French PM pressures lawmakers to pass 2026 budget
PARIS: French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu put pressure on lawmakers on Monday to pass the 2026 budget by the end of the year after the deeply divided lower house of parliament…
Belgium hit by three-day national strike over govt austerity plans
BRUSSELS: Belgium steeled itself for closed schools and disrupted train and air travel as three days of strikes kicked off on Monday in protest at government austerity plans aimed…
Severe floods displace thousands in Thailand
BANGKOK: Flooding from days of intense rain has killed at least eight people in southern Thailand and forced thousands into evacuation centres in neighbouring Malaysia, officials s…
South Korea’s Lee warns of clashes with North
SEOUL: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung warned of the risk of accidental clashes with North Korea, which has cut off all channels of communication with Seoul. “Inter-Korean rel…
Oman completes RO 408 million water projects to boost nationwide supply
MUSCAT: HH Sayyid Bilarab bin Haitham al Said presided over a national ceremony marking the completion of more than RO 408 million worth of strategic water projects implemented by…
Italy beat Spain to win third consecutive Davis Cup
Italy captured a remarkable third consecutive Davis Cup title on Sunday with Matteo Berrettini and Flavio Cobolli winning their singles matches for a 2-0 triumph over Spain in the…
Oman Sail’s Performance Team delivers strong results in Malaysia
MUSCAT: Oman Sail’s Performance Team successfully competed in the 39th MSA–NSC–MILO National Open Championship 2025, a major multi-class ranking regatta in Langkawi, Malaysia that…
Arab Youth and Junior 3×3 basketball begins today at Al Mouj Muscat
Muscat: The Arab Youth and Junior 3×3 Basketball Championship, hosted by the Oman Basketball Association in cooperation with the Arab Basketball Federation, will begin at 3 pm on T…
HH Sayyid Bilarab presides over RO408m water network projects ceremony
Muscat: Under the auspices of HH Sayyid Bilarab bin Haitham Al Said, Nama Water Services Company held a celebration ceremony to mark the completion of strategic projects in the wat…
UMC sees first tricuspid valve replacement procedure
MUSCAT: The cardiac catheterization team at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital in the University Medical City (UMC) has achieved a significant medical milestone by performing the fi…