Al Bashayer, Seeb shine in Group 2 openers with straight-set wins
Muscat: The first group of the First Division Volleyball League (2025–2026 season) kicks off on Saturday, with the participation of Majees, Masirah, Sohar, Saham and Al Shabab club…
Oman step up training sessions with 4 days for Qatar clash
MUSCAT: The Red Warriors began the second and last phase of their preparation camp on Thursday for the decisive AFC Asian Qualifiers — Road to 2026 — with a gym session before taki…
Russia hits Ukraine energy sites overnight
KYIV: Russia launched a massive overnight drone and missile assault on several Ukrainian regions, primarily targeting energy infrastructure, Ukraine’s energy ministry said on Frida…
Finnish court clears crew in cable breach trial
HELSINKI: A Finnish district court ruled on Friday that it does not have jurisdiction to prosecute the captain and two officers of the Eagle S oil tanker, who are accused of breaki…
UK on ‘high alert’ following synagogue attack
Britain was on heightened alert on Friday following an attack outside a Manchester synagogue that killed two people, as police said they may have shot victims as the terrifying ass…
India backs domestic apps over Google, Microsoft
Three cabinet colleagues of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are promoting use of apps by domestic rivals to Google Maps, WhatsApp and Microsoft, in the strongest backing yet fo…
World food prices ease as sugar, dairy drop
PARIS: Global food commodity prices dipped in September as declines in sugar and dairy offset a new peak for meat prices, the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation said…
Oman Vision 2040: Quantum AI leads the future
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is essentially a simulation of human intelligence that can process data and improve over time. Both Quantum Computing and AI, also known as Quantum Mac…
Are we over-sanitising ourselves sick?
“Wash your hands with soap, sanitize, disinfect surfaces” — we have heard this advice repeatedly and passed it on to our children. But when does good hygiene tip into obsession? Th…
Wind turbines set to arrive for PDO wind projects in Oman
MUSCAT: The first batch of wind turbines destined for the Riyah-1 and Riyah-2 wind-based Independent Power Projects (IPPs), under development at sites within the concession area of…