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Obesity rate in Oman stands at 32.7%, says report
MUSCAT: The activities of the National Obesity Awareness Week in the Sultanate of Oman will commence on Thursday.The initiative aims to enhance the partnership between public and p…
Soaring costs, fuel shortage fears drive Pakistan to electric motorbikes
Days after Iran effectively blocked shipping through the Strait of Hormuz following the start of U.S. and Israeli attacks in late February, two Pakistani electric motorbike outl…
Current oil&gas worse than 1973, 1979, 2002 together: IEA
PARIS – The current oil and gas crisis triggered by the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is “more serious than the ones in 1973, 1979 and 2002 together”, Fatih Birol, the head o…
Efforts to stop Iran war reaching critical stage: Envoy
Pakistan efforts to stop Iran war are reaching ‘critical’ stage, Iran’s Ambassador to Pakistan saysISLAMABAD, April 7 (Reuters) – Pakistan’s “positive and productive” efforts to…
Traffic on the Saudi-Bahrain causeway suspended: Report
Traffic movement on the King Fahd Causeway, a key bridge that connects Saudi Arabia to Bahrain, has been suspended due to Iranian air raid threats.The decision is in reference to…
Avoid using trains: Israel tells people in Iran
The Israeli military on Tuesday told people in Iran not to use trains or go near railway lines.”For the sake of your security, we kindly request that from this moment until 2…
Mwasalat signs agreement for integrated bus station in Rustaq
South Al Batinah Governorate and Mwasalat sign an agreement to develop an integrated public bus transport station in the Wilayat of Rustaq to develop a modern and sustainable publi…
Stocks stumble, oil above $110 as Iran deadline nears
SINGAPORE – Global stocks wavered on Tuesday, while oil prices were perched above $110 per barrel as the prospect of escalation in the war in the Middle East and the looming dead…
Oil prices rally, stocks mixed after Trump’s latest threat
Hong Kong – Oil prices rose Tuesday while equities were mixed as investors assessed Donald Trump’s latest deadline for Iran to reopen the strategic Strait of Hormuz or be “decimate…