Winners of Sultan Qaboos Quran Competition feted
MUSCAT, JAN 14The Sultan Qaboos Higher Centre for Culture and Science, on Wednesday, felicitated winners of the Sultan Qaboos Quran Competition in its 33rd edition, under the auspi…
State Council discusses draft sports law
MUSCAT, JAN 14The State Council on Wednesday discussed the “Draft Law on Sports Entities” and a study by the Social and Cultural Committee regarding “Enhancing Financial Sustainabi…
HM confers Royal Orders on some female figures
MUSCAT: His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik conferred Royal orders on several female figures. Her Highness the Honourable Lady Assayida Ahd Abdullah Hamed Al Busaidi, Spouse of th…
Thailand crane collapses onto train, killing 32
BANGKOK: A crane at a high-speed rail project in Thailand collapsed onto a passenger train on Wednesday and caused it to derail, killing at least 32 people, authorities said. The m…
Greenland high-stakes meeting in White House
NUUK: The Danish and Greenlandic foreign ministers were set meet US Vice-President JD Vance at the White House, as President Donald Trump reiterated his demand that Washington must…
All systems go, but do they speak
This week, Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week is unfolding under the theme, “The Nexus of Next, All Systems Go.” It lands with honesty. In our region, the future rarely arrives as a sin…
Kyiv orders evacuation from 5 frontline villages
KYIV: Kyiv announced the mandatory evacuation of children from several villages in the southern Zaporizhzhia region, pointing to a dangerous uptick in fighting and recent Russian g…
Hamas, Egypt officials discuss Gaza committee
CAIRO: Hamas officials said that the group had opened talks with Egyptian mediators in Cairo on the formation of a technocratic committee to govern Gaza as part of the US-brokered…
Italian Prime Minister Arrives in Oman
Muscat: Giorgia Meloni, Prime Minister of the Italian Republic arrived in Muscat on Wednesday on an official visit to the Sultanate of Oman. HH Sayyid Shihab bin Tarik al Said, Dep…
US withdrawing some troops from key Middle East bases as a precaution
WASHINGTON – The United States is withdrawing some personnel from key bases in the region as a precaution given heightened regional tensions, a U.S. official told Reuters on…