12 killed in Beirut suburbs strike near Lebanese capital
BEIRUT: An Israeli strike hit a building in the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital on Thursday, the first strike to hit near Beirut in weeks amid a ceasefire that has failed…
EU says won’t be ‘neutral mediator’ between Ukraine, Russia
LIMASSOL: The EU’s top diplomat on Thursday ruled out Europe acting as a “neutral mediator” between Ukraine and Russia, after foreign ministers from the bloc’s 27 countries debated…
Lebanon swathe declared combat zone, residents warned to leave
BEIRUT: Israel’s military on Wednesday declared a new swathe of southern Lebanon as a combat zone and said residents in the area should move north, warning it would act “with great…
Kenyan girls’ school fire kills 16 students, injures 79
A fire tore through a dormitory at a girls’ secondary school in a town in Kenya’s Rift Valley overnight, killing 16 students, the government said on Thursday.The fire broke out jus…
Pilgrims celebrate Eid in Mina with tradition and joy
MECCA: The Omani pilgrims’ camp in Mina was filled with an atmosphere of tranquillity and joy as pilgrims performed the Haj rituals and celebrated the blessed days of Eid Al Adha.O…
Zīnah: Omani tradition that honoured horses with silver
Few civilisations in history adorned their companions with silver. That simple fact alone reveals something profound about the culture of Arabia. Across the deserts of the Arabian…
Economic safeguard in uncertain regional climate
“Ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country”. This famous quote reminds citizens that they have a responsibility to serve the nation rather tha…
Food security depends on seamless logistics
SALALAH, MAY 28Oman’s food-security debate must move beyond production figures and import volumes to focus more sharply on how food is transported, stored and distributed, a local…
Stocks ease from highs amidst Gulf tensions
Stocks retreated from record highs on Thursday after a fresh US military strike on Iran and Kuwaiti reports of missile attacks dented investor confidence in a peace deal that many…
Mazoon Copper Project makes headway towards 2027 launch
MUSCAT, MAY 28Major earthworks linked to the development of the Mazoon Copper Project in the Wilayat of Yanqul, Al Dhahirah Governorate, have been completed, paving the way for the…