Oman’s role in facilitating Yemen prisoner exchange hailed
MUSCAT: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) commended the sincere efforts and noble diplomatic initiatives undertaken by the Sultanate of Oman in hosting and mediating the negotiatio…
Khoula Hospital conducts ME’s first endoscopic aneurysm resection
MUSCAT: A specialised medical team at Khoula Hospital successfully performed a delicate surgical procedure to remove an aneurysm in the splenic artery using endoscopic surgery tech…
Imam Jabir bin Zaid Waqf Foundation launches community partnerships
A’SEEB: The Imam Jabir bin Zaid Waqf Foundation held its fourth annual ceremony on Wednesday in the Wilayat of Al Seeb, celebrating its achievements for the year and launching exte…
New road projects to boostDuqm’s economic appeal
The Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zones (OPAZ) on Wednesday celebrated the opening of two significant additions to the road network in the Special Economic Z…
Zelensky reveals plan to end Russian war, key questions remain
KYIV: Ukraine won some concessions in the latest version of a US-led draft plan to end the Russian attack, revealed by President Volodymyr Zelensky, though key questions remain ove…
European countries condemn United States visa bans
PARIS: The European Union, France and Germany condemned US visa bans on European citizens combating online hate and disinformation, with Brussels saying on Wednesday it could “resp…
Thai border clashes hit tourism in Cambodia
Chasing visitors around Cambodia’s Angkor temple ruins to offer his services, tour guide Bun Ratana says he has had little work since deadly clashes with Thailand broke out, despit…
The year we could not outrun
There is a particular kind of patience you learn when you wait for turtles. The air carries salt and expectation. The sand feels blank, almost indifferent, until the first movement…
Kosovo, Serbia ‘need to normalise’ relations, says PM
PRISTINA: Kosovo and Serbia need to “normalise” their relations, Kosovo’s Prime Minister Albin Kurti said on Wednesday, several days before legislative elections where he is seekin…
Oman rolls out water and wastewater projects
MUSCAT, DEC 24Nama Water Services (NWS), the state-owned integrated water and wastewater utility of the Sultanate of Oman, has announced a wide-ranging package of infrastructure te…