ROP Table Tennis Championship kicks off
The Royal Oman Police (ROP) Table Tennis Championship for the current year got underway at the Sultan Qaboos Academy for Police Sciences.The tournament is organised by the Police S…
Mideast prepares for more fighting as talks fail
A sense of dread spread across the Middle East after talks between the US and Iran collapsed, as fears of renewed fighting rattled an already tense region with Donald Trump orderin…
Trump orders US naval blockade of Hormuz
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Sunday ordered a US naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz in response to Iran’s “unyielding” refusal to give up its nuclear ambitions during…
Enhancing Food Security
Al Sharqiyah North Governorate witnessed extensive developmental activity throughout 2025 in the agricultural, livestock and water sectors, manifested in a package of projects and…
Strike kills infant girl in south Lebanon during father’s funeral
Wrapped in bloodied bandages, Aline Saeed, seven, barely survived the Israeli strike on her home in south Lebanon last week. She was there to bury her father as hopes of a truce sp…
Talks fail as world urges respect for truce
Iran and the United States failed to strike a deal on Sunday to end the war in the Middle East, but there was no immediate return to hostilities and world leaders quickly urged bot…
Katsuta claims Croatia win, seizes WRC lead
PARIS, France: Takamoto Katsuta won the Croatia Rally for Toyota and took the world championship lead on Sunday after Hyundai’s overnight leader Thierry Neuville crashed with vi…
Al Harthy stars in Oman Racing’s promising top-six finish
Omani driver Ahmad al Harthy produced an impressive performance on his full-time return to the GT World Challenge Europe powered by AWS Endurance Cup, helping Oman Racing by Centur…
Sinner beats Alcaraz to win Monte Carlo Masters title
Jannik Sinner beat Carlos Alcaraz in straight sets to win the Monte Carlo Masters for the first time on Sunday and reclaim the world number one ranking from his Spanish rival.Sinne…
Humpback whale activity documented on Masirah Island
MASIRAH: Specialists at the Environment Center in the Wilayat of Masirah, Al Sharqiyah South Governorate, have successfully spotted and documented two humpback whales in the marine…