Council of Ministers congratulates students on new school year
MUSCAT: The Council of Ministers, at its session on Sunday, extended its congratulations to male and female students as well as to members of the teaching and administrative staffs…
Oman, Indonesia reaffirm strong bilateral ties
MUSCAT: Sayyid Badr bin Hamad al Busaidi, Foreign Minister, on Sunday received a copy of the credentials of Andi Rahadian, Ambassador-designate of the Republic of Indonesia to the…
Oman moves into autumn as temperatures ease
MUSCAT, SEPT 6As summer draws to a close and autumn begins, temperatures across Oman are expected to gradually ease, bringing more favourable conditions for outdoor activities and…
New olive press opens in Al Jabal Al Akhdhar
AL JABAL AL AKHDHAR: A modern olive press was inaugurated on Sunday in the Wilayat of Al Jabal Al Akhdhar, Al Dakhiliyah Governorate, at a cost of around RO 40,000, under the super…
ICRC CHIEF VISITS MSC
MUSCAT: Pierre Krähenbühl, Director-General of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Geneva, on Sunday visited the Maritime Security Centre (MSC), where he was received u…
Programme enhances environmental awareness
SUR: Volunteer teams, supervisors, and observers in the ‘Environment Protectors’ programme successfully returned 6,146 baby turtles to the sea and dealt with 264 stranded adult sea…
US envoys hold talks with Zelensky on 1st Kyiv visit
KYIV: US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff began talks on Sunday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on ending the war with Russia, making their first visit to Kyiv a…
Nations condemn Israeli expulsion plans on Gaza
RIYADH: Eight Islamic and Arab countries on Sunday condemned plans voiced by Israeli government ministers for the removal of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, saying the designs je…
Death toll rises to 3 in Bolivia army base blasts
VIACHA: The death toll rose to three after two explosions at a military base in Bolivia, the prosecutor’s office said, as rescue teams worked to clear debris and find people who ar…
Germany’s far-right AfD clear frontrunner in eastern state vote
BERLIN: German voters headed to the polls on Sunday for a key regional election in the ex-communist east where the far-right, anti-immigrant, Moscow-and Trump-friendly AfD is expec…