Oman-Iran deal on Hormuz expected soon: US, Iran officials
WASHINGTON: Progress is being made between Iran and Oman on the Strait of Hormuz, and “we expect a deal soon,” a U.S. official told Reuters on Friday.Once a deal is announced t…
Butterflies take flight in the face of climate change and extreme weather
More than 1,700 butterfly species across 105 countries are not living where they once did, according to a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution. That…
Middle East looks to Chinese market for tourism rebound: Report
MENA tourism industry looks to Chinese market recovery as outbound demand remains resilient ahead of ATM 2026Research from Dragon Trail International, an official research partner…
How Oman’s and other passports improved their rankings?
Over the past 20 years, global travel freedom has expanded dramatically, according to the latest 20th anniversary of the Henley Passport Index In 2006, the most powerful passpor…
What it takes to sell African agricultural products in supermarkets abroad
Entrepreneur Seun Rasheed unpacks the realities of exporting African fruits and vegetables.
Trump’s attack on ‘birth tourism’ faces an uphill legal battle
AFPWhen the U.S. Supreme Court in June ruled in favor of broad citizenship rights for babies born in the United States, one of the most conservative justices complained that t…
India’s ‘cockroach’ protest movement keeps heat on Modi
Two weeks after youth-led protests forced India’s education minister to resign, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government is grappling with the fallout from one of its toughest pol…
Who is liable when AI goes rogue?
Major artificial intelligence developers have reported cases of their autonomous AI models breaching other companies’ cyber infrastructure, raising questions about who may be held…
Call for Infantino to resign comes in wake of wave of support
PARIS: Beleaguered Fifa president Gianni Infantino has received some much-needed support, after over a week of scathing criticism revolving around the now shelved private investmen…
Real Madrid extend Vinicius deal, sign Diomande in title bid boost
MADRID: Real Madrid on Thursday announced a new six-year deal for star forward Vinicius Junior and the signing of teenage sensation Yan Diomande in a major boost to their quest to…