Antonelli wins maiden grand prix with Mercedes 1-2 in China
Shanghai: An emotional Kimi Antonelli won a grand prix for the first time on Sunday in China ahead of Mercedes teammate George Russell and Lewis Hamilton, who made his maiden podi…
MotoGP postpones Qatar Grand Prix due to Middle East conflict
The Qatar Grand Prix scheduled for next month has been postponed to November due to the conflict in the Middle East, MotoGP announced on Sunday.The Lusail International Circuit…
Tharp third all-time in 60m hurdles with win
Los Angeles, United States: Ja’Kobe Tharp became the third-fastest performer in 60m hurdles history on Saturday, lowering his 2026 world-best time to 7.32 seconds by winning at th…
Contacts continue with GCC, ready for joint probe on attacks: Iran FM
Muscat: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said that diplomatic contacts with Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Oman, and neighboring countries will continue.”We are ready to form an inve…
Omanis can travel visa-free to Belarus from March 17
Muscat: The Foreign Ministry has said effective from March 17, 2026, the mutual visa exemption agreement between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and the Government of the R…
Iran firm on Strait blockade despite attack at oil hub
The United States’ efforts to prevent Iran from blocking oil shipments in the Strait of Hormuz were met with Iranian defiance on Saturday, after the US launched a major raid on a k…
Trump warns of more strikes on Iran’s Kharg Island
PALM BEACH, Florida/DUBAI/JERUSALEM: U .S. President Donald Trump threatened further strikes on Iran’s Kharg Island oil export hub and urged allies to deploy warships to secure the…
IndiGo keeps Muscat services amid wider Middle East network adjustments
Muscat : IndiGo will continue operating flights to Muscat even as the airline suspends services to several other Middle East destinations and adjusts its regional network amid the…
‘Dream holidays’ in disarray as travellers count cost of Iran war
In the remote Western Australian town of Dardanup, accountant Natasha Earle and her family are feeling the financial pain of the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. Their “once-in-a-life…
The environment, another casualty of war in the Mideast
Paris – From the jet fuel used in bombing raids to acrid smoke from burning oil depots, the conflict in the Middle East is inflicting a significant toll on nature and the climate.A…