Oman marks Environment Day with stronger climate and green push
Muscat: As global attention turns to climate action and environmental sustainability, the Sultanate of Oman is intensifying efforts to strengthen conservation, expand green cover a…
What it takes to build a logistics network from scratch in West Africa
Bamba Lo founded delivery company PAPS with two scooters and a Facebook page.
Anthropic calls for pause of global AI development
New York: Artificial intelligence company Anthropic suggested Thursday a global pause on building the most powerful AI systems as the latest models are beginning to show signs the…
PDO confirms operations normal at Mina Al Fahal Port
Muscat: Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) has confirmed that operations at Mina Al Fahal Port are continuing as normal.In a statement issued on Friday, the company reassured that ac…
Trump’s latest tariff salvo no fix for global issue of forced labour
LONDON: President Donald Trump’s threat to slap new tariffs on trade partners the U.S. accuses of failing to crack down on forced labour will do little to fight modern slavery -…
China’s Xi to visit North Korea in push for deeper ties
BEIJING/SEOUL: China said on Friday President Xi Jinping would visit North Korea on a two-day trip from June 8, his first in nearly seven years as Beijing looks to reassert ties wi…
GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks drop as AI rally pauses
SINGAPORE: Asian share markets tumbled on Friday as investors took profits on technology stocks and turned defensive ahead of the weekend, wary of the flare-up in Middle East host…
Unsafe food kills 1.5 mn people a year: WHO
GENEVA: Food contaminated with harmful bacteria, viruses, parasites or chemicals kills 1.5 million people worldwide each year, with young children worst hit, the World Health Organ…
Putin faces rival visions of war and peace at Russia’s ‘Davos’
ST PETERSBURG: President Vladimir Putin faced two rival outlines of Russia’s future on Thursday as he hosted his premier annual investment conference with the war in Ukraine unaba…
Omani delegation explores Belarusian experience in agriculture
MINSK: The Omani delegation currently visiting the Republic of Belarus visited a number of specialised agricultural centres and research institutions in the city of Minsk, Republic…