Sirona launches Project Moringa CO2 capture and storage in Oman
MUSCAT: Belgian cleantech startup Sirona Technologies has announced the commissioning of its first Direct Air Capture (DAC) unit as part of Project Moringa — a landmark initiative…
Oman Business Forum hosts GCC trade dialogue on Oct 21
MUSCAT: The Oman Business Forum, affiliated with the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion, will hold its third trade dialogue session of the year on October 21,…
MSX records strongest weekly trading of 2025
MUSCAT: The Muscat Stock Exchange (MSX) recorded its highest weekly trading volume of 2025 last week, driven by strong activity in banking shares, OQ Group subsidiaries and other m…
One of world’s oldest dinosaurs discovered in Argentina
Argentinian scientists have found fossilised bones of one of the world’s oldest dinosaur species in the Andes Mountains, the CONICET research agency announced last week.A paleontol…
Oman Met reports a low-pressure system in the Arabian Sea
Muscat: A low-pressure system has been formed in the Arabian Sea, with the possibility of it developing into a tropical depression within the next 36 hours.The Oman Meteorology sai…
Gold pulls back after record high
Gold prices fell more than 2% on Friday after hitting a record high above $4,300 per ounce, pressured by a firmer dollar and U.S. President Donald Trump’s comment that a “full-sca…
OEDC secures financing worth RO385 million
Muscat – Oman Energy Development Company (OEDC) has secured international and local financing worth RO385 million and issued its first local sukuk worth RO50 million to supports it…
Major fire at Dhaka airport halts flight operations
Dhaka – Authorities in Dhaka have suspended all flight operations at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, Bangladesh’s airport, following a fire in its cargo section.Talha Bin Z…
Pakistan to hold talks with Afghanistan in Qatar
Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan officials will hold talks in Qatar Saturday with their Afghan counterparts, a day after Islamabad launched air strikes on its neighbour killing at le…
Despite Gaza ceasefire, aid deliveries struggle
Fighting in the Gaza Strip has come to a halt, and while much remains to be negotiated before anything resembling peace touches the Palestinian enclave, a new ceasefire has raised…