Sohar, Seeb hold top spots at Jetour Cup
MUSCAT, NOV 16Matchday six of the Jetour Cup 2025–2026 witnessed intense and decisive encounters across both groups, bringing notable changes to the standings and increasing the ex…
Qurum beach to witness naval display on Nov 21
Muscat: The Qurum Beach in Muscat will witness an exceptional maritime spectacle, featuring several vessels from the Royal Navy of Oman, with the participation of the Royal Oman Po…
Writing still key in an automated world
One of the most consequential questions that face educationists in the present day of automation and Artificial Intelligence is the relevance of learning to write.If machines can w…
Oman, Lebanon strengthen educational cooperation
Dr Madeeha bint Ahmed al Shaibaniyah, Minister of Education, received Dr Rima Karami, Minister of Education and Higher Education of Lebanon, who is on an official visit to Oman to…
Riyada explores SMEs opportunities, challenges
AFRAH AL BALUSHIMUSCAT, NOV 16The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (Riyada) organised a dialogue session titled ‘Opportunities and Challenges for Small and Medium…
Gearing up for National Day
KABEER YOUSUF MUSCAT, NOV 16Traditional souqs as well as the downtown shopping centres are in an upbeat mood as the nation is gearing up to celebrate its National Day. One of Oman’…
Israeli forces fire on UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon
BEIRUT: The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said on Sunday that Israeli soldiers had shot at its peacekeepers from a tank near an army position in the country’s so…
Philippines draws huge crowd to rally
MANILA: A powerful Philippine sect rallied in Manila on Sunday calling for accountability over a spiralling flood control scandal involving officials and lawmakers, with police est…
Pope urges leaders not to leave poor behind
VATICAN CITY: Pope Leo XIV decried poverty on Sunday, urging world leaders and Catholics to reach out to marginalised people, as the Church celebrated a “Jubilee of the Poor”. The…
Marjorie Taylor Greene blames Trump for threats
WASHINGTON: Republican lawmaker Marjorie Taylor Greene accused US President Donald Trump of putting her life in danger, saying his online criticism has triggered a wave of threats…