Muscat: Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) achieved a significant academic milestone by ranking third in the 2025 Arab Ranking for Universities. This regional classification is organiz…

SINGAPORE/LONDON: The U.S. dollar was on the back foot on Wednesday and set for its biggest yearly fall since 2017, possibly with more to come, as investors wagered the Federal Res…

New Delhi:  India’s space agency launched its heaviest ever payload on Wednesday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling the deployment “a significant stride” for the space sect…

Rabat: Nicolas Jackson scored twice as much-fancied Senegal began their Africa Cup of Nations bid with a convincing 3-0 win over Botswana on Tuesday, while Nigeria’s Super Eagles m…

Al Buraimi:  The Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology has commenced the implementation of a project to construct five new bridges on the Sohar–Buraimi R…

Muscat: The Tax Authority has announced that the sale or circulation of energy drinks and other excise products that do not bear the Digital Tax Stamp (DTS) will be prohibited star…

US trade officials determined that China should be punished for employing unfair tactics to dominate the semiconductor industry, but will wait 18 months to impose tariffs, American…

Gold prices broke past $4,500 in Asian trade Wednesday on optimism that the Federal Reserve will continue cutting interest rates next year, and amid rising tensions between the Uni…

MUSCAT: The Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion affirmed that the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) concluded with the Republic of India does…

SUHAR: As part of a forward-looking approach to community safety and human capital development, Mawarid launched ‘Monqidh’ (Rescuer) initiative, a large-scale first aid training pr…