Negotiators gather for Gaza talks, mediators caution deal may not be swift
SHARM EL-SHEIKH: Hamas officials were in Egypt on Monday ahead of talks with Israel that the U.S. hopes will bring a halt to war in Gaza and release of hostages despite contentious…
Brunkow, Ramsdell and Sakaguchi win Nobel medicine prize for immune discoveries
STOCKHOLM: American scientists Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi from Japan won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on Monday for their discoveries in pe…
Urban October kicks off under ‘Sustainable Cities for People’
Muscat: The fifth edition of the Urban Planning, Housing and Construction Expo and Conference opened under the theme “Sustainable Cities for People”, organised by the Ministry o…
GLOBAL MARKETS-Politics jolts markets, gold leaps to record high
Japanese stocks surged more than 4% to an all-time high while the yen skidded on Monday after fiscal and monetary dove Sanae Takaichi was elected as leader of the ruling party, put…
ROP arrest two for possessing counterfeit currency
Muscat: The Royal Oman Police (ROP) in Al Dakhiliyah Governorate have arrested two individuals on charges of possessing counterfeit national currency and attempting to exchange it…
‘Shakti’ weakens into deep depression; indirect impacts expected in Oman
Muscat: The Oman Meteorology Office said the tropical system ‘Shakti’ over the Arabian Sea has weakened into a deep depression. Latest satellite images show the system is moving so…
His Majesty heads to Belarus on state visit
His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik heads to the Republic of Belarus on a two-day state visit, during which he will meet with President Alexander Lukashenko.**media[3149616]**
Oman plans 9,600 hotel rooms by 2030
Oman is set to open 9,600 hotel rooms by 2030 as the country’s hospitality sector enters a new era, according to new insight and analysis from Cavendish Maxwell. The report said t…
Oman to be venue for unique moon/Mars analog mission
Muscat: Oman will be the venue for 17 institutions simulating Moon/Mars missions on five continents (Africa, America, Asia, Australia, and Europe) to emulate the human presence on…
Nobel Prize week kicks off with medicine announcement
The 2025 Nobel Prize season begins on Monday with the announcement of the winner in the Physiology or Medicine category.The Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm…