Preparations underway for 2026 Grape Festival in North Al Sharqiyah
Al Mudhaibi: The North Al Sharqiyah Governorate is preparing to launch the annual Grape Festival in the Niyabat of Samad Al Shaan, within the Wilayat of Al Mudhaibi, on June 16-17….
Portugal, Belgium prepare for World Cup with wins
PARIS, France: Portugal and Belgium both won in front of their home fans on Saturday ahead of their latest attempts at World Cup breakthroughs.Portugal beat Chile, who are not goin…
Argentina stroll to pre-World Cup win over Honduras
COLLEGE STATION, United States: Argentina eased to a 2-0 victory against a lacklustre Honduras in the reigning champions’ penultimate World Cup warm-up game in Texas on Saturday.La…
Oman Minerals Trading gears up for launch
MUSCAT, JUNE 7Ahead of the planned operationalisation of its centralised trading platform, Oman Minerals Trading Company’s (OMTC) newly appointed Chairman has affirmed that the sta…
IMF mission reviews Oman’s economy
MUSCAT: An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission has begun its 2026 Article IV consultation with the Sultanate of Oman, marking the start of a comprehensive review of the count…
Gas output in Oman reaches18.7 billion cubic metres
MUSCAT: Oman’s natural gas production, including domestic output and imports, rose by 4.6 per cent to 18.77 billion cubic metres by the end of April 2026, compared with 17.94 billi…
Oman launches Kafa’a for industrial transformation
MUSCAT, JUNE 7The Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Investment Promotion (MoCIIP), represented by the Directorate General of Industry, launched the first phase of the “Kafa’a” Na…
Opec+ eyes further output increase
LONDON: Opec+ is expected to approve a fourth consecutive increase in oil production targets on Sunday, despite ongoing disruptions to crude flows through the Strait of Hormuz that…
Heatwave to grip northern Oman
Muscat: A heatwave is to begin on Monday and last until Wednesday, resulting in high temperatures moving towards the high 40s, and is expected to affect the northern parts of Oman….
CPA seizes over 13,000 counterfeit car parts in Barka
BARKA: The Consumer Protection Authority (CPA) in South Al Batinah Governorate has seized more than 13,000 counterfeit vehicle spare parts from a house in a residential neighbourho…