Oil slips as demand worries offset supply risks
SINGAPORE: Oil prices eased on Thursday after gains in previous sessions, as attention turned to expectations of weaker global oil demand this year, while there was no progress on…
Global stocks rise as oil falls, dollar strengthens
Global stocks edged higher on Thursday as investors balanced softer-than-expected U.S. economic data with renewed uncertainty over the Iran conflict. The weaker data reduced expect…
Where skyscrapers meet secret gardens
‘Grüneburgpark is the big, popular landscape park with meadows and a Korean garden. Bethmannpark is the small, intimate historic garden known especially for its Chinese garden’ – B…
No One Runs Alone
Running is often seen as a personal pursuit, with people taking to the road to improve their fitness, chase personal goals or compete in organised races. In Oman, however, the spor…
Air India expands drug testing to all pilots after captain tests positive for marijuana
NEW DELHI: Air India will begin mandatory substance testing for all pilots on Thursday, expanding checks beyond regulatory requirements days after a pilot involved in a serious…
Oman announces two-month ban on kingfish fishing and trade
MUSCAT: The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources has announced a ban on fishing, possessing and trading kingfish across all coastal areas of the Sultanate of Oman…
Oman intensifies seafood safety checks after ship grounding
MUSCAT: The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources is continuing to monitor developments following the grounding of a ship near Al Qibliyah Island in the Al Hallani…
Iran says Strait of Hormuz is under its control, Fars news reports
DUBAI: The Strait of Hormuz is “under Iran’s control and management”, the head of Iran’s Basij paramilitary unit, Hossein Taeb, said on Thursday, according to the semi-official…
Iran says no progress on reviving interim peace deal with US
DUBAI/WASHINGTON: Iran and the United States remain at loggerheads over efforts to agree a permanent end to the war in the Gulf, according to a senior Iranian source, who said the…
Ras Madrakah beach area hit by oil pollution
MUSCAT: The Environment Authority continues to monitor the repercussions of the vessel grounding incident near Al Qibliyah Island, part of the Al Hallaniyat Islands archipelago in…