Expats illuminate Muscat with Diwali spirit
MUSCAT: Expatriates across Oman are celebrating Diwali — the festival of lights — with lamps, colours, sweets, and music, marking yet another season of joy, unity, and prosperity.D…
Intake of lead in any quantity can be harmful
On the occasion of International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, the Royal Hospital in Muscat has provided some preventive tips for both children and adults. What is lead and why i…
Qatar exports leads trade mission to Oman
Muscat: Qatar Exports, the export arm of QDB, has announced the organization of a Qatari trade mission to the Sultanate of Oman on October 21–22, 2025. The mission, which will be h…
Oman clears commercial spaceflight framework
MUSCAT: Etlaq Spaceport, Oman’s first commercial spaceflight hub, has welcomed the Civil Aviation Authority’s (CAA) recent decision to introduce a framework governing the approval…
Gold prices shift Indian festive demand toward coins
MUMBAI – Soaring gold prices led Indian buyers to choose coins and bars over jewellery during the Dhanteras festival on Saturday, fuelled by hopes that the precious metal’s glitter…
Boeing can increase 737 Max production: FAA
The Federal Aviation Administration will let Boeing produce as many as 42 of its 737 Max jets each month, raising a cap that the agency established nearly two years ago.The agency…
Pakistan, Afghanistan agree to ‘immediate ceasefire’
Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed to an “immediate ceasefire” at talks in Doha, after at least 10 Afghans were killed in Pakistani air strikes that broke an earlier truce.For more th…
Lithium battery fire aboard forces emergency landing
A lithium battery spontaneously combusted in a passenger’s carry-on luggage during an Air China flight Saturday to Incheon, South Korea, from the Chinese city of Hangzhou, accordin…
Would Japan’s first female PM advance women’s rights?
n Japan, women have long been severely underrepresented at the highest levels of business, government and society, the product of a culture that expects them to bear a disproportio…
Storm kills family of five in the Philippines
Manila – Tropical Storm Fengshen killed a family of five Sunday as it ploughed across the Philippines’ main island, Luzon, police and disaster officials said.The family, including…