Al Maqbali emerge champion of Badminton championship
MUSCAT: Salim al Maqbali of Masirah club retained the title of Men’s singles event for senior category of Oman Badminton Clubs Championship following his victory in style over Sult…
Nizwa edge Salalah in the Oman Basketball League
MUSCAT: Nizwa Club secured a convincing 73–48 victory over Salalah Club in the preliminary round of the Oman General Basketball League for the 2025–2026 sports season. With this wi…
Seeb, Al Bashayer take first-leg advantage in 1st division volleyball semis
MUSCAT: In a highly competitive first leg of the First Division Volleyball League semifinals for the 2025–2026 season, Al Seeb Club secured an important 3–1 victory over Majees Clu…
Kremlin denies three-way peace talks in preparation
MIAMI: The Kremlin on Sunday denied that three-way talks between Ukraine, Russia and the United States were on the cards, as diplomats gathered in Miami for talks on ending the con…
Israeli shelling on shelter kills 6 in Gaza
GAZA: Dozens of Palestinians gathered at a Gaza City hospital to mourn six people, including children, that the civil defence said were killed by the Israeli shelling of a shelter…
South Al Batinah, GUtech sign memorandum of cooperation on institutional work
Saif al SiyabiBARKA: South Al Batinah Governorate and the German University of Technology (GUtech) signed a memorandum of cooperation to enhance areas of collaboration and academic…
Australia falls silent, lights candles for Bondi Beach victims
SYDNEY: Australians fell silent in flickering candlelight on Sunday in memory of the Bondi Beach shooting victims, one week after gunmen fired into crowds celebrating a Jewish fest…
US again seizes oil tanker off coast of Venezuela
WASHINGTON: The United States “apprehended” an oil tanker off Venezuela, a move Caracas deemed a “theft and kidnapping,” in the latest salvo of a pressure campaign by Washington, t…
Muscat Nights 2026 activities to begin in January
Muscat: The activities of Muscat Nights 2026 will commence from January 1, 2026 till January 31 featuring a qualitative program that translates an integrated vision for a winter se…
Harrison Ford to get lifetime acting award
Harrison Ford is to be given a lifetime achievement award from the main union representing Hollywood actors, the organization announced Thursday.Ford, whose decades on the big and…