Gold surges to another record high of $3,690 on Tuesday
Gold surged to yet another record high of $3,690 on Tuesday, buoyed by expectations of rate cuts. Markets are banking on at least a 25-basis-point rate cut in Wednesday’s FOMC meet…
Salalah Airport sees 13.2% growth in passengers during Khareef
Oman’s airports saw an increasing demand for air travel to Dhofar Governorate during the Dhofar Khareef Season 2025, from the beginning of June to the end of August. Oman Airports…
His Majesty the Sultan chairs cabinet meeting in Salalah
Salalah: His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik presided over a meeting of the Council of Ministers at Al Maamoura Palace in Salalah.**media[3129387]****media[3129386]****media[31293…
Power outage caused by plant fault, not cyberattack: APSR
Muscat: The Public Services Regulatory Authority confirmed it is closely following up on the sudden power outage that affected parts of several governorates in the Sultanate of Oma…
‘Gaza is burning’, Israel says as it launches ground operation
JERUSALEM/CAIRO: Israel announced the start of its long-awaited ground operation into Gaza City on Tuesday, declaring “Gaza is burning”.An Israeli military official said the Israel…
Suspect nabbed for stealing money, bank cards from cars
Muscat : The Royal Oman Police (ROP) in South Al Sharqiyah Governorate has arrested a man accused of stealing cash, bank cards, and electronic devices from several vehicles in diff…
First list of products requiring Omani Quality Mark announced
Muscat: The Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion (MoCIIP), represented by the Directorate General of Standards and Metrology, has issued the first list of produc…
Oman’s new law gets tough on prostitution, sexual exploitation, and forced labour
The Royal Decree 78/2025 promulgated the Law on Combating Human Trafficking last week and was published in the Official Gazette on Sunday. It canceled the Law on Combating Human Tr…
She held her baby for an hour. Then the state took her away
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Ivana Bronlund is a mother without a child.An hour after her daughter was born in a small town in Denmark, the government took her baby.She continues to pump…
