New payroll, leave insurance reforms begin next week
MUSCAT: Employers across Oman will face new payroll and leave-management requirements from Sunday, July 19, when the insurance branch covering sick and other leave begins operating…
Boeing nears approval of 737 MAX anti-ice fix, paving way for deliveries
SEATTLE: Boeing is in the final stages of getting regulatory certification for an engine anti-ice system fix for its 737 MAX jetliner, company executives said, paving the way for…
OMIFCO signs key pact to supply urea to India
MUSCAT: Oman India Fertiliser Company (OMIFCO), which recently completed one of the largest initial public offerings (IPOs) on the Muscat Stock Exchange (MSX), has confirmed that i…
US imposes 25% tariffs on most Brazil imports
July 15 The United States will impose a 25% tariff on most imports from Brazil starting July 22, the U.S. Trade Representative’s office said on Wednesday, the first action under th…
Familiar tale of woe as England exit
Atlanta:Thomas Tuchel was appointed in a blaze of publicity, stating his aim was to add a second star to the England shirt with another World Cup win.After years of heartache and n…
The Honourable Lady delivers Address to Top Achievers in General Education Diploma
Muscat: Her Highness the Honourable Lady Assayida Ahd Abdullah Hamed al Busaidi, Spouse of the Sultan of Oman, delivered an address to the top-achieving students of the General Edu…
Company fined RO50,000, assets confiscated over money laundering
Muscat: The Sultanate of Oman has reaffirmed its commitment to combating money laundering, following a recent court ruling that imposed stringent penalties on a company convicted o…
Caution urged on Adam–Thumrait road as dust reduces visibility
Muscat: Weather conditions are expected to vary across Oman, with dust, scattered thunderstorms and fog forecast to affect different parts of the Sultanate, according to the Oman M…
Iran warns Hormuz is a ‘red line’ and will resist until the end
Iran said on Thursday that the Strait of Hormuz was an inviolable “red line”, warning that if U.S. President Donald Trump carried out his threat to attack Iran’s infrastructure, i…
Fire at Algerian orphanage kills at least 11, injures 20
A fire at an orphanage east of the Algerian capital killed at least 11 people and injured 20 others with burns, a civil defence official said on Thursday.Firefighters were continui…