Nigeria: Persistence pays off for dried fruit entrepreneur
ReelFruit, founded by Affiong Williams, has grown from small beginnings to supplying both local retailers and overseas buyers.
Israeli tanks, jets bombard Gaza City as Palestinians flee
Gaza City, Palestinian Territories: Israeli tanks and warplanes pounded Gaza City Thursday, sparking what a top UN official called “new waves of displacement”, as the military int…
“From Stamp to Envelope” exhibition opens at the National Museum
Muscat: The National Museum today opened an exhibition titled “From Stamp to Envelope: A Nation’s Narrative Sealed by Post.” The exhibition, which runs until 16 October, is a coll…
GCC citizens enjoy wider rights, healthcare, jobs under common market
Muscat: The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) common market continues to strengthen regional integration, with new figures highlighting greater ease of movement, employment, education…
Consumer Authority resolves contract disputes
Muscat: The Consumer Protection Authority (CPA) has successfully resolved complaints filed by consumers against companies operating in the contracting, building materials, and inte…
ROP air wing rescues injured climber in Rusayl
Muscat: The Royal Oman Police (ROP) Air Wing carried out a rescue and medical evacuation operation last evening after a citizen was injured while mountain climbing in the Al Rusay…
Surge in deadly ‘brain-eating’ amoeba cases causes alarm in India’s Kerala state
An increase in cases of a rare but fatal form of encephalitis has put authorities in India’s southern state of Kerala on alert, forcing them to step up testing to address what they…
Saudi Arabia, nuclear-armed Pakistan sign mutual defence pact
Saudi Arabia and nuclear-armed Pakistan signed a formal mutual defense pact on Wednesday, in a move that significantly strengthens a decades-long security partnership amid heighte…
Climate change causing havoc with global water cycle: UN
Climate change is spurring increasingly erratic and extreme swings between deluge and drought across the world, the United Nations warned on Thursday.The UN’s World Meteorological…
CBO cuts the interest rate by 25 basis points
The Central Bank of Oman (CBO) will reduce the interest rate from Thursday on its repurchase operations with local banks by 25 basis points (0.25 percent), bringing it to 4.75 perc…