Trump safe after shooting at White House Correspondents’ dinner, suspect in custody
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump were rushed out of the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in Washington by Secret Service agents on Sat…
US-Iran peace hopes fade as Trump scraps talks
ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON: Hopes of a diplomatic breakthrough in the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran faded on Sunday, as efforts to revive talks stalled and both Tehran and Washington showed…
Eid Al Adha most likely on May 27
MUSCAT, APRIL 25Eid Al Adha in Oman is expected to be celebrated on May 27 (Wednesday) according to astronomical calculations by Abdulwahab al Busaidy, a Board Member of the Oman S…
Palestinians vote in first elections since Gaza war
RAMALLAH: Palestinians in the West Bank and central Gaza voted on Saturday in municipal elections, the first since the war in Gaza erupted, with low early turnout and a limited pol…
Hopes for peace deal fade
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Saturday he had ordered his envoys not to travel to Pakistan to continue talks with Iranian officials on ending the war.Trump made the…
Sculptures
A couple look at a giant sand sculpture of the Super Mario Bros at the entrance to the Australian Sand Sculpting Championships in Melbourne. — AFP
Trump evacuated as shooter opens fire at Washington gala
Washington, United States – US Secret Service agents bundled Donald Trump from the stage as shots rang out Saturday evening at a media gala, in what the president later described a…
India to bid for 2038 Asian Games in Ahmedabad
NEW DELHI – India will bid to host the 2038 Asian Games in Ahmedabad, the country’s Olympic chief told Reuters on Saturday, in its latest push to stage elite multi-sport events.T…
Sayyid Badr receives the FM of Somalia
Muscat – Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi, the Foreign Minister, on Saturday, received Abdulsalam Abdi Ali, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Federal…
SEZAD reports major progress in Duqm road projects
Duqm, Al Wusta: The Special Economic Zone at Duqm (SEZAD) announced major progress in Phase I and Phase II of the dualisation project of SultanSaid bin Taimur Road (National Road N…