Portugal, Belgium prepare for World Cup with wins
PARIS, France: Portugal and Belgium both won in front of their home fans on Saturday ahead of their latest attempts at World Cup breakthroughs.Portugal beat Chile, who are not goin…
Argentina stroll to pre-World Cup win over Honduras
COLLEGE STATION, United States: Argentina eased to a 2-0 victory against a lacklustre Honduras in the reigning champions’ penultimate World Cup warm-up game in Texas on Saturday.La…
Gas output in Oman reaches18.7 billion cubic metres
MUSCAT: Oman’s natural gas production, including domestic output and imports, rose by 4.6 per cent to 18.77 billion cubic metres by the end of April 2026, compared with 17.94 billi…
Oman Minerals Trading gears up for launch
MUSCAT, JUNE 7Ahead of the planned operationalisation of its centralised trading platform, Oman Minerals Trading Company’s (OMTC) newly appointed Chairman has affirmed that the sta…
IMF mission reviews Oman’s economy
MUSCAT: An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission has begun its 2026 Article IV consultation with the Sultanate of Oman, marking the start of a comprehensive review of the count…
Future Fund Oman to unveil RO 570 million projects
MUSCAT: Future Fund Oman (FFO), the Oman Investment Authority’s RO 2 billion investment vehicle, is set to announce a new package of strategic investments and projects on Tuesday (…
Opec+ eyes further output increase
LONDON: Opec+ is expected to approve a fourth consecutive increase in oil production targets on Sunday, despite ongoing disruptions to crude flows through the Strait of Hormuz that…
CPA seizes over 13,000 counterfeit car parts in Barka
BARKA: The Consumer Protection Authority (CPA) in South Al Batinah Governorate has seized more than 13,000 counterfeit vehicle spare parts from a house in a residential neighbourho…
Heatwave to grip northern Oman
Muscat: A heatwave is to begin on Monday and last until Wednesday, resulting in high temperatures moving towards the high 40s, and is expected to affect the northern parts of Oman….
Oman braces for searing heat as temperatures may touch 50°C
MUSCAT: The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has warned that temperatures are expected to rise sharply across several parts of the Sultanate of Oman from Monday, June 8, with some ar…