A metro station reveals old Roman treasures
Beyond the entrance of Rome’s newest metro station under the Colosseum, there are display cases filled with hundreds of ancient artefacts found during a decade-long construction pr…
‘In her prime’: Rare blooming of palm trees in Rio De Janeiro
RIO DE JANEIRO: An extraordinary botanical spectacle is drawing crowds in Rio de Janeiro. Several talipot palm trees, planted more than six decades ago, are blooming for the first…
Indian Prime Minister arrives in Oman
Muscat: The Prime Minister of the Republic of India arrived in the Sultanate of Oman on Wednesday, on a two-day official visit.Upon arrival at Muscat International Airport, His Hig…
VW stops production at German site for first time
“There is nobody who will be left without a job,” he said. “But there might be some people for whom we still have to work out what it is that they will do.”Frankfurt: The last car…
Fitch upgrades EDO to investment-grade BBB-
Muscat: Fitch Ratings has upgraded the credit rating of Energy Development Oman (EDO) to investment grade at ‘BBB-‘, assigning a stable outlook. This action follows the agency’s re…
SQU College of Nursing hosts 3rd Nursing Informatics Forum
Muscat: The College of Nursing at Sultan Qaboos University (SQU), represented by the Adult Health and Critical Care Department, successfully organized the 3rd Nursing Informatics F…
Met issues heavy rainfall alert across several governorates
Muscat: The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has issued Weather Alert No. 3, warning of heavy rainfall and thunderstorms affecting several governorates of the Sultanate from Thursday…
ROP arrests suspects in drug smuggling and illegal entry cases
Muscat: The Royal Oman Police (ROP) has arrested several individuals of Asian nationality in two separate operations related to drug smuggling and illegal entry into the Sultanate,…
Education Directorate clarifies student bus incident in Muscat
Muscat: The Directorate General of Education in Muscat Governorate affirmed that a student involved in an incident on a school bus is in good health and suffered no harm, following…
EDF-led consortium wins 120 MW JBB wind power project in Oman
Muscat: A consortium led by EDF power solutions, Al Khadra Partners and OQ Alternative Energy (OQAE) the National Champion for Clean Energy, signed a 20-year Power Purchase Agreeme…