Oman’s first synthetic fuels project weighed at Sohar Freezone
MUSCAT, DEC 4Sohar Port and Freezone (SOHAR) has announced the signing of a Letter of Intent with Empa, the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, to expl…
RO 36 million livestock & fish feed factory opens
BARKA, DEC 4The largest animal and aquatic feed factory in Oman was inaugurated on Thursday under the auspices of Dr Saud bin Hamoud al Habsi, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries an…
Interior ministers, governors review performance
MUSCAT: The Ministry of Interior on Thursday saw the convening of the second annual meeting between governors and Sayyid Hamoud bin Faisal al Busaidy, Minister of Interior.The mini…
MENA temperatures rising twice as fast as global average: WMO
GENEVA: The Middle East and North Africa recorded their hottest year on record in 2024, with temperatures rising at twice the global average of recent decades, the UN weather agenc…
Minister of Interior, governors review efforts to improve performance
MUSCAT: The Ministry of Interior on Thursday saw the convening of the second annual meeting between governors and Sayyid Hamoud bin Faisal al Busaidy, Minister of Interior.The mini…
Macron urges China to rebalance trade
French President Emmanuel Macron appealed to Xi Jinping to help end the war in Ukraine and to tackle trade deficits as the two leaders met in Beijing on Thursday.For Macron, making…
Chaos after India’s biggest airline cancels flights
NEW DELHI: Chaos gripped Indian airports on Thursday after the country’s biggest airline IndiGo cancelled over 1,200 flights, stranding thousands of passengers.The company blamed t…
Critically ill ex-PM Zia to be flown to UK
DHAKA: Bangladesh’s critically ill former prime minister Khaleda Zia, a key figure in elections slated for next year, is to be flown by air ambulance to Britain, her doctor said on…
Trump favourite reclaims narrow lead in Honduras presidential vote
TEGUCIGALPA: A right-wing Honduran presidential candidate backed by Donald Trump reclaimed a narrow lead over his rival Thursday on the fourth day of a plodding vote count.With 84….
CAA welcomes unified GCC aviation authority
The Sultanate of Oman’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has welcomed the approval to establish the Gulf Civil Aviation Authority under the umbrella of the General Secretariat of th…