Muscat Municipality sets health requirements for sewage tanker vehicles
Muscat: Muscat Municipality has outlined a set of health and safety requirements for vehicles used in the transport of sewage and wastewater, as part of efforts to regulate the act…
Official reception held for HM the Sultan in Paris
Paris: An official reception ceremony was held this morning for His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik at Les Invalides Palace in Paris, on the occasion of His Majesty’s official vis…
Shura Council to discuss reports on economy, services and food security
Muscat: The Shura Council will hold its 22nd regular session of the third annual sitting of the tenth term on Monday, June 29, 2026, to discuss a number of reports submitted by its…
Middle East producers push on with oil, LNG loadings despite ship attacks
Middle East producers are pushing ahead with loading oil and liquefied natural gas despite fresh ship attacks in the Strait of Hormuz and renewed strikes between the U.S. and Iran…
GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks perk up and oil cools as US and Iran halt hostilities
SINGAPORE/LONDON: European stocks and U.S. futures ticked higher on Monday after the U.S. and Iran agreed to halt recent hostilities and renew talks, helping oil prices fall afte…
WHO chief warns Europe heatwave linked to 1,300 excess deaths
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Sunday that extreme heat may be responsible for hundreds of additional deaths across Europe. “More than 1300 excess death…
Hantavirus outbreak nearing its end, WHO chief says
The hantavirus outbreak is nearing its end, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Sunday. WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said all contacts of tw…
Death toll from Venezuela quakes reaches 1,450
The death toll from twin earthquakes in Venezuela has risen to at least 1,450 with more than 3,200 people injured,authorities said on Sunday. Thousands are still believed to be tra…
Morocco need different solutions against Netherlands
MONTERREY: Morocco coach Nabil Ouahbi said his side’s unbeaten group-stage campaign would count for little when they face the Netherlands in the World Cup last 32 on Monday, insist…
Iran, Oman hold first meeting of joint committee of Strait of Hormuz
Iran and Oman have conducted the first meeting of a joint committee on the Strait of Hormuz in Muscat, an Iranian deputy foreign minister said on his X account on Monday….