Firms to get 30% discount on expat permit fees for meeting Omanisation targets
Muscat: The Ministry of Labour has implemented a system that gives incentives to companies with discounts in expatriate permit fees if they meet Omanisation targets. The permit fee…
ROP announces official working hours during Ramadan
Muscat: The Royal Oman Police (ROP), represented by the Directorate of Relation and Security Information, has announced the official working hours during the holy month of Ramadan….
OPAZ cites RO 22.4bn cumulative investment
MUSCAT: Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zones (OPAZ) said cumulative investment across Oman’s economic and free zones has reached RO 22.4 billion, with RO 1.4…
Gold drops over 1% as thin trading, profit‑taking weigh
Gold prices dropped on Monday, pressured by thin trading volumes as U.S. and China markets remained shut due to local public holidays, while some traders booked profits after last…
Man United beat London City, Man City stay top of WSL
Defender Millie Turner scored a 79th-minute winner as Manchester United beat London City Lionesses 2-1 in the Women’s Super League on Sunday, but they remain eight points beh…
Leeds beat Birmingham on penalties in Cup, Wolves survive Grimsby mud bath
LONDON: Leeds United required penalties and Wolverhampton Wanderers endured a mud bath but both reached the fifth round of the FA Cup in a good day for top-flight sides on Sund…
Alcaraz says he still has ‘weaknesses’ ahead of return in Doha
World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz said he is still ironing out weaknesses in his game even after capturing all four Grand Slam titles by the age of 22, as he returns to action at the…
Cerundolo ends Argentina Open heartbreak with maiden home title
Francisco Cerundolo finally claimed an elusive home title by beating Italian Luciano Darderi 6-4 6-2 to win the Argentina Open on Sunday and banish the ghosts of two previous f…
Collin breaks through at Pebble Beach for first win since ’23
After going nearly 2 1/2 years without winning on the PGA Tour, Collin Morikawa just wanted to return to winning form.No better place to do that than Pebble Beach Golf Links.Mori…
Meta to add facial recognition technology to its smart glasses
Five years ago, Facebook shut down the facial recognition system for tagging people in photos on its social network, saying it wanted to find “the right balance” for a technology t…