Al Bashayer a win away from OBL shield
Muscat: The third round of the first phase of the Oman Basketball League (OBL) Finals 2025–26 takes place on Wednesday, featuring two crucial matches in a decisive evening that cou…
IHF team to visit Muscat for 2028 World Beach Handball bid assessment
MUSCAT: A delegation from the International Handball Federation (IHF) is scheduled to visit Muscat before the end of this month to assess the Sultanate of Oman’s readiness to stage…
Government Institutions eights football enters second day
Muscat: The second day of the 2026 Government Institutions Eights Football Championship, organised by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth (MoCSY), witnessed the continuation…
Sayyid Bilarab to preside over Annual Royal Cavalry Race
MUSCAT: At the behest of His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik, HH Sayyid Bilarab bin Haitham al Said will preside over the Annual Royal Cavalry Race, which will be held at Al Rahba…
Newcastle’s Howe rules himself out of Man Utd job
LONDON: Eddie Howe said on Tuesday that he is “100 per cent” committed to Newcastle as he dismissed speculation linking him with the vacant Manchester United manager’s job.Ruben Am…
Starting the year without leaving yourself behind
The beginning of a new year carries a particular kind of energy. Not loud, not urgent, but quietly persuasive. It invites reflection before action, awareness before ambition. Yet,…
How extraction is ending liberation around the world
What happened in Venezuela this week will be debated for years, but its meaning was instantly understood across much of the Global South. The US, under President Donald Trump, laun…
When Washington claims democracy and takes control
In early January 2026, the United States armed forces carried out an unprecedented military operation in Venezuela that resulted in the capture of President Nicolás Maduro and his…
Majlis Ash’shura discusses draft urban planning law
MUSCAT: The Majlis Ash’shura concluded its discussion on the Draft Urban Planning Law referred by the government.Following extensive deliberations, the Council approved the draft a…
Landmines destroy limbs andlives on Bangla-Myanmar border
In the dense hill forests along Bangladesh’s border with war-torn Myanmar, villagers are losing limbs to landmines, casualties of a conflict not of their making.Ali Hossain, 40, wa…