Oman under extreme heat as Mahout touches 50°C
MUSCAT: Oman continued to experience intense summer heat on Wednesday, with Mahout recording a scorching 50°C, making it the hottest location in the Sultanate of Oman, according to…
Forced Tata Sons IPO aims to fix what isn’t broken
Forcing an initial public offering of the Tata conglomerate’s holding company would be a clumsy application of rules designed to reduce shadow banking risks. It could also sting th…
Masirah’s Kitesurfing Season Has Begun
Across the island’s coastline, colourful kites have once again appeared over the water as riders from Oman and around the world arrive to take advantage of the strong and reliable…
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Embracing our summer: A guide to 49 degrees
My friends from other parts of the world ask me, “How do you handle the heat?” I laugh, because the question is wrong.You don’t handle the Omani summer. You grow up with it. It’s i…
‘Backrooms’, based on YouTube horror series, breaks box office records
A24’s “Backrooms”, a big-screen adaptation of the viral YouTube horror series, has opened with a record-breaking $81.5 million in North America, according to US media reports.Direc…
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards claim attack on Kuwait
Tehran: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on Wednesday claimed an attack against Kuwait, which it said was in retaliation for US attacks on an Iranian oil tanker and island.”In response…
Omantel strengthens cybersecurity with Fiber Pro
As businesses across Oman accelerate their digital adoption, ensuring seamless and secure connectivity has become essential to maintaining continuity and performance.In response, O…
Oman condemns attacks targeting Bahrain, Kuwait
Muscat: The Sultanate of Oman has condemned and denounced the attacks that targeted the Kingdom of Bahrain and the State of Kuwait, affirming its firm rejection of all military act…
Demand for travel from the region has rebounded: VFS regional chief
Muscat: The summer peak travel time is back amid rising political tensions in the region and uncertainties that crippled the travel sector with the closure of airspaces and subseq…