What Europe learned from the Greenland crisis
As if the Europeans needed another wake-up call about the contempt in which President Donald Trump holds them, his mocking antipathy at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerla…
Macron vows to speed up social media ban
PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday vowed to speed up the legislative process for a social media ban on under-15s, with the goal of enacting it in September this ye…
Italy recalls envoy to Switzerland over suspect release
ROME: Italy formally protested on Saturday the release on bail of the owner of a Swiss club engulfed in a deadly New Year’s Day fire and recalled its ambassador to Switzerland, as…
Offshore wind in a changing global energy landscape
Offshore wind energy has grown from an experimental concept into a major force in the global renewable energy transition, driven by technological advances, falling costs and rising…
SpaceX plans mega 2026 IPO
Elon Musk’s space startup SpaceX is lining up four Wall Street banks for leading roles on a potential initial public offering that could rank among the largest market debuts eve…
Bangladesh replaced by Scotland at T20 World Cup: Reports
Bangladesh has been replaced by Scotland for next month’s Twenty20 World Cup after the South Asian side refused to travel to co-hosts India, media reports said on Saturday, citi…
Rains in parts of Oman for next 2 days: Met
The latest weather forecasts indicate that the atmosphere of the Sultanate of Oman will be affected by a flow of clouds on Sunday and Monday. According to the Met Department, this…
Airlines report a surge in unruly passenger accidents
There has been an increase in the rate of reported unruly air passenger incidents, according to the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) statistics. Based on over 24,50…
Indonesia landslide: More than 80 missing
AFP English – Cisarua – A landslide killed at least eight people and more than 80 are missing on Indonesia’s main island of Java on Saturday, a disaster official said. Triggered by…
GCC population to hit 83.6 million by 2050
Muscat- A report issued by the Gulf Statistical Center predicted that population growth will continue during the period from 2025 to 2050, bringing the population of the Gulf Coope…