How is the ‘One Team Initiative’ shaping government culture?
Muscat: The One Team Initiative for Government continues to represent a key national effort to strengthen a culture of collaboration, shared responsibility and impact-driven public…
Saudi Arabia, Senegal end scoreless in final WC friendly
Saudi Arabia was held to a goalless draw against 10-man Senegal on Wednesday in the two teams’ final friendly before the start of the World Cup.Giorgos Donis, Saudi Arabia’s Gr…
Brazil’s defence remains anyone’s guess after Wesley withdrawal
BASKING RIDGE: Five-times champions Brazil play their opening World Cup game against Morocco on Saturday but there are few clues as to how Carlo Ancelotti will solve the defensi…
Iran targets US bases in Jordan and the Gulf after Trump orders strikes near Hormuz
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they had carried out attacks against a U.S. base in Jordan and 21 other targets in the Gulf on Wednesday in retaliation for American strikes aro…
Messi plushies see roaring trade as China firms get WC boost
Yiwu, China: Mary YANG Toy charms shaped like a goat and decked out in Lionel Messi’s Argentina number 10 shirt pepper a factory tabletop in China, where sellers are betting on th…
Mexico closes schools during WC opener to ease traffic
Mexico City children will get an unexpected day off from school on Thursday, as president Claudia Sheinbaum ordered the suspension of classes in an effort to minimize traffic o…
Blasts heard on Iran’s southern coast near Strait of Hormuz: Iranian media
Tehran: Iranian media reported several explosions on Wednesday along Iran’s southern coast near the Strait of Hormuz, after Washington announced strikes in response to an attack th…
US launches new strikes on Iran after helicopter downed
WASHINGTON: The United States on Tuesday launched strikes against Iran after President Donald Trump said Tehran had shot down a U.S. Apache helicopter in the Strait of Hormuz, dee…
Oman para athletes step up Tunisia preparations
MUSCAT, JUNE 9Oman’s national para athletics team has intensified preparations at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in Bausher ahead of the Tunisia International Meeting, scheduled…
Musandam gears up for fifth Summer Sports Programme
MUSANDAM: The Directorate General of Culture, Sports and Youth in Musandam Governorate is preparing to launch the fifth edition of the Musandam Summer Programme 2026, which coincid…