Few civilisations in history adorned their companions with silver. That simple fact alone reveals something profound about the culture of Arabia. Across the deserts of the Arabian…

“Ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country”. This famous quote reminds citizens that they have a responsibility to serve the nation rather tha…

Stocks retreated from record highs on Thursday after a fresh US military strike on Iran and Kuwaiti reports of missile attacks dented investor confidence in a peace deal that many…

MUSCAT, MAY 28Major earthworks linked to the development of the Mazoon Copper Project in the Wilayat of Yanqul, Al Dhahirah Governorate, have been completed, paving the way for the…

SALALAH, MAY 28Oman’s food-security debate must move beyond production figures and import volumes to focus more sharply on how food is transported, stored and distributed, a local…

MUSCAT: While the festive spirit of Eid Al Adha was celebrated with grand traditional fervor and joy across the Sultanate, the extreme summer heatwave significantly altered holiday…

GILGIL, Kenya:  A fire tore through a dormitory at a girls’ school in a town in Kenya’s Rift Valley overnight, killing 16 students, the government said on Thursday.The fire, whose…

DUBAI/WASHINGTON:  Iran’s Revolutionary Guard targeted a U.S. airbase on Thursday after the U.S. military carried out what a Washington official said were strikes on an Iranian dro…

Geneva:  Global average temperatures are likely to continue at or near record levels this year and for the next four years afterwards, the United Nations warned Thursday.The 11 hot…

PARIS: Four-time champion Iga Swiatek and Elina Svitolina both eased into the French Open third round with straight-set wins as World No 2 Elena Rybakina crashed out on Wednesday.S…