Empty seats at match renews concerns over ticket prices
Mexico: FIFA reported an attendance of 44,985 for Thursday’s World Cup match between South Korea and the Czech Republic in Guadalajara, but swathes of empty seats around the stad…
South Korea rally to beat Czech Republic 2-1 in opener
Mexico: South Korea rallied from a goal down to defeat the Czech Republic 2-1 and make a winning start to their World Cup Group A campaign thanks to goals by Hwang In-beom and Oh H…
Mexico get World Cup party started with 2-0 win over nine-man South Africa
MEXICO CITY: Mexico got the World Cup party started as the co-hosts swept away South Africa 2-0 on Thursday in an encounter with three red cards as the pyrotechnic smoke of the op…
local flair dominate World Cup opening ceremony in Mexico
Pop star Shakira led a line-up of Latin singers who helped open the biggest ever World Cup before the opening match between co-hosts Mexico and South Africa on Thursday. The storie…
The Foreign Minister, EU Foreign Policy Chief discuss regional developments
MUSCAT: Sayyid Badr bin Hamad al Busaidi, Foreign Minister, received a phone call from Kaja Kallas, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Polic…
Addressing root causes of conflicts a prerequisite for peace
NEW YORK: The Sultanate of Oman has said that achieving sustainable security and stability in the Middle East region is heavily dependent on addressing the causes of conflicts.In a…
Oman strengthens status of its intangible cultural heritage
MUSCAT: The Royal Decree No. 62/2026 issued recently, introducing amendments to certain provisions of the Cultural Heritage Law, reflects the growing importance the Sultanate of Om…
‘Discussions with Iran and final points’ approved by the US
US President Donald Trump said he has canceled planned strikes against Iran on Thursday, hours after threatening more bombings and a desire to “take” oil export hub Kharg Island…
Mother sues OpenAI due to daughter’s suicide
A Canadian mother sued OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman in US court on Thursday alleging that ChatGPT encouraged her daughter to commit suicide, the latest lawsuit to accuse the comp…
Al Wahaibi retains challenger lead, moves up to second in FIA World Baja Cup
Athens (Greece): Omani driver Hamed al Wahaibi strengthened his position in the 2026 FIA World Baja Cup following a determined performance at Baja Greece, the third round of the se…