Muscat Municipality awards contracts for 7 residential park projects
Eng. Ahmed bin Saeed al Amri, chairman of Muscat Municipality, chaired a meeting of the Municipality’s Internal Tenders Committee today, during which contracts were awarded for sev…
Can the gold rally last much longer?
Gold – which has jumped around 15% this year – is on an impressive run. Still, there are legitimate concerns about whether the momentum can last much longer, warns the CEO of one o…
Gaza’s Rafah crossing with Egypt to reopen on Sunday
TEL AVIV: Israel will reopen the Rafah border crossing on Sunday for people to travel between Gaza and Egypt, a government agency said, the first opening of effectively the sole ro…
US military deployments expand amidst tensions
ISTANBUL: Iran is prepared for the resumption of talks with the United States, but they should be fair and not include Iran’s defence capabilities, Iran’s chief diplomat said on F…
Trump picks ex-US Fed official as next central bank chief
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump announced on Friday that he is nominating Kevin Warsh, a former Federal Reserve governor, to be the next US central bank chief.The decision ca…
Trump’s new Minneapolis point man vows ‘smarter’ operation
MINNEAPOLIS: Donald Trump’s “border czar” said on Thursday that some federal agents could be withdrawn from Minneapolis, the northern US city that has become the flashpoint for the…
Ukraine N-safety concerns
The war in Ukraine ‘continues to pose the world’s biggest threat to nuclear safety’, Rafael Grossi, Director General, IAEAThe UN nuclear watchdog’s board of governors on Friday dis…
Al Nahda, Oman Club advance to HM Cup final
Muscat: Al Nahda Club and Oman Club secured their places in the final of His Majesty’s the Sultan’s Cup after the conclusion of the second-leg matches of the semifinals on Thursday…
Trump says Hamas set to disarm in Gaza deal
US President Donald Trump said that Hamas would give up weapons, a step the fighters have not confirmed, in what would be a major step forward in a fragile ceasefire with Israel.”A…
Real GDP growth at 2.3 per cent
The Central Bank of Oman (CBO) in its Macroeconomic Stability Report 2025, notes that the economic activity remained resilient amid a challenging global environment. Real GDP grow…