The case for Oman’s Labour Office in the Philippines
The writer is a Muscat-based economic analyst who previously worked for CBO and OCCI.Since the early 1970s, the Sultanate of Oman, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, and…
Alonso hails ’emotional’ Mudryk return in 1-0 loss to Juventus
HONG KONG: Manager Xabi Alonso hailed Mykhailo Mudryk’s “emotional” return from a doping ban as the winger played for Chelsea for the first time in nearly two years in a 1-0 friend…
UNESCO adopts “Cultural Property” initiative at Bahla Fort Site
PARIS: The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has approved the ‘Cultural Asset’ initiative, which focuses on pottery, copper and metal crafts…
US and Iran having ‘very good discussions’, Trump says
DUBAI/WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump said his administration had “very good discussions” with Iran during all-day negotiations on Tuesday, fuelling expectations of an imm…
Hormuz disruption hits energy, fertilizer, industrial trade: UN
Disruption in the Strait of Hormuz has exposed the vulnerability of global trade to a single maritime chokepoint, with early data showing sharp falls in exports of energy, fertiliz…
Dust warning issued for Haima-Thumrait road
Muscat: Oman Meteorology has urged motorists travelling on the Sultan Said bin Taimur Road between Haima and Thumrait to exercise caution on Wednesday, August 5, 2026.Strong winds…
Saudi oil tanker attacked in the Red Sea
Sanaa: Yemen’s Ansar Allah said on Wednesday that they attacked a Saudi oil tanker off Yanbu, in the Red Sea, as the rebels pressed on with their declared maritime blockade of the…
‘Security-related’ incident diverts flights to German air
German police said Wednesday that a security-related incident involving an unidentified object found at an airport forced the diversion of flights and the deployment of a bomb di…
Israel continues aggression and arrests in occupied areas
Israeli soldiers have arrested 13 Palestinians in several West Bank governorates through raids, in line with storming and aggression operations against the civilians and their prop…
Turtles all the way down to … What exactly?
Turtles move around in their own armored sanctuary, have adapted to living on land and in water and are among the longest-living animals on the planet. Their anatomy is so unusual…