Unsafe food kills 1.5 mn people a year worldwide: WHO
Food contaminated with harmful bacteria, viruses, parasites or chemicals kills 1.5 million people worldwide each year, with young children worst hit, the World Health Organization…
Hot weather hurts Asian crops as powerful El Nino takes shape
Dry weather is disrupting crop planting across Asia, raising concerns about food supplies in the world’s most populous region, and an expected severe El Nino weather pattern coul…
Trump says Iran talks could yield result this weekend
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that talks with Iran could yield results over the coming weekend and are going “very well.””I hear the negotiation itself is going very we…
Oil rises, stocks slip on fragile Mideast peace hopes
Oil prices rose on Wednesday, edging closer to $100 a barrel while stocks fell as further attacks between the United States and Iran dented hopes of an imminent peace deal.Wall Str…
Oman condemns attacks on Bahrain, Kuwait
The Sultanate of Oman has expressed its condemnation and denunciation of the attacks targeting the Kingdom of Bahrain and the State of Kuwait. Oman affirmed its categorical rejecti…
Nine projects to represent Oman at London forum
MUSCAT, JUNE 3The Research and Innovation Authority (RIA) announced the nine qualifying projects to represent the Sultanate of Oman at the 67th edition of the London International…
WHO warns Ebola had ‘big head-start’, response ‘catching up’
GENEVA: The World Health Organization warned on Wednesday that the Ebola outbreak confirmed to have killed 61 people in central Africa had a “big head-start”, and said “blanket tra…
Israeli strikes kill three people in Gaza
Israeli strikes killed three Palestinians in Gaza on Wednesday, health officials said, and Hamas said an end to such attacks was crucial to further talks on safeguarding a US-bro…
Oman, Belarus sign MoUs on AI, food security
MINSK: The Omani-Belarusian Business Forum, held in Minsk, saw the signing of seven Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) on the sidelines of the Omani trade delegation’s visit to the…
Mountains that shape Omani life
From regulating climate and storing water to shaping agricultural villages and local traditions, Oman’s mountains play a role that extends far beyond geography.Between the towering…