Funeral prayers said for late supreme leader Khamenei
TEHRAN: Grand Ayatollah Jafar Sobhani led the funeral prayers for Ali Khamenei in Tehran on Sunday, the second day of official mourning for Iran’s late supreme leader, four months…
Oman boosts Net-Zero push with 72m trees planted
IBRA: The Environment Authority has highlighted major environmental achievements between 2020 and 2025, including the planting of more than 72 million trees and the expansion of Om…
Motorists caught driving above 200 km/h on Sultan Said bin Taimour Road
MUSCAT: The General Directorate of Traffic has apprehended two motorists for exceeding 200 km/h on Sultan Said bin Taimour Road while travelling towards Dhofar Governorate, the Roy…
Oman skies to witness solar Aphelion tomorrow
MUSCAT: The Earth will reach its aphelion — the farthest point from the Sun in its annual orbit — tomorrow at 9:30 pm Oman time, when the distance between the two centres will be a…
RH to expand adult and children’s emergency departments
MUSCAT: The Royal Hospital unveiled plans to expand its adult and children’s emergency departments and laboratories, and to add 900 additional parking spaces in the upcoming period…
EA in Al Buraimi records first-ever nesting of Shikra
AL BURAIMI: The Environment Authority in Al Buraimi Governorate has, for the first time in the governorate, documented the nesting of the Shikra (known locally as Al Baydaq), scien…
Ras Al Hadd Turtle Reserve intensifies protection of sea turtles
RAS AL HADD: Specialists at the Environment Centre within the Turtle Reserve in Ras Al Hadd have successfully managed 56 stranded turtles and recorded over 12,000 turtle tracks alo…
50% tint rule sparks rush, but supply crunch hits auto shops
MUSCAT: There has been a sense of joy among the vehicle owners after the Royal Oman Police (ROP) permitted 50 per cent of tinting on private vehicles and car accessories shops have…
Oman’s skies to witness aphelion on Monday
Muscat: Earth will reach aphelion, its farthest point from the Sun in its annual orbit, tomorrow at 9:30 p.m. Oman time. At that moment, the distance between the centers of Earth a…
RO to expand adult and children’s emergency departments
Interview by Yousef bin Salem al HabsiMUSCAT: The Royal Hospital unveiled plans to expand its adult and children’s emergency departments and laboratories, and to add 900 additional…