A festival participant rest before spinning a lantern tower known as Manto through the streets of Fuchu during the Kurayami Matsuri, or “Festival of Darkness” in Tokyo. — AFP

Viral social media posts have transformed a quiet seaside town into an overcrowded hotspot — much to the frustration of its residents.Just two hours south of Sydney, Gerringong is…

An expatriate in Muscat scrolls through their electricity statement, line by line, almost instinctively. Consumption. Meter readings. Tariff bands. And then, the number that matter…

Pop star Billie ⁠Eilish joined forces with famed filmmaker James Cameron to bring her “Hit Me Hard and ​Soft” tour to the big ​screen.Released theatrically by Paramount Pictures on…

DUBAI/WASHINGTON: A fragile truce in the Middle East was ​under strain on Tuesday after the U.S. and Iran exchanged fire in the Gulf as they wrestled for control of the Strait of H…

AMSTERDAM: Two ​cases of the deadly hantavirus have been confirmed, and five ​more are suspected, among people who fell ill on a cruise ship now marooned off the Cape Verde islands…

 Real Madrid ⁠defender Ferland Mendy has suffered a muscular ​injury to his ​right quad, the club said on Monday, raising the prospect of another lengthy layoff for the Frenchman,…

ADNOC Drilling Company PJSC  has today the completion of its transaction to acquire an 80% stake of MB Petroleum Services (MBPS), a drilling and oilfield services (OFS) joint ventu…

Muscat: The Security and Services inspection team of the Al Wusta Governorate seized 15 illegal fishing nets (locally known as ‘scorpion’ nets) during a field sweep targeting the c…

 Tech billionaire Elon Musk is set to end a lawsuit by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over his share purchases during his takeover of Twitter with a payment of $1….