Egypt dare to dream after gritty Belgium draw
Cairo: When Egypt took the lead against Belgium in their opening World Cup match on Monday, decades of doubt gave way to belief for 62-year-old Bahgat Abbas.Standing beneath the h…
Maxi Araujo, Uruguay claw back for 1-1 draw with Saudi Arabia
Miami: Maxi Araujo cleaned up an 80th-minute rebound opportunity to help Uruguay salvage a 1-1 draw against Saudi Arabia in both teams’ Group H opener on Monday evening in Miami…
SPF clarifies death pension rules for eligible beneficiaries
Muscat: The Social Protection Fund has clarified the categories and conditions governing entitlement to death pension benefits, including specific cases in which a grandfather or…
ROP approves first private vehicle inspection station in Muscat
Muscat: The Royal Oman Police (ROP) has completed the approval procedures for the first private vehicle technical inspection station in the Sultanate of Oman, which marks a signifi…
Almost all of world’s children exposed to climate hazards, UN agency says
Almost all of the world’s children are exposed to at least one climate hazard, with as many as 1.8 billion put in danger by droughts and 1.2 billion by extreme heat, the United…
Strait of Hormuz transit will take ‘weeks’ to resume
Shipowners will not resume transit through the Strait of Hormuz for weeks until they are confident that the U.S.-Iran deal is “material”, the chief executive of Japan’s Mitsui O….
India curbs Telegram use over medical exam fraud concerns
India has blocked the Telegram messaging app until June 22, saying the platform has been used to “defraud candidates” taking the medical entrance examination, the Ministry of Edu…
Is the Iran war just an energy shock – or a turning point?
The Iran war’s disruption to global crude oil and LNG markets is already being measured in lost barrels and higher prices. Now, with a U.S.-Iran peace deal expected to reopen the …
Magnitude 6.7 earthquake strikes central Indonesia
A shallow 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck central Indonesia on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, with no immediate reports of casualties or damage.The tremor hit east southe…
Spain stunned in 0-0 draw with World Cup debutants Cape Verde
Cape Verde pulled off a World Cup shock by holding Spain to a 0-0 draw in the opening game of Group H on Monday, where the European champions and one of the tournament favourite…