Mary Rand, British athletics’ original ‘golden girl’ dies aged 86
London: Mary Rand, the first British woman to win an Olympic athletics gold medal when she broke the long jump world record at the 1964 Games in Tokyo, has died aged 86, UK Athleti…
NCEM: Absolutely necessary to follow instructions and official alerts to save lives in the rain
The National Emergency Management Committee (NCEM) has emphasized the necessity of following preventive measures to protect lives, especially the importance of staying home and not…
Weather across Oman to stabilise by Sunday
Muscat: The ongoing weather system is expected to gradually weaken from Saturday evening in the northern governorates of the Sultanate of Oman, but will continue with some rains in…
Port of Salalah attacked by drones, expat worker injured
The Port of Salalah was targeted by two drones on Saturday, and the incident resulted in moderate injuries to one of the expatriate workers at the port and limited damage to one of…
Heavy rainfall recorded across Oman, Liwa tops list
The Wilayat of Liwa recorded the highest rainfall in the Sultanate of Oman on Friday at 120 mm, according to monitoring stations of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water…
Iran warns civilians in region to stay away
TEHRAN: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards warned civilians across the Middle East on Friday to stay away from areas near US forces, in a mark of defiance after President Donald Trump cla…
Austria to ban social media for children; Indonesia’s curbs starts today
JAKARTA/VIENNA: Austria’s plans to introduce a ban on social media use for children under 14 while Indonesia’s social media curbs kick off on SaturdayAustria’s Cabinet members fro…
Heavy rainfall recorded , Liwa tops list
Muscat, March 27The Wilayat of Liwa recorded the highest rainfall in the Sultanate of Oman on Friday at 120 mm, according to monitoring stations of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fis…
NCEM continues emergency response efforts amidst weather conditions
Staff ReporterMuscat, March 27The sectors of the National Committee for Emergency Management (NCEM) continue their efforts to address the impacts of the weather condition affecting…
Heavy thunderstorms, flash flood likely today
MUSCAT: The National Multi-Hazard Early Warning Centre has confirmed that the Sultanate of Oman will continue to be affected by unstable weather conditions, with heavy thunderstorm…