Over 30 reported dead in attack on Sudan displacement camp
At least 31 people were killed and 13 wounded when the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) attacked a displacement camp in the Sudanese region of North Darfur, the Sudan Docto…
Follow contract terms with consumers: CPA to travel firms
Two cases from separate consumers against a travel agency were resolved with the intervention of the Consumer Protection Authority, which resulted in the refund payment of RO4,720…
Air Canada flights grounded as govt intervenes
Toronto – All Air Canada planes remained grounded late Saturday despite the Canadian government intervening to end a strike by cabin crew members that saw hundreds of flights cance…
Trump drops Ukraine ceasefire demand
Washington – Donald Trump on Saturday dropped his push for a ceasefire in Ukraine in favor of pursuing a full peace accord — a major shift announced hours after his summit with Ru…
Shabab Oman II crew steal the limelight
BREMERHAVEN: The Royal Navy of Oman’s (RNO) ship Shabab Oman II participated in the crew parade held at the Bremerhaven Sailing Festival in the Federal Republic of Germany, on Satu…
Arab countries reject Israeli settlement plan
Sayyid Badr bin Hamad al Busaidy, Foreign Minister, has condemned the statements made by Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of Israel, in a joint statement issued by the foreig…
RAISING READERS IN THE DIGITAL AGE
SIHAM AL SAIDIIn Oman and around the world, parents and educators are increasingly asking: Are we raising a generation without books?The rapid rise of smartphones, tablets and shor…
Manah-1 solar to produce 1.5 billion kWh annually
MUSCAT, AUG 16Chinese renewables technology heavyweight Shanghai Electric’s first solar power plant in Oman – the 500MW Oman Manah-1 Solar IPP Project – has completed one month of…
Coordinated efforts: Asian arrested for fraud, forgery
As part of the joint efforts between the National Central Bureaus (Interpol dept) of the Royal Oman Police (ROP) and the Ministry of Interior of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the…
How a Moroccan groceries supplier became something that looks more like a bank
Ismael Belkhayat and his wife, Sophia Alj, launched Chari in 2020 to streamline shopkeepers’ stock orders. Five years on it has grown into a platform offering financial services, effectively a bank for corner stores.