Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin rocket explodes on launch pad
Cape Canaveral: Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket unleashed a massive fireball into the sky as it exploded during a test on Thursday, in the latest blow to billionaire Jeff Bezos’s s…
Muslim faithful leave Mecca after hajj
Mecca, Saudi Arabia: Thousands of Muslims began to leave the holy city of Mecca on Friday after having completed the hajj pilgrimage in scorching heat and despite the shadow of war…
Migrants try to flee to Bangladesh fearing India crackdown
Hakimpur, India: Sailendra Sil Hasina Bibi clutched her hungry four-year-old daughter as she waited at an India-Bangladesh border post, trying to leave as fears grow of an Indian c…
MINA STONING RITUAL
A pilgrim casts a stone at a pillar symbolising Satan on the second day of the stoning ritual, during the annual Haj pilgrimage in Mina, Saudi Arabia. – Reuters
60-DAY US-IRAN TRUCE DEAL AWAITS TRUMP NOD
The US and Iran have reached an agreement on a memorandum of understanding to extend their ceasefire for 60 days, but US President Donald Trump has yet to approve it, four source…
US allocates extra $80m to tackle Ebola
The United States announced on Thursday that it was allocating an additional $80 million to help combat the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda.The Trump…
Europe bakes in record heat: Italy on red alert, Portugal swelters
ROME: Italy issued a red alert warning for the capital Rome on Thursday, and Portugal recorded its hottest day in May as Europe struggled with a heatwave that has smashed records a…
Oman to face Saudi, Qatar and Hong Kong in U20 qualifiers
MUSCAT, MAY 28Oman’s national U20 football team have been drawn in Group E of the AFC U20 Asian Cup China 2027 Qualifiers, alongside Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Hong Kong, following th…
Dhofar gears up for diverse sports, youth events
MUSCAT, MAY 28The Directorate-General of Culture, Sports and Youth in Dhofar Governorate is preparing to organise a series of diverse sports, cultural, and youth events that will b…
Sinner ‘hits wall’ as French Open bid collapses
PARIS: Jannik Sinner said he ran out of energy and “hit the wall” as his 30-match winning run came to an abrupt halt in the second round of the French Open on Thursday.World number…