Omani bowlers dominate in Muscat Nights championship
Muscat: Omani players continue to assert their dominance in the overall standings of the second edition of the Muscat Nights International Bowling Championship, after national team…
Hosts Morocco set up Senegal Afcon final showdown
RABAT: Hosts Morocco will play Sadio Mane’s Senegal in this weekend’s Africa Cup of Nations final after both emerged victorious in tense last-four ties on Wednesday as Mohamed Sala…
Sinner on semifinal collision course with Djokovic at Australian Open
MELBOURNE: Jannik Sinner was drawn on Thursday against France’s Hugo Gaston to start his Australian Open defence and is on a collision course to meet 10-time champion Novak Djokovi…
Chinese exports flood world markets
BEIJING — China announced on Wednesday the world’s largest trade surplus ever, even adjusting for inflation, as a tsunami of exports flooded markets around the world last year.Chin…
Nearly 5 million accounts removed under Australia’s new social media ban
SYDNEY — Nearly 5 million social media accounts belonging to Australian teenagers have been deactivated or removed, a month after a landmark law barring those younger than 16 from…
Iran vows to defend itself; Trump says he’ll ‘watch and see’
Iran vowed on Thursday to defend itself against any foreign threat, after US President Donald Trump said he would ‘watch it and see’ about military action over the crackdown on pro…
Sudan food aid to run out in March, UN warns
PORT SUDAN: Food aid in Sudan is set to run out by the end of March unless new funding is secured, the United Nations said on Thursday, raising fears for millions caught up in the…
Denmark says US Greenland ambition intact
Washington’s ambition to take control of Greenland remained intact, Denmark said on Thursday, as a European military mission arrived on the mineral-rich strategic Arctic island, dr…
The economic uncertainty of the Trump era
In an interconnected global economy, no individual — whether a small entrepreneur, a salaried employee, or a policymaker — can remain indifferent to the political direction of the…
The seaside, coffee and young Omani entrepreneurs
“We offer the best espresso and hot chocolate in Oman, and you would be our fifth customers since we established this business,” two friendly, young and very PR-savvy Omani student…