Cambodia, Thailand to hold talks on resuming truce
KUALA LUMPUR: Thailand and Cambodia agreed on Monday to hold a December 24 meeting of defence officials towards resuming a months-old ceasefire, as fierce border fighting between…
Japan’s flagship fails to launch satellite
TOKYO: Japan’s flagship H3 rocket failed to launch a geolocation satellite into orbit on Monday due to engine failure, the country’s space agency said. The second-stage engine “ter…
Moscow car blast kills Russian general hours after US talks
MOSCOW: A car bomb killed a senior Russian general in southern Moscow on Monday morning, the latest high-profile army figure to be blown up in a blast that came just hours after Ru…
Call for clear communication with society
During his meeting with State Council members on Monday, His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik stressed the importance of effective executive mechanisms to translate proposals into…
National exercise “Homeland Readiness 2025” to be held in muscat
Muscat: The National Emergency Management Committee will conduct the national exercise “Homeland Readiness 2025” on December 23 and 24 in the Governorate of Muscat.The exercise is…
His Majesty the Sultan commends efforts of State Council
Muscat: His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik praised the efforts and contributions of the State Council and its cooperation with government institutions in advancing the paths of c…
High-level delegation visits Belarusian State University
As part of the events to mark the ‘Oman Day’ in Minsk, the capital of the Republic of Belarus, a delegation from the National Museum and Sultan Qaboos University visited Belarusia…
Direct flights from Oman get a boost with new destinations
Muscat: The major stakeholders in Oman’s aviation sector have embarked on promoting direct flights to and from Muscat, instead of promoting it just as another transit hub.The indic…
When something goes wrong with a flight, these people ntake charge
FORT WORTH, Texas — American Airlines Flight 27 was hundreds of miles out to sea on its way from Los Angeles to Tokyo this month when a passenger had a medical emergency.The flight…
She fell in love with ChatGPT. Then she ghosted it
It was an unusual romance. In the summer of 2024, Ayrin, a busy, bubbly woman in her 20s, became enraptured by Leo, an artificial intelligence chatbot that she had created on ChatG…