Cancer vaccines based on mRNA advance, despite US cuts
CHICAGO: Treatments based on the same mRNA technology that delivered COVID-19 vaccines to market in record time are showing lasting benefit against the deadly skin cancer melano…
ROP foil attempted vehicle smuggling in Dhofar
Muscat: The General Department of Inquiries and Criminal Investigation, in cooperation with the Dhofar Governorate Police Command, has foiled an attempted vehicle smuggling operati…
Iran says US revoked World Cup ticket allocation for supporters
Tehran: Iran’s football federation on Tuesday said the United States has revoked its allocation of tickets for its World Cup group games, accusing the co-host of obstructing the at…
Trump gets cold hometown welcome at NBA Finals in New York
New York: Thomas Urbain and Ben Turner US President Donald Trump was booed during the NBA Finals matchup at Madison Square Garden on Monday, as his attendance prompted ultra-tight…
Future Oman Fund signs RO583m deals, targets 2,302 jobs
Muscat: The Future Oman Fund has signed agreements for 105 projects and investments worth more than RO583 million, strengthening Oman’s drive to attract foreign capital, expand s…
PDO launches Hackathon 2.0 to advance digital innovation
Muscat: Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) has launched the second edition of its Hackathon, a three-day innovation challenge under its Ignite Digital Campaign 2026, aimed at deve…
Congo reports more than 100 Ebola deaths
The number of confirmed deaths linked to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has risen to 101,officials said on Tuesday. According to a statement by the Con…
Global nuclear weapons spending hit record high in 2025: study
Nuclear-armed countries swelled their spending on atomic weapons by a fifth last year to a record high of nearly $119 billion, with plans to ramp up those investments for decades,…
Oman expresses solidarity with Philippines after deadly earthquake
Muscat: The Sultanate of Oman’s Foreign Ministry expressed Oman’s solidarity with the government and people of the Philippines following the earthquake that struck the southern par…
Apple tries again on AI, turns to Google for help
Apple unveiled an artificial intelligence overhaul for the iPhone on Monday, turning to Google for help two years after the company stumbled on a first attempt.The presentation mar…