HM receives message from Sultan of Brunei Darussalam
MUSCAT: His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik has received a written message from Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei Darussalam. The message deals with the cordial relations and…
US storm forces 10,000 flight cancellations
A woman with snow in her hair looks on, as a major winter storm spreads across a large swath of the United States, in New York City, US, on Sunday. – Reuters
Numani receives Palestinian Ambassador and US Under Secy of State
MUSCAT: Gen Sultan bin Mohammed al Numani, Minister of the Royal Office, received in his office on Sunday Ahmed Mahmoud Ahmed Ruwaidi, the newly appointed Ambassador of Palestine t…
Omani-Saudi naval exercise ‘Winds of Peace 2026’ begins
MUSCAT: The Omani-Saudi joint naval drill ‘Winds of Peace 2026’ commenced on Sunday. The exercise is being carried out by vessels from the Royal Navy of Oman’s fleet. It features t…
Weather: Scattered rain expected over parts of Oman
Musandam: Clouds continue to advance over the northern governorates of the Sultanate, with chances of scattered rainfall over parts of Musandam, North Al Batinah, South Al Batinah,…
Oman Air clarifies domestic fare policy amid social media discussion
Muscat: Oman Air has issued a clarification regarding discussions circulating on social media about ticket prices on the Muscat–Salalah route, reaffirming its commitment to maintai…
Saudi Arabia postpones 2029 Asian Winter Games
Saudi Arabia’s Olympic Committee and the Olympic Council of Asia agreed to postpone the 2029 Asian Winter Games, which the Kingdom was to host at a showpiece mountain resort that f…
Fans bid farewell to Japan’s only pandas
Tokyo – Panda lovers in Tokyo said goodbye on Sunday to a hugely popular pair of the bears that are set to return to China, leaving Japan without the beloved animals for the first…
New initiative launched at Davos to restore degraded land
DAVOS: The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) Secretariat and the UNCCD COP16 Presidency, led by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, have announced the official l…
US storm leaves 230,000 without power, forces thousands of flight cancellations
WASHINGTON: More than 4,000 flights were canceled in the U.S. on Saturday ahead of a monster winter storm that had already cut power to more than 230,000 customers as far west as T…