Pressure mounts on Starmer to quit from Labour lawmakers
LONDON — Dozens of Labour Party lawmakers called on Prime Minister Keir Starmer to resign on Monday, effectively rejecting their leader’s efforts to quell a mutiny in the party ran…
Magnets: Why mosquitoes bite you while ignoring everyone
Paris: Isabelle Cortes Ever felt like mosquitoes bite you while ignoring everyone else? Scientists are now making progress in deciphering the complex chemical cocktail that makes p…
US issues new sanctions over Iran’s oil shipments to China
WASHINGTON: The U.S. government on Monday announced sanctions against three people and nine companies, including four based in Hong Kong and four in the United Arab Emirates, for…
Strait of Hormuz standoff threatens food supply, says UN official
PARIS: Tens of millions of people could face hunger and starvation if fertilisers are not soon allowed through the Strait of Hormuz, the head of a UN task force aimed at averting a…
Türkiye FM to visit Qatar for war talks
ANKARA: Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will visit Qatar on Tuesday for talks on the Iran war, its impact on the Gulf and efforts to ensure navigational safety in the Strai…
No end to deadlock as Iran, US reject talks
Iran said on Monday it had demanded the release of its frozen assets and the end of a US blockade of its ports, after President Donald Trump angrily rejected Tehran’s terms for end…
Trump says Iran ceasefire is ‘on life support’
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said on Monday that a ceasefire with Iran was “on life support” after he rejected Tehran’s response to a US peace proposal, fuelling concerns o…
Focus on building knowledge-based economy
MUSCAT: HH Sayyid Theyazin bin Haitham al Said, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Research and Innovation Authority, presided…
Oman at 35th Doha Intl Book Fair from May 14
MUSCAT: The Ministry of Heritage and Tourism is taking part in the Doha International Book Fair 2026, the 35th edition of the book exhibition being held in Qatar from May 14 to 23….
Strong turnout at real estate expo
MUSCAT: The second day of the 21st edition of the Oman Real Estate, Design and Build Exhibition and Conference 2026 showed strong participation from real estate developers, sector…