GREECE FIGHTS WILDFIRES
A firefighting Bell 206L LongRanger helicopter refills water from the sea during a wildfire on the Greek island of Skyros, in Aegean Sea, on Sunday. After largely escaping the heat…
Royal Court Affairs receives new batch of recruits
MUSCAT: Acting in coordination with the Ministry of Labour, the Royal Court Affairs on Sunday received a new batch of citizens at its Security Unit in Muscat for training to work a…
Monica Bellucci and Florin Serban win at Locarno Film Festival
“You Don’t Belong Here” by Romanian director Florin Serban won the Golden Leopard on Saturday at the 79th Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland, while Italian star Monica Bellucci w…
Tourists beat the heat with ‘magical’ Colosseum night tours
The Colosseum in Rome has extended its opening hours into the night this summer, giving visitors the opportunity to explore one of the world’s most famous ancient monuments in cool…
Disney offers fans an escapist bubble at D23 event
Disney devotees lined up for a weekend of escapism at D23, the official fan club’s biennial convention that draws tens of thousands of people to Anaheim for three days, billed as “…
Sochi: Oman’s summer gateway to the Russian Riviera
As summer temperatures rise across the region, Omanis seeking a cooler escape can now discover a new destination just four and a half hours from Muscat.Sochi, a city on Russia’s Bl…
Raysut Cement posts profit as revenue rises
MUSCAT, AUGUST 16 Raysut Cement Company SAOG returned to profit in the first half of 2026, posting a group net profit after tax of RO 2.7 million against a loss of RO 2.8 million a…
Duqm Summer Series opens with focus on intelligent machines
BUSINESS REPORTER MUSCAT, AUGUST 16Women have caught up with men in their use of AI chatbots. They have not yet caught up in how often they use them, how confident they feel or how…
Seasonal kingfish ban seeks to secure Oman’s fisheries income
MUSCAT, AUGUST 16 The seasonal ban on fishing, possessing and trading kingfish along all coasts of Oman has taken effect, with the measure set to remain in force until October 15,…
ARA petroleum explores biofuel and biohydrogen
MUSCAT, AUGUST 16 Omani upstream energy company ARA Petroleum is exploring the potential to produce biofuel and biohydrogen by converting large volumes of oilfield produced water f…