HIS MAJESTY CONDOLES VENEZUELA PRESIDENT OVER TWIN QUAKE VICTIMS
Muscat: His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik on Thursday has sent a cable of condolences to Acting President Delcy Rodríguez of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on the victims…
Hormuz traffic sees sharp uptick but not back to normal
LONDON: Strait of Hormuz traffic has increased sharply, but remains at roughly half its peacetime level, officials said on Thursday as stranded sailors made their way out of the wa…
Oman supports peace talks
The Sultanate of Oman participated in the joint ministerial meeting between the GCC countries and the US, held in Manama on ThursdayThe delegation of the Sultanate of Oman at the m…
Heat bakes 100 m Europeans at 35°C
PARIS:At least 101 million Europeans were forecast to swelter in temperatures of over 35°C on Thursday, as scores of people were thought to have been killed by the heatwave.France…
Oman, Saudi Arabia underscore strength of deep-rooted ties
Sayyid Badr bin Hamad al Busaidy, Foreign Minister, met on Thursday with Prince Faisal bin Farhan al Saud, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia. This meeting took place with…
Omani first FIA scholar at European Sport Business School
MUSCAT, JUNE 25The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA), the global governing body for motor sport and the federation for mobility organisations worldwide, said Oman’s S…
Oman highlights OIC’s parliamentary cooperation
BAKU: The Sultanate of Oman on Wednesday took part in the 20th session of the Conference of the Parliamentary Union of OIC Member States, held in Baku, Republic of Azerbaijan.Khali…
Thousands feared dead in Venezuela
Thousands of Venezuelans were feared dead on Thursday after two powerful earthquakes wreaked havoc in and around the capital Caracas, trapping people beneath the rubble of collaps…
Israeli troops remain in Lebanon despite truce talks
Senior Israeli and Lebanese officials denied on Thursday that there had been any Israeli withdrawal from occupied southern Lebanon, after a US official said Israel had pulled some…
World sends rescuers, aid as Venezuela reels from quakes
CARACAS: Offers of rescue support, aid and condolences poured into Venezuela on Thursday after two powerful earthquakes left at least 164 dead and hundreds injured. Specialist resc…