Airline ticket prices soar on Asia-Europe routes
The price of flights between Asia and Europe has soared after the closure of key Middle Eastern hubs due to the U.S.-Israel war against Iran, with airline websites showing tickets…
Netanyahu: War on Iran ‘not going to take years’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he expected the war against Iran was “not going to take years”, as the conflict widened with Israel attacking Iran-backed Hezbollah t…
Impurity in the Right Place: What “Blue Eye Samurai” Taught Me About Raising a Mixed-Heritage Daughter
Snippets: Day 4 of Iran War
The Israeli military issued new evacuation orders for dozens of locations in Lebanon on Tuesday, including warning residents in two southern Beirut neighborhoods to stay away from…
Gold extends gains as war boosts safe-haven demand
Gold prices rose for a fifth consecutive session on Tuesday, as investors sought safe-haven assets amid an escalating U.S. and Israeli air war against Iran, raising fears the co…
Drones attack on US embassy in Riyadh sparks ‘limited’ fire
An attack by two drones early Tuesday on the US embassy in Riyadh sparked a small fire, a Saudi defence ministry spokesman said in a statement, while Iran pressed on with retaliat…
Attack by two drones on US embassy in Saudi capital sparks ‘limited’ fire
An attack by two drones early Tuesday on the US embassy in Riyadh sparked a small fire, a Saudi defence ministry spokesman said in a statement, while Iran pressed on with retaliat…
Oman’s CAA bans use of drones until further notice
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has decided to suspend all operating permits for unmanned aircraft (drones), whether for governmental, commercial, or recreational purposes, as w…
Flights to India: Air India Express to resume
India’s budget airline, Air India Express, will resume flight operations to and from Muscat from March 3, 2026.Meanwhile, its flights to and from Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arab…
Culture drives sustainable development in MoCSY’s Thaqafa
MUSCAT: The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth (MoCSY) has released the 14th issue of its quarterly magazine Thaqafa, published by the Literary Forum, under the theme ‘Culture,…