Whitney Houston honoured with Barbie doll
Barbie has honoured the late Whitney Houston with a doll celebrating her musical legacy and unmistakable style.Houston joins stars including David Bowie and Diana Ross who have bee…
Ithaca bets on Odysseus tourism boom
Standing on a ferry waiting to dock on the Greek island of Ithaca, Giorgia Ongarato eagerly discussed the “Odyssey”, the epic poem that inspired Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster fil…
Istanbul’s centuries-old cymbal tradition
The rhythmic clang of hammers echoes through an Istanbul workshop as three craftsmen transform featureless bronze discs into prized handmade cymbals.First used by Ottoman military…
RAO,RAFO shine at Scotland’s World Music Championships
PERTH: The Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) Band secured first place overall in Category 4B at the World Pipe Band Championships held in Perth, Scotland.The band also claimed first p…
Total solar eclipse on Wednesday will not be visible from Oman
MUSCAT: The world will witness a total solar eclipse on Wednesday, August 12, one of the major astronomical events of the year, as the Moon’s shadow moves across a narrow path in p…
Iran ties Hormuz reopening to US concessions on several demands
DUBAI/WASHINGTON/CAIRO: Iran said it was nearing a final pact with Oman defining new shipping lanes between them through the Strait of Hormuz but repeated that the U.S. must meet…
Mohsen Rezaei appointed as secretary of Iran’s top security body
Iran has changed its secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, appointing former Revolutionary Guards commander Mohsen Rezaei as second-in-command on the body that coo…
Western Europe saw warmest June-July on record, EU scientists say
Western Europe experienced its warmest June-July period on record, with heat and drought fuelling extreme wildfires across the region, the European Union’s Copernicus Climate C…
GLOBAL MARKETS-Global stocks tick up with oil steady on Hormuz plans
SYDNEY/LONDON: Global equities inched higher on Monday as oil prices held broadly steady after Iran said it was nearing a final pact with Oman defining new shipping lanes in the S…
Pact in place with Oman on the transit map for Hormus: Iran
Negotiations with the Sultanate of Oman are constructive and positive, and the issue of imposing fees on ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz at this stage, said an Iranian agency…