OPEC+ tipped to raise quotas as the Middle East calms
Seven OPEC+ members are likely to raise oil production quotas on Sunday as Gulf countries are reeling from the Middle East war, analysts told AFP.Saudi Arabia, Russia, and five oth…
Iran envoy says friendly nations to get ‘special’ Hormuz fee treatment
Iran’s ambassador to China insisted Saturday that new fees would be charged to ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz — an idea rejected by Washington — while assuring that “frie…
Mwasalat to stop cash payments on city services
Muscat: The public transport operator, Mwasalat, will no longer accept cash payments from August 1, 2026, in Muscat and Salalah city services, as part of the efforts to promote a f…
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England can write new Azteca history by meeting Mexico
Mexico City: Kieran CANNING England manager Thomas Tuchel said the Three Lions can banish memories of World Cup pain at the Estadio Azteca by rising to the challenge of eliminating…
Can Norway earn first quarterfinal at Brazil’s expense?
EAST RUTHERFORD: For the first time in this World Cup, two top-scoring stars meet in a knockout-round encounter when Vinicius Junior’s Brazil face Erling Haaland’s Norway in the r…
Kylian Mbappe’s penalty lifts France past Paraguay into quarterfinals
PHILADELPHIA: France knew what they were up against with a Paraguay side that would do everything in their power to rattle the two-time World Champions.And eventually, they overca…
Morocco ease past Canada 3-0 to reach quarter-finals
HOUSTON: Morocco dispatched a determined Canada 3-0 in the World Cup last 16 on Saturday as Azzedine Ounahi scored twice and the North Africans ended the co-hosts’ record run whil…
ROP allows up to 50% vehicle window tinting
Muscat: The Royal Oman Police (ROP) has announced updated regulations allowing vehicle window tinting of up to 50 per cent, as part of efforts to facilitate services for motorists…
Connecting Oman and Japan with the art of making Bonsai
MUSCAT: Kanta Hirota, aka the ‘Bonsai Man’ as he is fondly called, who was in Muscat last week hosting live bonsai demonstrations on Bonsai, amused the audience with his hands tha…