Structural reconfiguration of the global supply chain
For decades, legacy supply chains were built on a simple logic of linear efficiency and abundance. A linear supply chain is the straight sequential movement of goods from the produ…
US renews strikes on Iran after troops killed
DUBAI: The US said it had completed an eighth straight night of attacks against Iran after earlier announcing that two US military personnel were killed in Jordan, while US allies…
Israeli settlers torch mosque, factory in West Bank
RAMALLAH: Israeli settlers set fire overnight to a mosque in a village in the occupied West Bank, a Palestinian official said on Sunday, as a journalist saw the structure’s entranc…
Russia pounds Kyiv with dozen of ballistic missiles
KYIV: Russia fired two dozen ballistic missiles at Kyiv overnight on Sunday, killing one person and wounding 16, in an ever-escalating air war that is taking an increasing civilian…
Al Jabal Al Akhdhar Festival opens with 45 days of summer attractions
AL JABAL AL AKHDHAR: Al Dakhiliyah Governorate has launched the Al Jabal Al Akhdhar Festival 2026, offering 45 days of cultural, entertainment and tourism activities aimed at enhan…
Spanish authorities struggles as wildfire scorches 12,000 hectares
MADRID: A wildfire raging 100 kilometres north of Madrid has spread, burning more than 12,000 hectares and forcing several hundred people to evacuate, local authorities announced o…
Duqm campaign targets Khareef travellers
DUQM: The Special Economic Zone at Duqm (SEZAD) has launched a two-month tourism campaign aimed at encouraging travellers heading to Dhofar during the Khareef season to stop in Duq…
OIA-backed Terminal 11 joins CIC Global Network
MUSCAT: Omani innovation hub Terminal 11 has signed a strategic partnership agreement with the Cambridge Innovation Center (CIC), one of the world’s leading organizations in design…
Temperatures to near 50°C as mercury set to surge from Sunday evening
Muscat: The Oman Meteorology Department has forecast a gradual but marked rise in temperatures across the coastal areas overlooking the Sea of Oman and the desert regions from Sund…
Oman private firms’ value added eases to RO 8.1 billion
MUSCAT: The value added generated by active private sector enterprises in the Sultanate of Oman slipped 1.7 per cent year-on-year to RO 8.1 billion in the first quarter of 2026, re…