Stocks drop as oil spike fans inflation and interest rate fears
Hong Kong: Asian stocks fell Thursday and Brent oil extended gains a day after breaking the psychological $100 barrier on the back of resurgent Middle East hostilities that have fa…
Oman to award contracts up to RO5,000 to freelancers
MUSCAT: The Ministry of Finance has directed all ministries, government units, public authorities and institutions to award certain specialised works and services valued at no more…
Government contracts up to RO5,000 to be awarded to Omani freelancers: MoF
Muscat: The Ministry of Finance (MoF) issued on Thursday a Financial Circular No. (1) for the fiscal year 2026, setting out regulations for awarding specialised projects and govern…
Nepal puts climate justice at centre of global pitch for flood aid
KATHMANDU: Flood-hit Nepal will ask wealthier countries and global agencies for financial help this week, arguing they should contribute to the $5 billion needed for initial rebuil…
His Majesty receives credentials of nine ambassadors
Muscat: His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik received, at Al Hosn Palace in Salalah, the credentials of the Ambassadors of Tanzania, Tajikistan, India, Republic of Korea, Malaysi…
Trump says Iran war to end after US midterm elections
President Donald Trump said he expected the war with Iran to end after the November U.S. midterm elections and threatened again to attack a site associated with the Islamic Repub…
WHO recognises Barka, Yanqul as healthy cities
Muscat: Oman’s healthy cities programme has expanded to eight internationally recognised cities following the World Health Organization’s (WHO) recognition of Barka in South al Bat…
Oil prices flare as Iran tightens grip on Hormuz
Oil prices hovered above $100 a barrel on Thursday, a day after Iran said it attacked more than a dozen vessels trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.Tehran tightened its gri…
Trump promises Americans $5,000 if Republicans win Congress
Danny Kemp and Frankie Taggart President Donald Trump on Wednesday promised $5,000 to every American adult if Republicans retain control of Congress in November, coupling the extra…
Philippine ferry fire kills 5, dozens missing
At least five people were killed and 86 remain missing after a fire erupted aboard a ferry near a tourist hotspot in the Philippine province of Palawan, the coast guard said Thursd…