Social media… threatening Family, faith and society
Vince Lombardi, the outstanding Green Bay Packers American Football coach of the 1960’s, a ‘locker room legend’, provided philosophies, many of which transcend the sporting domain,…
59 foreign defendants in Oman face imprisonment, deportation for vandalism, rioting
Muscat: The Court of First Instance in the Wilayat of Bidbid (Misdemeanor Division) issued a verdict on Thursday, January 8, 2026, convicting 59 foreign defendants, said a statemen…
Foreign policy: Oman’s commitment to friendly ties with all countries
The Sultanate of Oman’s foreign policy is based on good neighbourliness, positive neutrality, and non-interference. The Council of Ministers recently emphasised Oman’s commitment t…
Zero Visit Initiative among digital transformation plans for 2026
The State Budget 2026 has allocated around RO 400 million to carry out the following economic transformation projects, including in the area of digitalisation.The projects under th…
Oman to mark HM’s Accession Day on Sunday
Muscat — The Sultanate of Oman will celebrate tomorrow, Sunday, the anniversary of His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik’s Accession Day, which falls on the eleventh of January. The…
National Museum hints at soft opening of Bayt al Greiza
Muscat: The National Museum has announced the soft opening of Bayt al Greiza, a historic mansion in Old Muscat, originally built as a Portuguese complex in 1597.It is now managed b…
Awards bearing HM’s name to be unveiled
The Diwan of the Royal Court will unveil some awards bearing the name of His Majesty the Sultan, during a press conference to be held tomorrow, Sunday, at the theater of the Minist…
Runway call caused the South Korean plane crash
SEOUL, South Korea — Everyone on board a Jeju Air flight that crashed and killed 179 people just over a year ago would have survived if a concrete wall at the end of the runway had…
‘We don’t want to be Americans’: Greenland’s parties
Nuuk – “We don’t want to be Americans,” Greenland’s political parties said after US President Donald Trump again suggested using force to seize the mineral-rich Danish autonomous t…
Several airlines, including SalamAir, suspend flights to Iran
SalamAir has announced that all flights to Iran scheduled for January 10 and 11 have been cancelled due to the current situation in the country.”Safety remains our top priority, an…