LEGE-CAP-FERRET: Europe’s wildfire crisis forced more than 80,000 people to flee for safety on Friday, as holidaymakers boarded boats to escape fires on one French peninsula and Sp…

DUBAI: US missiles struck targets across Iran, reaching as far as its Caspian coast, on Friday after President Donald Trump vowed “major military punishment” for Tehran and Ansar A…

MANILA: The Sultanate of Oman has firmly reaffirmed its stance on the critical importance of keeping global waterways open, emphasising that freedom of navigation is paramount to s…

– QUOTE WITH PHOTO: ‘It is about the common good, neighbourhood connections and creating educational opportunities for schools and citizens’ initiatives.’— Christian Engel, nature…

Communal workers clean a road at a site of a Russian air strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in the frontline city of Sloviansk, Ukraine July 24, 2026. 

Palestinians walk past the destroyed buildings on Al Jalaa Street following an Israeli strike in Gaza City. – AFP

Omani writer Asma al Shamsi’s debut short-story collection, ‘The Man Sleeping Beside You’, explores the anxieties, disappointments and emotional struggles of contemporary life. Pub…

Don’t worry, it’s not just you. It’s hard to pick a good watermelon. So much of what determines its sweetness is beyond your control. And what is in your control may go against you…

Oman’s youth handball team will conclude its campaign at the 19th Asian Men’s Youth Handball Championship on Saturday when it takes on Qatar in the playoff for ninth and tenth plac…

MUSCAT: Saleh al Ghassani was crowned champion of the EA SPORTS FC 26 competition at the Top Esports Tournament after overcoming Faher al Kindi 8-6 on aggregate in a thrilling two-…