How Oman fares in the digital economy report
The Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO), the international body, recently launched the Digital Economy Navigator 2025 (DEN 2025) at the Second World Summit for Social Developmen…
How many people die in India from the hot weather?
NEW DELHI — India is getting hotter, faster.The grim present presages a grimmer future for the world’s most populous country, which is experiencing more frequent and severe heat wa…
How the fallout from the Trump documentary paralyzed the BBC
LONDON — The response was ready to go.After furious headlines in a British newspaper accused the BBC of institutional bias over a misleading edit of a speech by President Donald Tr…
His Majesty confers Royal medals at Al Barakah Palace
Muscat: His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik on Sunday conferred Royal medals at Al Barakah Palace upon a number of Their Highnesses, ministers, senior officials, and commanders of…
Ejada Matrix as a tool to boost employee performance
MUSCAT: The Ministry of Labour continues to modernise human resource management across the public sector through the launch of the Ejada Matrix. The initiative forms part of the na…
Nama unveils RO 2m Al Shikhaikhat Water Network
BARKA: Under the auspices of Dr Saud bin Hamoud al Habsi, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources, Nama Water Services officially inaugurated the Al Shikhaikhat Rene…
Sohar University hosts forum on university twinning
MUSCAT: Sohar University hosted the Third ALECSO Forum on the Twinning of Arab Universities under the theme ‘The Productive University.’ The two-day forum is organised by the Minis…
Is anger your enemy?
Have you ever lost your temper over something trivial — a delayed message, a noisy street, or someone overtaking you off in traffic? It happens to all of us. But if such moments ar…
Oman defeat Sudan in tune-up match
MUSCAT: Oman’s national football team ended their first preparatory match with a confident 2-0 victory over Sudan on Friday night at Seeb Stadium. The first scheduled warm up was p…
RCC to select top racing camels for purchase
MUSCAT: The Oman Camel Racing Federation (OCRF), in cooperation with the Royal Camel Corps (RCC), will kick off the fourth race of the annual camel racing season on Sunday morning…