Smuggling attempt of Oman Spiny-tailed Lizard foiled at Muscat airport
Muscat: The Environment Authority, in cooperation with the Royal Oman Police and the Ministry of Agricultural Wealth, Fisheries and Water Resources, has intercepted a violator at M…
Iran, US continue escalating attacks, recriminations over peace deal
CAIRO/WASHINGTON: Iran and the U.S. continued their attacks in the Gulf as each accused the other of violating an increasingly precarious interim deal signed less than two weeks a…
France records 1,000 excess deaths during record-breaking heatwave
PARIS: France has recorded 1,000 excess deaths during the blistering heatwave sweeping Europe, the public health agency said on Sunday, warning that the true figure was likely t…
Oman condemns attacks on Kuwait
Muscat: The Sultanate of Oman has strongly condemned the military attacks that targeted the territory of the State of Kuwait in the early hours of today.In a statement issued by th…
Canada’s Davies ‘available’ for historic knockout clash
Los Angeles: Canada coach Jesse Marsch is banking on the “X-factor” of returning superstar Alphonso Davies to elevate his team as they face South Africa in both sides’ first-ever W…
Austria, Algeria defy controversial format to deliver WC thriller
KANSAS CITY: For all the scrutiny surrounding the World Cup’s expanded 48-team format, with the advantage its uneven scheduling may give sides playing later in the final round, A…
HM leaves for France on two-day official visit
Muscat: His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik has left Oman heading to France on a two-day official visit. The Royal visit comes in response to an invitation extended to His Majesty…
DR Congo secure knockout berth
Los Angeles: Rob Woollard The Democratic Republic of Congo became the latest underdogs to roar at the World Cup on Saturday, battling into the knockout rounds for the first time as…
Colombia, Portugal advance after no-bore draw
MIAMI: Colombia and Portugal played out a breathless 0-0 draw that was anything but dull to a wall of sound at Miami Stadium on Saturday with both teams advancing to the last 32 o…
Messi reaches seven World Cup goals
DALLAS: Mercurial Lionel Messi became the first player to score in seven consecutive World Cup matches as a largely second-string Argentina continued their winning ways with a 3…