Al Batinah North honey production hits 158,000kg
SUHAR: The total production of local Samar (Acacia) and Sidr (Christ’s thorn) honey in Al Batinah North Governorate reached approximately 158,000 kilogrammes, registering positive…
Solar energy boosts sustainability in agriculture and livestock sector
MUSCAT: Investing in clean energy is emerging as a practical environmental and economic solution in response to the growing shift towards renewable energy sources, particularly in…
Starmer calls for full opening of Hormuz
LONDON: The Strait of Hormuz must be reopened with “unconditional and unrestricted” access for shipping, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said as a US-Iran deal appeared to be drawin…
Iran, US closing in on deal to end war
TEHRAN: The United States and Iran could strike a deal to end the Middle East war, Washington’s top diplomat said, while Tehran insisted the agreement would do nothing to limit its…
Emergency workers recover equipment from a civil defense center damaged in an Israeli air strike on the southern Lebanese city of Nabatieh. — AFP
Would-be challenger to UK PM faces uphill battle
Makerfield, a little-known political district in northwest England, has been thrust into the spotlight in the UK ahead of a by-election dubbed one of the most consequential in Brit…
Israeli intensifies attacks on Lebanon
BEIRUT: Israeli strikes hit Lebanon on Sunday, both before and after Israel’s military issued an evacuation warning for 10 villages in the south and east, state media reported. Isr…
Israeli fire kills parents and their infant in Gaza
GAZA: An Israeli air strike on an apartment in a refugee camp in central Gaza on Sunday left three people dead, including a six-month-old child, health officials said. Medics nam…
The dawn that feels different
Before dawn that day breaks, the world feels different! The streets are quieter, hearts beat with excitement and lights glow softly from kitchen windows. The smell of cardamom, saf…
When fate becomes an excuse for inaction
People love to blame fate. It has become the easiest escape button in life. A person forgets to do his work, then proudly says that destiny blocked his way. Another person repeats…