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…
11,172 expats booked for labour violations; 3,000 deported
The Ministry of Labor said 11,172 expatriate workers were booked for various types of violations from 6,707 inspection visits in the first half of 2026, while the compliance rate w…
Oman steps up efforts to contain oil spill in Dhofar; no impact on desalination plants
Muscat: The Environment Authority (EA) and the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology (MTCIT) of the Sultanate of Oman are continuing their efforts, in co…
Al Hamra records highest rainfall at 61mm
MUSCAT: Al Hamra recorded the highest rainfall in Oman at 61mm during the period from August 8 to 9, according to figures released by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Wat…
Netanyahu rejects Trump’s 15-point plan for Gaza
The Israeli government has rejected a 15-point plan backed by the Trump administration aimed at disarming the Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sai…
Heatwave in Western Europe: Climate change is no more problem for future generations
Paris: Nick Perry Western Europe experienced its hottest June-July on record as climate change fuels an historic summer of heat, drought and wildfires across the region, the EU’s g…