Airports in Oman handle over 12 million passengers
Muscat – Passenger traffic through the airports of the Sultanate of Oman (Muscat, Salalah, Sohar, and Duqm) witnessed an increase of 1.6 percent until the end of October 2025, brin…
Agreement to provide fiber optic services at Suq al Aqur
Oman Broadband has signed a cooperation agreement with Bawariq Nizwa Investment Company to implement a joint program for the provision of fiber optic services in the Al-Aqur area i…
Minimum temperatures to drop below 20°C in Muscat
The minimum temperatures in Oman are likely to drop to below 20°C in several governorates starting Sunday.In Khasab, it will be expected to be 16°C, Muscat 18°C, Duqm 15 °C, and Sa…
Imran Khan and, wife get 17-year jail in another graft case
A Pakistani court on Saturday sentenced former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi to 17 years in prison each in a corruption case involving the under-priced purchas…
Bangladesh government urges calm
Bangladesh’s interim government urged people on Friday to resist violence as soldiers and police fanned out across Dhaka and other cities following protests over the killing of a…
Registration for the ‘Together We Advance Forum’ begins tomorrow
The General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers has announced the start of registration for participation in the fourth edition of the “Together We Advance” Forum, which will r…
Oman will witness the winter solstice on Sunday
The winter solstice phenomenon for the year 2025 will begin tomorrow in the Sultanate of Oman, and thus it will be the first day of winter astronomically in the northern hemisphere…
Seven elephants killed in Indian train accident
Seven elephants were killed, and one was injured when a Delhi-bound train collided with a herd in northeast India early on Saturday, district police chief VV Rakesh Reddy said.Th…
US judge skeptical of challenge to $100,000 H-1B visa fee
A federal judge on Friday said US President Donald Trump’s $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas for highly-skilled foreign workers seems to fall under his broad powers to regulate immig…
Argentina, Spain to meet in Qatar for intercontinental ‘Finalissima’
ASUNCION, Paraguay: Spain, the European champions, and Argentina, the Copa America winners, will compete in the ‘Finalissima’ international super final on March 27 in Qatar, the So…