Uefa, Concacaf and AFC renew attacks as Trump backs Infantino
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Monday it would be “a terrible mistake” to replace Gianni Infantino, the embattled Fifa president who tried, and failed, to sell off p…
OOC holds Elite Athletes Forum to gear up for Asian Games
Muscat: The Oman Olympic Committee (OOC), represented by Oman Athletes Commission (OAC), organised the Elite Athletes Forum for athletes taking part in the 20th Asian Games (Aichi-…
Oman face Japan, Australia and Bahrain in Asian volleyball
MUSCAT: Oman’s men’s national volleyball team have been drawn in a challenging Pool A alongside hosts Japan, Australia and Bahrain for the 2026 AVC Men’s Volleyball Continental Cha…
be’ah expands landfill capacity by 2.2m tonnes
Muscat: Oman Environmental Services Holding Company (be’ah) commissioned some 2.2 million tonnes of new engineered landfill capacity during 2025 and is developing a further 3.4 mil…
Oman marks World Youth Day on Tuesday
MUSCAT: The Sultanate of Oman, represented by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth, along with other countries, marks World Youth Day (WYD) which falls on August 12 each year….
Hungary parliament approves former judge Andras Baka as president
BUDAPEST: Hungarian lawmakers on Tuesday approved former supreme court chief Andras Baka, a critic of Viktor Orban who was fired during the ex-premier’s time in power, as the count…
High waves caused by Typhoon No. 15, Chan-hom, crash onto a coast in Oarai, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, August 11, 2026. Kyodo/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS
OMTC launches Oman’s first integrated chromite shipment
Oman Minerals Trading Company (OMTC) has launched its first integrated shipment of Omani chromite ore, with a cargo exceeding 50,000 tonnes through the SOHAR Port and Freezone, mar…
Self-taught Turkish ‘linguist’ keeps dead language alive
Mehmet Kusman spent little time at school, but his fascination with the ancient Urartian kingdom began when he encountered inscriptions carved into the black basalt walls of Cavust…
7.1% of higher education diploma holders are job seekers
MUSCAT: The rate of job-seekers among holders of higher education diplomas in the Sultanate of Oman stood at 7.1 per cent in June 2026, the highest among all educational levels, ac…