Muscat welcomes Indian naval vessel
After 18 days of voyage from the port of Porbandar in the Indian state of Gujarat, the INSV Kaundinya dropped anchor at Port Sultan Qaboos in Muscat on Wednesday.A grand reception…
Shinas Public Park opens
SHINAS: Al Batinah North Municipality on Wednesday opened Shinas Public Park, which serves as a key recreational destination in the Wilayat of Shinas. The project is an outcome of…
Greenland high-stakes meeting in White House
NUUK: The Danish and Greenlandic foreign ministers were set meet US Vice-President JD Vance at the White House, as President Donald Trump reiterated his demand that Washington must…
Thailand crane collapses onto train, killing 32
BANGKOK: A crane at a high-speed rail project in Thailand collapsed onto a passenger train on Wednesday and caused it to derail, killing at least 32 people, authorities said. The m…
Hamas, Egypt officials discuss Gaza committee
CAIRO: Hamas officials said that the group had opened talks with Egyptian mediators in Cairo on the formation of a technocratic committee to govern Gaza as part of the US-brokered…
Kyiv orders evacuation from 5 frontline villages
KYIV: Kyiv announced the mandatory evacuation of children from several villages in the southern Zaporizhzhia region, pointing to a dangerous uptick in fighting and recent Russian g…
All systems go, but do they speak
This week, Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week is unfolding under the theme, “The Nexus of Next, All Systems Go.” It lands with honesty. In our region, the future rarely arrives as a sin…
Royal office minister receives US ambassador
MUSCAT: Gen Sultan bin Mohammed al Numani, Minister of the Royal Office, received Ana Escrogima, Ambassador of the United States of America (USA) to the Sultanate of Oman, at his o…
US withdrawing some troops from key Middle East bases as a precaution
WASHINGTON – The United States is withdrawing some personnel from key bases in the region as a precaution given heightened regional tensions, a U.S. official told Reuters on…
Italian Prime Minister Arrives in Oman
Muscat: Giorgia Meloni, Prime Minister of the Italian Republic arrived in Muscat on Wednesday on an official visit to the Sultanate of Oman. HH Sayyid Shihab bin Tarik al Said, Dep…