BARCELONA: The Sultanate of Oman took part in the Unesco World Conference on Cultural Policies and Sustainable Development (Mondiacult 2025), being held in Barcelona, Spain. The co…

GAZA: Israel said on Saturday its troops were still operating in Gaza and warned residents not to return, despite calls from the families of Israeli hostages and US President Donal…

When I ran my schools in Cambridge, I resisted conformity. There was no dress code, no obsession with hair length or colour. My role was to guide students through their examination…

A protestor stands in a truck with a sign reading “Stop genocide Gaza” in a demonstration in Lille, northern France. — AFP

Media giant, Facebook, has an ever-increasing financial profile, let alone its significant, almost dominant, social media presence, having a turnover during the 2024 financial year…

Health systems around the world are overstretched and underfunded. In 2023, low-income countries spent just $10 per person annually on health – less than 15 per cent of what is req…

You’ll spot him before sunrise on Masirah’s shore—black trousers, black shirt, a weathered hoodie and beanie, spear in hand, a bucket swinging from his left. Locals call the 63-yea…

LONDON/MOSCOW : Eight OPEC+ countries are likely to raise oil output again on Sunday, with Saudi Arabia pushing for a larger increase to regain market share, while Russia prefers a…

MUSCAT: Oman’s gross domestic product (GDP) at current prices expanded by 0.6 per cent in the second quarter of 2025, reaching RO 10.171 billion compared with RO 10.109 billion in…

MUSCAT: Oman is pressing ahead with the implementation of its substantive green hydrogen strategy which, while predominantly export-oriented, now incorporates a significant compone…