Intense heat puts births in jeopardy: UN
Extreme heat is increasingly linked to problems like premature births or underweight babies, the UN climate chief warned Monday as Fiji hosted talks ahead of a major summit.This w…
National search efforts continue for missing child in Sur
Muscat: Search efforts remain underway for 10-year-old Sbeet al Najadi, who went missing while swimming with friends at Shiya Beach in the Wilayat of Sur on the evening of Septemb…
New air transport route for Haj pilgrims from Oman announced
Muscat: The Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs (MERA), has announced that a new air transport route has been adopted for transporting pilgrims from the Sultanate of Oman…
His Majesty leaves for state visit to Kazakhstan
His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik left here to the Republic of Kazakhstan on a two day-state visit, starting from today, October 5.The visit will explore all aspects of cooperat…
Tributes pour in for writer Ahmad bin Darwish al Hamdani
Muscat: Oman literati, and media fraternity offered teary tributes to the deceased Omani media persona and writer Ahmad bin Darwish al Hamdani, who passed away on Saturday, leaving…
Thousands of Imran Khan supporters start march to Pakistani capital, party says
ISLAMABAD: Thousands of supporters of Pakistan’s jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan have started a long march to Islamabad to demand his release, his party said on Monday, a…
His Majesty leaves for Kazakhstan on ‘state visit’
His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik left here to the Republic of Kazakhstan on a two day-state visit, starting from today, October 5.The visit will explore all aspects of cooperat…
‘It’s a very hot market’: Co-working space operator bullish on Guinea
Why Grégoire Schwebig, founder of AfricaWorks, is considering opening shop in Guinea.
Nobel week kicks off with medicine prize
Nobel Prize week gets under way on Monday with the announcement of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine at 11:30 am (0930 GMT) in Stockholm.This week will also see the announc…
Agreement signed for MRO at Muscat International Airport
Muscat: The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) signed an agreement with Indonesia’s GMF AeroAsia for a 20-year concession agreement for the operation and management of aircraft Mainten…