Trying to survive Gaza’s present, hoping for a future
The pallets of aid dropped from the plane, their parachutes popping as they fell to the battered and hungry people of the Gaza Strip below.On the ground, most people in the seaside…
1 in 5 adults still addicted to tobacco: WHO
Geneva — The world is smoking less, but the tobacco epidemic is far from over. A new WHO Global Report shows the number of tobacco users has dropped from 1.38 billion in 2000 to 1….
His Majesty pays tribute at Belarus landmarks
Minsk, Belarus: His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik began his state visit to Belarus with symbolic engagements at some of the country’s most significant cultural and historical si…
Oman’s Global Flotilla activist arrives in Jordan
Muscat: An Omani citizen is among those evacuated to Jordan after being part of the Global Sumud Flotilla that arrived through the King Hussein Bridge, the Jordanian Ministry of F…
A Landmark Multisensory Opera Celebrating Maritime Heritage and Cultural Identity
The Royal Opera House Muscat (ROHM) recently held a highly anticipated media briefing to unveil the world premiere of Sindbad: The Omani Sailor, a landmark Arabic-language grand op…
Muscat’s main travel mode is private vehicles, 72% of them with solo riders
Muscat: Private vehicles dominate daily commuting in the capital, Muscat, according to the preliminary results of the Muscat Area Traffic Study 2025. The results indicated that 97…
Death toll rises to 61 as search ends after Indonesia school collapse
Indonesian rescue teams on Tuesday concluded a week-long search for victims in the rubble of a collapsed four-storey building at an Islamic boarding school, confirming 61 deaths i…
2 years of Gaza War: 67,000 Palestinians killed, 1.9 million ndisplaced from homes
Indirect talks in Egypt between Israel and Hamas have been “positive” so far, as the world marks the second anniversary of one of the longest ongoing conflicts. At least 67,160 Pal…
550 trekkers trapped in a blizzard near Everest in Tibet
More than 200 remaining trekkers trapped by a snowstorm over the weekend near the eastern face of Mount Everest in Tibet are being evacuated, a source familiar with the situation s…
