Pakistan to hold talks with Afghanistan in Qatar
Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan officials will hold talks in Qatar Saturday with their Afghan counterparts, a day after Islamabad launched air strikes on its neighbour killing at le…
Despite Gaza ceasefire, aid deliveries struggle
Fighting in the Gaza Strip has come to a halt, and while much remains to be negotiated before anything resembling peace touches the Palestinian enclave, a new ceasefire has raised…
Municipality begins work on Wadi Qantab project
Muscat Municipality has started implementing the rehabilitation and development project of the Wadi Qantab project as part of its efforts to develop public spaces and support sport…
Take approval before changing taxi fares: MTCIT tells firms
Muscat: The Ministry of Transport, Communications, and Information Technology (MTCIT) has asked companies licensed to manage app-based taxi services to adhere to a ministerial deci…
MHT suspends licenses for several hotel establishments
The Ministry of Heritage and Tourism (MHT) has suspended the licenses of several hotel establishments that violate quality standards.Licenses were suspended as part of the Ministry…
Gazans hold first post-truce Friday prayers
Gaza City: Thousands of worshippers returned on Friday to the Gaza Strip’s few intact and many damaged mosques, where for the first time in months loudspeakers blared the Islamic c…
Hamas can’t commit to disarm
DOHA: Hamas intends to maintain security control in Gaza during an interim period, a senior Hamas official said, adding he could not commit to the group disarming — positions that…
Frenchman gets 30 years for wife’s murder
ALBI: A Frenchman whose wife disappeared during the Covid-19 pandemic and whose body was never found was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Friday for murdering her, in a case that…
Zelensky seeks Trump’s support amidst Putin summit
Volodymyr Zelensky will ask Donald Trump for Tomahawk missiles but the surprise announcement that the US President will meet with Vladimir Putin in Budapest appeared to dim the Ukr…
UN says Gaza famine easing will take time
The United Nations cautioned on Friday it would take time to reverse the famine in the Gaza Strip, saying all crossings needed to be opened to “flood Gaza with food”.The UN’s World…