Iran, US agree to halt war and reopen Hormuz
DUBAI/WASHINGTON: U.S. and Iranian officials said they had reached an agreement to end their war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a preliminary pact that sent oil prices falling…
Haitham City invites bids for major school complex, cultural centre
Muscat: Sultan Haitham City, represented by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning, has floated two major tenders for the construction of a government school complex and a cult…
HM chairs meeting of Council of Ministers
Muscat: His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik on Monday presided over a meeting of the Council of Ministers at al Barakah Palace.**media[3415966,3415965]**
OMIFCO launches IPO roadshow across Oman ahead of listing
Muscat: The Oman India Fertiliser Company (OMIFCO) will begin its first introductory meeting on Tuesday in the wilayat of Sur, South al Sharqiyah Governorate, as part of a nationwi…
White House official defends decision to deny referee entry to the US
The executive director of the White House World Cup task force has defended the decision to deny Somali referee Omar Artan entry to the United States. “The one referee you’re refer…
Oman Air, SalamAir add flights, seats for Khareef Dhofar 2026
MUSCAT: Oman’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) announced its operational readiness for the Khareef Dhofar 2026 season, which astronomically begins on June 21 and runs until Septembe…
Shares surge, oil slides in Asia on Gulf deal
Share markets surged in Asia on Monday while the dollar slipped and oil prices tumbled as a tentative peace deal between the United States and Iran promised to ease inflationary p…
Global leaders welcome US-Iran peace agreement
U.S. and Iranian officials said on Sunday they have agreed on a deal to end their war, halt the U.S. blockade of Iran and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, possibly leading to lower…
Ebola, Palestine and Iran war to top agenda at UN Human Rights Council
The UN Human Rights Council meets in Geneva on Monday,with issues such as the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the occupied Palestinian Territories on the…
Trump vows Mideast deal is on, calls for no more attacks
US President Donald Trump on Sunday said Israeli strikes on Beirut “should not have happened” as he vowed a regional peace deal was at hand, though he did not confirm his earlier c…