Iran targets US bases in Jordan and the Gulf after Trump orders strikes near Hormuz
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they had carried out attacks against a U.S. base in Jordan and 21 other targets in the Gulf on Wednesday in retaliation for American strikes aro…
Brazil’s defence remains anyone’s guess after Wesley withdrawal
BASKING RIDGE: Five-times champions Brazil play their opening World Cup game against Morocco on Saturday but there are few clues as to how Carlo Ancelotti will solve the defensi…
Saudi Arabia, Senegal end scoreless in final WC friendly
Saudi Arabia was held to a goalless draw against 10-man Senegal on Wednesday in the two teams’ final friendly before the start of the World Cup.Giorgos Donis, Saudi Arabia’s Gr…
Iraq conclude WC preparations with a defeat to Venezuela
Iraq lost 2-0 to Venezuela on Wednesday in their final warm-up friendly before the World Cup.Midfielder Cristian Casseres opened the scoring for the South Americans in Bridgevi…
World sees second hottest May as Europe faces ‘new normal’: EU monitor
The world experienced its second-hottest May on record, with Europe baking under an unusually early heatwave as climate extremes become the “new normal” on the continent, the EU’s…
Blasts heard on Iran’s southern coast near Strait of Hormuz: Iranian media
Tehran: Iranian media reported several explosions on Wednesday along Iran’s southern coast near the Strait of Hormuz, after Washington announced strikes in response to an attack th…
US launches new strikes on Iran after helicopter downed
WASHINGTON: The United States on Tuesday launched strikes against Iran after President Donald Trump said Tehran had shot down a U.S. Apache helicopter in the Strait of Hormuz, dee…
Sayyid Theyazin chairman of International Financial Centre of Oman
MUSCAT: His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik has issued a Royal Order appointing the members of the Board of Directors of the International Financial Centre of Oman (IFCO), a pivot…
Trump says peace deal with Iran soon
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said negotiations over a peace deal to end the Middle East war were in their final stages, after Iran and Israel halted attacks tha…
UN warns heat waves could pose risk as World Cup begins tomorrow
BONN: Severe heat waves could affect the 2026 World Cup, scheduled to be held in the United States, Mexico and Canada, as rising temperatures driven by climate change continue to i…