Trump imposes forced labor duties on 60 trading partners
The Trump administration on Friday imposed new tariffs of 10% and 12.5% on goods from 60 trading partners, including Europe and China, over allegations of lax enforcement of forc…
Iran army says attacked US bases in Bahrain, Jordan
Tehran: Iran’s army said on Friday it carried out drone strikes against several American military facilities and bases in Bahrain and Jordan in retaliation for the latest US attack…
Oil soars to $100 on fresh attacks
London: Oil prices surged to $100 a barrel on Thursday as Ansar Allah targeted Red Sea shipping and US President Donald Trump threatened to strike them in return.International benc…
Atin Square gives Khareef Dhofar a global evening stage
SALALAH: As mist settles over Dhofar’s mountains and valleys, the crowds gathering at Atin Square after dark reveal another side of Oman’s monsoon season — one built around live pe…
Sayyid Badr discusses regional, international developments with counterparts
MANILA: Sayyid Badr bin Hamad al Busaidy, Foreign Minister, met with Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Pakistan, on the sidelines of his participati…
Mountain Road closure until Saturday
MUSCAT: Muscat Municipality, in cooperation with the Royal Oman Police (ROP), announced the temporary closure of the al Amerat–Bausher Mountain Road for those coming from the Wilay…
1 killed as Czech army copter with soldiers on board crashes
PRAGUE: A Czech military helicopter crashed in the east of the country on Thursday, killing one of the five soldiers on board, the army said. The crash happened at an army base in…
Asean calls for open straits as US-Iran war casts shadow
Foreign ministers from fuel-stressed Southeast Asia called for freedom of navigation in international straits on Thursday as they wrapped a week of meetings largely overshadowed by…
Landslide killed 11 in southwest China, 50 still missing
BEIJING: The death toll from a landslide in the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing last week has risen to 11, with 50 people still missing and 10 injured, Chinese state m…
Modi promises fast-track courts on exam leaks
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that ‘fast-track’ courts would be set up to prosecute those behind exam paper leaks, his first public response after days of yo…