Oman participates in symbolic signing of UN Charter
NEW YORK: The Sultanate of Oman participated in the signing of the UN Charter 80th Anniversary, a symbolic initiative organised by the United Nations General Assembly to commemorat…
Fifth phase of plastic bag ban on July 1: EA
The Environment Authority (EA) will launch the fifth phase of decision No 8/2024, which bans the use of plastic shopping bags, on July 1. This phased implementation is part of the…
Oman, Nepal promise to advance trade ties
MUSCAT, JUNE 27’Economic Partnerships for Mutual Prosperity’, a joint meeting of the Oman and Nepal businessmen interested in enhancing bilateral relations between the two, ended o…
Strong earthquake shakes Pakistan and Afghanistan
KABUL: A strong earthquake struck Afghanistan’s Hindu Kush region on Saturday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre said, sending out tremors that could be felt from t…
Israel strikes south Lebanon despite US-brokered deal
TEL AVIV: The Israeli military said it carried out an air strike on Saturday targeting suspected fighters in the Nabatieh area of southern Lebanon, the first such attack since Wash…
Indonesians gather in anti-govt protest
SURABAYA: Indonesian police have arrested dozens of protesters following a rally against President Prabowo Subianto’s policies in the country’s second-largest city, a rights group…
(DOWN) Student cheating impossible to detect in an AI era
The videos are all over social media, making students an irresistible offer: Go ahead and let artificial intelligence do your homework — with the latest technology, you won’t get c…
Teen social media ban a sign of the times
This United Kingdom Government has achieved, say its critics, very little; however, the electorate has been heard in one respect, and while youth will disagree, Mums and Dads natio…
Racism turns a society against itself and fractures communities
Racism must be confronted head on. It is a toxic cancer. If it is left to grow, it destroys societies from the inside by turning neighbours into targets and replacing justice with…
The lesson beyond ‘Teach You a Lesson’
When I learned about the new Korean series “Teach You a Lesson,” I was curious to watch it. The series focuses on a fictional government called the Educational Rights Protection Bu…