Swiss study tour finds Oman’s quiet depths
From the shifting dunes of Rimal Al Sharqiya to the cool heights of Al Jabal Al Akhdhar and from the historic lanes of Muttrah and Nizwa to the calm of Wadi Al Arbeieen and the coa…
US ‘armada’ headed toward Gulf: Trump
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said a US “armada” was heading towards the Gulf and that Washington was watching Iran closely, even after downplaying the prospect of imminent mi…
Who owns TikTok in the US now?
TikTok’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, just spun out an American venture to operate the popular video app in the United States.The deal, announced on Thursday, is part of an e…
Musk makes Davos debut with promise of robots for all
Elon Musk sees his humanoid robots hitting the market next year, one of several “optimistic” forecasts by the US tech mogul at his first-ever Davos appearance on Thursday.In front…
Muscat Gases suspends executive managers
MUSCAT: Muscat Gases Company SAOG said it has been instructed by Oman’s Public Prosecution to temporarily suspend a number of executive managers, pending investigation procedures,…
A haunting journey of survival, memory and humanity
As October rolled in, I went in a panic mode realising that I’d only managed to finish fourteen books which was a far cry from my hopeful target of twenty. So, I came up with a nea…
Oman to strengthen carbon market with national certification system
MUSCAT: The Oman Net Zero Centre (ONZC) has announced plans to establish a national framework for issuing, verifying and registering energy and low-carbon product certificates in t…
Morocco says AFCON final incidents will not affect close African ties
RABAT: Morocco’s King Mohammed VI said on Thursday that African fraternity would prevail after what he described as “deplorable” acts that marred the closing minutes of the Afric…
Alcaraz celebrates 100th Slam match with easy win
Melbourne: An ominous Carlos Alcaraz wasted little energy in his 100th Grand Slam match to sweep into the last 16 of the Australian Open on Friday with a straight-sets mauling of F…
Medvedev fights back from two sets down to beat Marozsan
MELBOURNE: Daniil Medvedev clawed his way back from two sets down to beat Fabian Marozsan 6-7(5) 4-6 7-5 6-0 6-3 at the Australian Open on Friday to set up a last-16 tie against…