What is gout, and why is it on the rise?
About 13 years ago, Kyle Edmondson woke up after a night of drinking with friends and felt an intense pain on the top of his foot. Climbing out of bed, he could barely walk.His doc…
HM praises development of Shura Council and its role
Muscat: His Majesty the Sultan praised the development witnessed by the Shura Council in its working mechanisms and the effectiveness it has achieved in performing its roles, in a…
Labour ministry reiterates wage protection system compliance requirement
Muscat: The Ministry of Labour has reiterated the importance of complying with the Wage Protection System (WPS), stressing the need for employers to transfer workers’ wages on tim…
Nigeria’s Chukwueze calls for AFCON to get same respect as World Cup
Nigeria forward Samuel Chukwueze believes the Africa Cup of Nations should be given the same level of respect as the World Cup and the European Championship following controvers…
12 die as migrant boat sinks off Senegal
At least 12 people died on Wednesday after a boat filled with migrants seeking to reach Europe sank off the coast of Senegal, security sources said.The coastal west African countr…
Report: Israel to spend $110 billion on arms over next decade
Israel plans to invest 350 billion shekels ($110billion) over the next decade to make its domestic arms industry more independent, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on W…
Minor earthquake recorded in Arabian Sea
Muscat: A minor earthquake measuring 2.1 on the Richter scale was recorded in the Arabian Sea on Thursday, according to the Earthquake Monitoring Centre at Sultan Qaboos University…
New road projects to boostDuqm’s economic appeal
The Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zones (OPAZ) on Wednesday celebrated the opening of two significant additions to the road network in the Special Economic Z…
Imam Jabir bin Zaid Waqf Foundation launches community partnerships
A’SEEB: The Imam Jabir bin Zaid Waqf Foundation held its fourth annual ceremony on Wednesday in the Wilayat of Al Seeb, celebrating its achievements for the year and launching exte…
Khoula Hospital conducts ME’s first endoscopic aneurysm resection
MUSCAT: A specialised medical team at Khoula Hospital successfully performed a delicate surgical procedure to remove an aneurysm in the splenic artery using endoscopic surgery tech…