Iran businesses buckle under wartime pressures
In mid-March, Babak, 49, an Iranian product designer at a tech company in Tehran, Iran, was called into his boss’s office and told that his position was being eliminated.Iran’s gov…
Turkish Airlines plane evacuated due to tyre fire
KATHMANDU: A minor fire broke out on a tyre of a Turkish Airlines plane after it landed on Monday in Nepal’s capital of Kathmandu, authorities said, forcing the closure of the ai…
Indian PM urges limits on fuel use, travel and imports
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged a spate of measures including fuel conservation, work-from-home practices and limits on travel and imports, as a surge in glob…
Oil prices jump as Trump rejects Iranian terms
US President Donald Trump’s swift rejection of Iran’s response to a U.S. peace proposal sent oil prices surging on Monday amid concerns the 10-week-old conflict will drag on, k…
Trump rejects Iranian terms for ending war
Washington, United States – President Donald Trump said Sunday he has rejected Iran’s response to a US proposal for ending the Middle East war, deeming it “totally unacceptable.””…
Sector’s contribution to GDP rises to RO 1.132 billion
MUSCAT: The Majlis Ash’shura on Sunday hosted Dr Saud bin Hamoud al Habsi, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources, during its regular session of the third annual si…
Iran responds to US proposal
WASHINGTON: Iran has sent its response to a US proposal to begin peace talks to end the war, the IRNA news agency reported on Sunday, as two carriers were allowed to pass through…
Iran says it has sent response to US peace proposal
TEHRAN: Iran has sent its response to a US proposal to begin peace talks to end the war, Iranian state media reported on Sunday, as two carriers were allowed to pass through the b…
Lebanon says two paramedics killed by Israeli
BEIRUT: Lebanon’s health ministry said two paramedics from the Hezbollah-affiliated Islamic Health Committee were killed and five others wounded on Sunday in Israeli strikes on the…
S Korea says ‘unidentified aircraft’ hit cargo ship
SEOUL: A South Korean cargo ship hit in the Strait of Hormuz six days ago was struck by unidentified aircraft, the foreign ministry in Seoul said on Sunday, days after the fire-dam…