What is so special about TikTok’s algorithm?
BEIJING: The content recommendation algorithm that powers the online short video platform TikTok has once again come under the spotlight after the app’s Chinese owner ByteDance sig…
Fuel shortage forces Gaza hospital to suspend most services
A major Gaza hospital has suspended several services because of a critical fuel shortage in the devastated Palestinian territory, which continues to face a severe humanitarian cris…
Silver climbs past $75 an ounce for the first time
Tokyo – Silver surpassed $75 per ounce on Friday for the first time, as both precious and industrial metals hit unprecedented highs at year’s end, driven by economic and geopolitic…
A year on, Jeju Air crash report delayed
A South Korean investigation into the Jeju Air crash that killed 179 people is set to miss a one-year deadline to release a progress report, two officials said, as frustrated rela…
Interests of nation, citizens are a priority
MUSCAT: His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik met at Al Barakah Palace on Thursday with the Chairman of the Majlis Ash’shura and members of the Majlis Ash’shura Office.At the outset…
Pope Leo condemns ‘open wounds’ of war
VATICAN CITY: Pope Leo XIV condemned the “senselessness” of war and the “open wounds” it leaves behind, as he delivered his first Christmas message on Thursday after a year marked…
Al Nahda secure crucial win over Tadhamon
Muscat, Dec 25Oman’s Al Nahda Club secured a valuable 1–0 victory over Yemen’s Tadhamon Hadramout on Wednesday evening, in the match played at Saud Bin Abdulrahman Stadium in Qatar…
Arab Shooting Championship 2025 concludes
MUSCAT, DEC 25The Arab Shooting Championship for pistol and air weapons 2025 concluded on Thursday, following several days of intense competition and high technical standards, duri…
Government institutions tournament to begin on Jan 4
Muscat, Dec 25The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth (MoCSY) has launched the second edition of the Government Institutions Eight-a-Side Football Championship during a ceremony…
Diallo, Mahrez strike at Afcon as Ivory Coast, Algeria win
RABAT: Amad Diallo and Riyad Mahrez starred as defending champions Ivory Coast and former winners Algeria had contrasting victories on Wednesday when the first round of African Cup…