As Odyssey wows global audiences, Sicily’s Favignana braces for film tourism
ROME: The tiny Italian Mediterranean island of Favignana hopes Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster The Odyssey will attract more visitors while avoiding the pitfalls of overtourism.Rel…
Rains lash some part of Oman; motorists warned about poor visibility during in Dhofar
MUSCAT: Torrential rains lashed affected various parts of the Sultanate of Oman over the weekend accompanied by thunderstorms and strong winds. Flash Floods, overflowing wadis and…
Higher education fosters sustainable development
MUSCAT: Springer Nature has recently published a scientific book titled: ‘Higher Education and Sustainable Development in the Arab Gulf States: Practical Approaches and Institution…
Omantel launches digital safety initiative for children
SALALAH: Omantel has launched an awareness initiative titled ‘The Digital Detective’ as part of its participation in the Khareef Dhofar Season 2026, aimed at promoting digital safe…
Organ donation campaign begins in Dhofar
SALALAH: As part of activities of Khareef Dhofar Season, a five-day campaign on organ donation and surgical health at Atin Plain in the Wilayat of Salalah, Governorate of Dhofar.Th…
Oman says talks onto open up Hormuz
The Sultanate of Oman expressed its condemnation of the repeated attacks on ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz, which constitutes a violation of international law and the sovere…
People walk with an umbrella in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. — Reuters
Zelensky visits Russian ally Serbia as Moscow pounds Kyiv
BELGRADE: President Volodymyr Zelensky was making his first official visit to Serbia — a rare European country still closely aligned with Moscow — on Saturday as Ukraine seeks to b…
Spain imposes border checks on Italy as migrant showdown grows
MADRID: Spain announced it would introduce temporary border checks on travellers from Italy in response to Rome imposing similar measures after a mass migrant rush into Ceuta. The…
Lebanon says Israeli troops infiltrated army-held village
BEIRUT: Israeli troops infiltrated a Lebanese village placed under the control of Lebanon’s army as part of a June agreement, building an earthen barrier there overnight, state med…