Labour Ministry clarifies end-of-service gratuity
Muscat: The Ministry of Labour has issued a circular clarifying the method for calculating end-of-service gratuity for workers who are not covered by the Social Protection Law upon…
Trump dismisses reports of munitions shortages, says US has ‘massive amounts’
Washington, United States: President Donald Trump said on Thursday the United States has a vast supply of munitions and threatened those who suggested otherwise with jail terms as…
Oman opens applications for Bangladeshi farm worker visas
Muscat: Eligible farmers in Oman can now apply to recruit Bangladeshi agricultural workers after the Omani Agricultural Association (OAA), Al Dhahirah Branch, announced the opening…
Environment Authority clarifies rules on firewood harvesting
Muscat: Environment Authority has clarified the regulations governing the harvesting, transport and trade of firewood following public discussion on social media over recent seizu…
GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia shares fall on tech pullback, oil stable as Iran talks stay in focus
TOKYO: Asian shares reversed course on Thursday after the previous day’s AI-fuelled rally, as fickle enthusiasm over AI spending turned cautious, while oil prices held in a tight…
Gulf shipping traffic down after Saudi tanker attack
NEW DELHI: Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab-el-Mandeb strait, the key maritime chokepoints in the Gulf, reduced significantly on Wednesday from the previ…
Google’s $15 billion India data centre project battles water, wildlife concerns
VISAKHAPATNAM: Work to build Google’s planned Indian data centre hub is in full swing, with a hillside above the site stripped to red earth and terraced into steps, but mounting o…
Close to Hormuz plan with Oman, but reopening depends on US: Iran
Tehran: Iran and Oman have agreed a route for ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz and were finalising arrangements for jointly managing the strategic waterway, Tehran said Wednes…
WHO chief in DR Congo for talks on Ebola
World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo for a meeting with President Felix Tshisekedi, as the Ebola ep…
Meta apologises for restricting Modi’s post
Meta Platforms’ Chief Global Affairs Officer Joel Kaplan apologised to India’s information technology minister for briefly restricting a post by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in J…