bangladesh batting to ensure a commanding innings and 51-run second Test victory f…
Earthquake of 2.3 magnitude recorded in Dhofar
Muscat: A light earthquake measuring 2.3 on the Richter scale was recorded in the Wilayat of Sadah in Dhofar Governorate on Sunday morning, according to the Earthquake Monitoring C…
Search continues for 22 after bulk carrier sinks off India
NEW DELHI: India’s Coast Guard and Navy continued search-and-rescue operations off the eastern coast on Sunday after a Panama-flagged cargo vessel carrying 24 crew sank, with two…
Saudi Arabia sets 90-day limit for GCC-registered vehicles
Saudi Arabia has approved executive procedures regulating how long privately owned vehicles registered in other Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries may remain in the Kingdom,…
SalamAir adds Erbil as second destination in Iraq
SalamAir, Oman’s low-Cost carrier, has announced the opening of ticket sales for its new direct service between Muscat and Erbil, with flights commencing on October 25, 2026. Erbil…
CPA seizes several school products in Muscat
Muscat: As part of the regulatory efforts accompanying the ‘Back to School’ campaign, the Consumer Protection Authority (CPA) seized the non-compliant products and took the necessa…