Trump tells CNN: Big wave yet to come, surprised by Iran attacks on Gulf states
President Donald Trump has told CNN in a nine-minute phone interview on Monday morning that the “big wave” is yet to come.Trump told CNN’s Jake Tapper. “I think it’s going very wel…
Mohammed Sarwat Opens the First of the “Evenings of Sufi and Inshaad” at the Royal Opera House Muscat
Souls soared high with Mohammed Sarwat’s melodious voice, accompanied by the orchestra led by Maestro Ahmed Taha, in a night filled with spirituality and authentic musical enchantm…
Oscar-nominated ‘F1’ sound engineers recreate roar of racetrack
How do you transport a movie audience to a racetrack, recreating the visceral experience of roaring engines, the ear-splitting squeal of tires on pavement and the screeching of bra…
European gas prices jump 45% after Qatar halts LNG output
London: European gas prices extended gains on Monday after state-run energy firm QatarEnergy halted liquefied natural gas production following Iranian attacks on facilities at two…
Day 3: Iran war spreads with strikes across the region and beyond
The war launched by the United States and Israel against Iran spread across the Middle East and beyond on Monday, with Lebanon’s Hezbollah entering the fray, and a British air base…
CDAA reviews preparedness for emergencies
MUSCAT: The Civil Defence and Ambulance Authority (CDAA) held a meeting on Monday to discuss response plans and operational procedures as part of its efforts to enhance preparednes…
Rain expected over parts of Oman from March 3 to 5
Muscat: The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has forecast unsettled weather conditions across parts of the Sultanate of Oman from March 3 to March 5, 2026, due to the influence of a…
Airlines cancel flights after US and Israel strike Iran
Global air travel remained in turmoil on Monday as the war in Iran forced the closure of key Middle Eastern hubs including Dubai, Doha and Abu Dhabi for a third day, stranding te…
Oil tanker attacked off Muscat coast, one crew member killed
Muscat: An oil tanker flying the flag of the Republic of the Marshall Islands was attacked by an unmanned boat approximately 52 nautical miles off the coast of Muscat Governorate,…
‘No indication’ Iran nuclear installations hit: IAEA
Vienna – UN nuclear watchdog head Rafael Grossi on Monday said his agency had “no indication” that any nuclear installations in Iran had been damaged or hit in the US-Israeli strik…