Royal Office Minister receives Netherlands ambassador
Muscat: General Sultan Mohammed al Nu’amani, Minister of the Royal Office, received in his office on Tuesday Maartje Peters, Ambassador-designate of the Kingdom of the Netherlands…
HM condoles ruler of Sharjah
Muscat: His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik has sent a cable of condolences to Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Mohammed al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) an…
Demand-Responsive Transit (DRT) service in Muscat?
Asia Mobiliti, Malaysia’s Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) technology company, in collaboration with the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology (MTCIT), recen…
Gold surges to a fresh record high
Gold surged to a fresh record high of around $3,759. The rally is underpinned by growing expectations of further interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve, following its first re…
Daylight robbery at jewellery shop in Muscat, 4 arrested
Muscat: A daring daylight robbery of a gold shop in Muscat Governorate by four Asian nationals resulted in a loss of around RO150,000.**media[3136616]**The robbery, which was carri…
Who recognises the State of Palestine, who doesn’t, and why does it matter?
Paris: A majority of European countries now recognise the State of Palestine, following official declarations in New York on Monday by France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Malta and other…
Recognition of Palestinian state offers no relief for traumatised Gazans
Israel’s military pushed deeper towards the most populated areas of Gaza City on Tuesday, a painful reminder for Gazans that Western powers’ recognition of a Palestinian state doe…
Hong Kong shuts down ahead of world’s biggest typhoon this year
HONG KONG: Hong Kong shut down ahead of Super Typhoon Ragasa on Tuesday, the world’s most powerful tropical cyclone this year, with authorities urging people to stay at home, whil…
Super typhoon scraps flights across Asia, highest storm alerts issued
Super Typhoon Ragasa is causing major flight disruptions across Asia as it churns in the South China Sea, with Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific saying on Tuesday that more than 500flight…
MoH urges patients to update personal data
Muscat: The Ministry of Health (MoH) called on citizens and residents to update their personal details and contact numbers when visiting health institutions across the Sultanate of…