Men in shorts are shaking up Japan’s buttoned-down offices
For more than three decades, Noboru Watanabe wore the uniform of the Japanese salaryman: trousers, a starched shirt, a jacket and a necktie.But last week, Watanabe, 53, an environm…
US completes the 8th consecutive night of attacks on Iran
WASHINGTON/CAIRO: The U.S. said it had completed an eighth straight night of attacks against Iran after earlier announcing that two U.S. military personnel were killed in Jordan a…
4 citizens die in a road accident in Dhofar: ROP
Muscat: Four citizens died following a road accident in the Sultanate of Oman on Saturday. “The Royal Oman Police’s (ROP) Aviation Wing transported the bodies of four citizens from…
England survive France fightback to claim third place
MIAMI: Bukayo Saka scored a hat-trick as England held off a stunning France fightback to claim a 6-4 victory in a madcap Miami thriller on Saturday, securing third place for their…
Argentina-Spain tickets soar near $10K for World Cup final
Ticket prices for the World Cup final between defending champion Argentina and Spain continued to soar, approaching $10,000 just 24 hours before Sunday’s match in East Rutherfor…
2 US service members killed, 1 missing after Iran strikes on Jordan: Pentagon
Washington: Two US service members were killed, and one went missing in action in Jordan following a barrage of missile and drone strikes from Iran, the Pentagon said Saturday.US C…
New norms to ensure wage continuity during illness
MUSCAT: The Social Protection Fund marks a new milestone when it launches new norms on Sunday to safeguard the income of insured employees during illness or approved special leave….
Iran hits Gulf states, Jordan after seventh night of US strikes
DUBAI: Iran launched more attacks on Washington’s Gulf allies and Jordan on Saturday after a seventh straight night of US strikes on Iranian military targets, escalating the war o…
SQU discovers new plant species, names it Oman
MUSCAT: Sultan Qaboos University (SQU), represented by the Life Sciences Unit at the College of Science, announced a new scientific discovery of the plant (Adenosciadium omanensis)…
Pact inked to boost flights between Dhofar and Russia
SALALAH: A strategic agreement between Oman Air and Fun & Son to expand direct flights between the Sultanate of Oman and Russia to Dhofar Governorate with the aim of boosting touri…