Muscat Airports launches unified parking tariff
Muscat: Oman Airports launches unified parking tariff for P1 and P2 usersOman Airports has announced a unified parking tariff for passengers using the P1 and P2 parking facilities…
Alibaba unveils its largest AI model yet
BEIJING: China’s Alibaba on Monday unveiled its largest and most capable AI model to date, sending its shares surging, while a research firm said DeepSeek’s latest product offers c…
RAO Band tops World Music Competition in Scotland
Dundonald: The Royal Army of Oman (RAO) Band secured top rankings across multiple categories at the World Music Competition in ScotlandIn the Dundonald competitions, the team was a…
5.6-magnitude earthquake near Egypt’s Suez
CAIRO: An earthquake measuring 5.6 in magnitude struck 38 km (24 miles) north of the Egyptian city of Suez just after 3:00 a.m. (0000 GMT) on Monday, Egypt’s National Research In…
UAE visitors top Oman’s tourism arrivals in H1, 2026
Muscat: Oman’s tourism sector continued its upward trajectory during the first half of 2026, with the latest figures released by the National Centre for Statistics and Information…
Trump says new Iran talks set to start on Monday
Washington: US President Donald Trump said that new negotiations with Iran will begin Monday after he decided to hold off on striking the Islamic Republic to pursue a deal to end t…
Aviation fuel prices continue to surge over Mideast tensions
Aviation fuel prices surged last week as the shipping blockade of the Strait of Hormuz continued.According to the Jet Fuel Price Monitor, the global average jet fuel price rose 7.1…
Chances of heavy rains around the Hajar Mountains: Oman Met
Due to cumulus cloud formation, there are chances of rain of varying intensity, including thunderstorms, accompanied by active descending winds and hailstone falls, with the possib…
Iran says close to a Hormuz deal with Oman
Tehran: Iran said on Sunday that it was nearing a deal with Oman over a new route through the Strait of Hormuz, hours after the US called off major strikes to allow for diplomacy.N…
US, Japan coordinated to stabilize the yen
The United States and Japan coordinated to intervene in the currency markets to stabilize the weakening yen last week, a rare move that last occurred more than a decade ago.Preside…