Royal Hospital opens nominations for community representative
Muscat: The Royal Hospital opened nominations for the selection of a community representative to join its Board of Directors, as part of efforts to strengthen community participati…
DP World ILT20 Season 5 launched in Dubai
Dubai: DP World International League Season 5 was officially launched at a dazzling event held in Dubai last evening. Cricketing icons Brett Lee and Shoaib Akhtar were among the st…
Oman Air to have Chief Guest Experience Officer (CGXO)
Muscat: Oman Air has announced the recruitment of its first-ever Chief Guest Experience Officer (CGXO), reinforcing the airline’s commitment to delivering a more seamless, personal…
Consumers told not to buy or eat certain pufferfish
Muscat: The Food Safety and Quality Centre (FSQC) warned consumers against buying or eating certain species of pufferfish, which can contain potent toxins that pose a serious risk…
Arteta angry over penalty decision despite Arsenal win At Sunderland
SUNDERLAND, England: Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta labelled the decision to award Sunderland a penalty ‘unacceptable’ on Saturday after watching his side grind out a 2-0 win to ma…
Top AI Leaders call for slowing down AI development
Dario Amodei, the CEO of Anthropic, called for a global slowdown of artificial intelligence development in a 3,800-word essay Saturday, just days after one of the company’s employe…
76,000 flee fighting in Yemen since July: UN
Geneva: At least 76,000 people have been displaced in Yemen since July, with the number quadrupling in the past week as fighting flared between government forces and Iran-backed Ho…
Pakistan cricket at a new low after England humiliation
Karachi: Pakistan cricket hit a fresh low during the dismal 3-0 Test whitewash in England, even if a dazzling cameo by debutant Razaullah at least ensured a tour marred by mid-seri…
Earth has hottest August on record
Earth just had the hottest August on record, according to monthly reports from the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Service, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrati…
Why Mokha, historic port that shaped the coffee trade, is a prize in Yemen’s war
Long before it was captured by Ansar Allah forces this past week in Yemen’s civil war, the centuries-old Red Sea port of Mokha was famed as one of the original gateways of the glob…