Verstappen claims dramatic pole for F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
BAKU: Max Verstappen put Red Bull on pole position for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Saturday after McLaren’s Formula One leader Oscar Piastri and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc crashed…
Shabab Oman II docks in Spain
The Royal Navy of Oman’s (RNO) ship Shabab Oman II docked at the Port of Almeria, Spain, as part of its seventh international voyage, Glories of the Seas 2025. The voyage carries a…
12,000 invasive birds culled in Al Batinah South
AL RUSTAQ: Field teams from the Environment Authority (EA) in Al Batinah South Governorate have eradicated 12,597 invasive birds over the past two months.The operation, carried out…
Silica Sand Project Begins Production in Mahout
Muscat: Minerals Development Oman (MDO), in collaboration with the Earth Sciences Consultancy Centre, has announced the commencement of production at the Silica Sand Project locate…
Oman names winner of RO 155 million Ibri III Solar IPP project
MUSCAT: The consortium of Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar), Korea Midland Power (KOMIPO) and Al Khadra Partners (Oman) has been named the winner of an international competi…
Banking sector credit tops RO 34 billion
MUSCAT: The total outstanding credit extended by the banking sector in the Sultanate of Oman grew by 8.9%, reaching RO 34.1 billion at the end of July 2025.According to data issued…
MSX Index resumes upward trend on strong local institutional buying
MUSCAT: The Muscat Stock Exchange (MSX) main index resumed its upward trajectory last week after a one-week decline, supported by gains in banking, energy and industrial shares as…
Oman’s strategic balance: From energy to green industry
In the span of a few weeks, Oman has announced projects that together sketch the outlines of a very deliberate strategy. A crude storage deal with Iraq, a gas pipeline expansion, n…
Adaptability, resilience and actionable strategies key to Oman’s future outlook
Oman as of 2025 has a recovering economy due to the ambitious goal reforms set. At the same time, new hurdles posed have to be grappled with as well. The Tenth Five-Year Developmen…
Can virtual reality heal the mind?
Last weekend, my son brought a virtual reality headset and suggested that I try it. The game he had installed was a virtual reality roller coaster, and all I had to do was sit in a…