Oman clears commercial spaceflight framework
MUSCAT: Etlaq Spaceport, Oman’s first commercial spaceflight hub, has welcomed the Civil Aviation Authority’s (CAA) recent decision to introduce a framework governing the approval…
Gold prices shift Indian festive demand toward coins
MUMBAI – Soaring gold prices led Indian buyers to choose coins and bars over jewellery during the Dhanteras festival on Saturday, fuelled by hopes that the precious metal’s glitter…
Boeing can increase 737 Max production: FAA
The Federal Aviation Administration will let Boeing produce as many as 42 of its 737 Max jets each month, raising a cap that the agency established nearly two years ago.The agency…
Pakistan, Afghanistan agree to ‘immediate ceasefire’
Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed to an “immediate ceasefire” at talks in Doha, after at least 10 Afghans were killed in Pakistani air strikes that broke an earlier truce.For more th…
Lithium battery fire aboard forces emergency landing
A lithium battery spontaneously combusted in a passenger’s carry-on luggage during an Air China flight Saturday to Incheon, South Korea, from the Chinese city of Hangzhou, accordin…
Would Japan’s first female PM advance women’s rights?
n Japan, women have long been severely underrepresented at the highest levels of business, government and society, the product of a culture that expects them to bear a disproportio…
Storm kills family of five in the Philippines
Manila – Tropical Storm Fengshen killed a family of five Sunday as it ploughed across the Philippines’ main island, Luzon, police and disaster officials said.The family, including…
Libraries in Oman guard knowledge and identity in the digital age
MUSCAT: Libraries in Oman stand as vital pillars of the nation’s cultural landscape, preserving collective memory and documenting history. They serve as beacons of knowledge and ci…
Ministry of Information’s Ayn platform enhances Omani and Arab e-content
FRANKFURT: A number of visitors to the Sultanate of Oman’s pavilion at the Frankfurt International Book Fair 2025 commended the digital content, e-books, audiobooks and children’s…
Oman’s foreign investment surges past RO 30 billion
MUSCAT: Foreign direct investment (FDI) in the Sultanate of Oman reached approximately RO 30.279 billion by the end of the second quarter of 2025, with fresh inflows totalling RO 3…