Oman U20 face Qatar in Asian Qualifiers opener
MUSCAT: Oman’s national under-20 football team will begin their AFC U20 Asian Cup China 2027 Qualifiers campaign on Monday when they take on hosts Qatar at Abdullah bin Khalifa Sta…
OFA steps up fan engagement for Jindal League
MUSCAT: The Oman Football Association (OFA) on Sunday unveiled a new fan-engagement strategy for the 2026-27 Jindal League season, sponsored by Jindal Steel, with RO 132,500 alloca…
Oman athletics team set for final Thailand camp ahead of Asian Games
MUSCAT: Oman’s national athletics team will enter in an intensive preparations stage for the upcoming 20th Asian Games with a final overseas training camp in Bangkok, Thailand, fro…
Omani pro wrestlers make history with team title in Qatar
Muscat: First Omani professional wrestler Anas Rex and his partner Shathan al Balushi (Sam X) have made history by capturing the QPW Tag Team Championship in Qatar on Friday night….
Young stars shine at Oman Schools Beach Championship
MUSCAT: The fifth edition of the Oman Schools Beach Sports Championship opened in Salalah, Dhofar, with intense competition in beach volleyball and beach handball. Organised by the…
Oman committed to provide quality healthcare to patients
The number of enrollees in specialised training programmes for the academic year 2026/2027 at Oman Medical Specialty Board (OMSB) stood at 388 (male and female) doctors and nurses…
Al Jabal Al Akhdhar festival attracts over 300,000 visitors
AL JABAL AL AKHDHAR: Al Jabal Al Akhdar Festival 2026, held in Al Dakhiliyah Governorate, has attracted over 300,000 visitors from within the Sultanate of Oman and abroad over 45 d…
Nepal rescuers advance towards trapped tunnel workers
KATHMANDU: Nepali rescuers drilled, dug and used explosives on Sunday in a bid to reach dozens of hydropower workers believed trapped in tunnels swamped by flood debris, racing aga…
Dibba-Lima-Khasab road 76% complete
KHASAB: The completion rate of the Sultan Faisal bin Turki Road project (Dibba-Lima-Khasab) in the Governorate of Musandam has reached approximately 76 per cent.The project, valued…
Turkish, Saudi, Pakistani ministers to hold pact meeting
ISTANBUL: Türkiye will host Saudi Arabia and Pakistan for the first ministerial meeting of their new regional defence grouping on Monday. The Mecca Joint Defence Agreement signed e…