Oman updates number portability rules for mobile and fixed-line users
Muscat: Oman’s Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has issued updated regulations governing the transfer of mobile and fixed-line numbers between licensed telecommunicati…
Nepal rescuers drill through debris towards trapped tunnel workers
Kathmandu: Nepali rescuers trying to reach hydropower workers believed trapped in tunnels swamped by flood debris deployed heavy machinery on Sunday, after rain and rising river w…
Far-right Israeli minister boasts of worse prison conditions
Jerusalem: Israel’s far-right national security minister on Sunday boasted of worsening conditions for Palestinian prisoners as he visited female inmates.Two months before election…
Collisions main cause for accidents in Oman
Muscat: Around 43% of road accidents reported in the Sultanate of Oman in 2025 were due to collision between vehicles.Among other accidents, 21% involved pedestrians, 23% vehicles…
Manhunt underway after woman killed, several injured at Swiss rave shooting
GENEVA: A 22-year-old woman has been killed and five people injured, some seriously, in a shooting in the Swiss town of Aarau, local police said on Sunday, which Swiss newspaper…
Turquoise house stands steady in Nepal
A turquoise-colored house in Nepal was shown withstanding the devastating flash floods that swept through the Nepal-Tibet border region on August 26.**media[3496374]**A viral video…
Icelanders reject EU-membership talks
Icelanders have voted to stay out of the European Union, broadcaster RUV reported on Sunday, rejecting a government push to reopen membership talks and siding with those who said …
New Dhofar Recovery Centre due for completion within two years
A new recovery and rehabilitation centre planned for Thumrait is expected to be complete within 18 to 24 months, as its developers prepare the first phase of a wider network the…
China identifies countries of 261 foreigners missing in Himalayan mudslide
China on Sunday said 261 foreign nationals from 23 countries were missing on the Tibetan side of a border crossing with Nepal following a mudslide which tore through the Himalayan…
One dead, five injured after shots fired at event in Switzerland
Swiss police said on Sunday that one person was dead and five others injured after shots were fired overnight at an event in Aarau in northern Switzerland.It is unclear who fired t…