Iran says no US deal finalised yet
Sayyid Badr bin Hamad al Busaidy, Foreign Minister, received a telephone call on Friday from Dr Seyed Abbas Araghchi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran.Du…
Oman squad leaves for Jakarta training camp
MUSCAT: Oman national football team left for Jakarta on Friday evening to begin an overseas training camp in Indonesia as head coach Tarik Sektioui steps up preparations for a busy…
Oman U20s set for intensive preparatory plan for AFC Asian qualifiers
MUSCAT: The Oman Under-20 team will have a busy intensive preparation programme ahead of its crucial participation in the AFC U20 Asian Cup qualifiers, scheduled to take place betw…
Italian youth international makes 11th-hour World Cup bid with Australia
SYDNEY: Italian under-21 international Cristian Volpato is switching allegiance to Australia in an 11th-hour bid to make the World Cup starting in a fortnight, the Socceroos said o…
Messi to captain Argentina at World Cup
BUENOS AIRES: Lionel Messi will captain Argentina at the World Cup, national coach Lionel Scaloni announced on Thursday as he unveiled his 26-man squad.Messi, 38, had not previousl…
PSG more ‘hungry’ for Champions League after first taste of glory
BUDAPEST: Paris Saint-Germain stars Ousmane Dembele and Marquinhos insisted their team are ravenous for European glory ahead of Saturday’s Champions League final clash with Arsenal…
OIA expands global investment portfolio across key growth sectors
MUSCAT: The Oman Investment Authority (OIA), the Sultanate of Oman’s sovereign wealth fund, significantly broadened its international investment portfolio in 2025 through strategic…
Oil tumbles, stocks gain on US-Iran deal hopes
World stocks edged higher on Friday while oil prices slid and headed for a weekly drop as traders awaited clarity on efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and extend a US-Iran ce…
Himalaya’s ‘Sherlock Holmes’ goes digital
In a crowded Kathmandu restaurant far from Nepal’s famed icy peaks, Billi Bierling questions climbers about their ascents, preserving each triumph in the Himalayan Database, mounta…
Anthropic nears trillion-dollar valuation
SAN FRANCISCO: Artificial intelligence company Anthropic said on Thursday it had raised $65 billion in a new funding round that values the Claude maker at $965 billion, more than i…