Tour of Salalah: Where sporting ambition meets tourism
MUSCAT: The Tour of Salalah is entering a new development stage as Oman continues to use international sporting events as a platform to promote the tourism, develop local athletes…
Munoz’s late strike earns Liverpool draw with Forest
LONDON: Victor Munoz saved Andoni Iraola from his first defeat as Liverpool manager with the late strike that rescued a 2-2 draw against Nottingham Forest on Saturday, while Hull b…
‘Smooth’ Marc Marquez wins Aragon MotoGP sprint, Bezzecchi on pole
ALCANlZ, Spain: Reigning world champion Marc Marquez glided to a dominant sprint win at MotorLand on Saturday after Italian Marco Bezzecchi snatched a surprise pole position for th…
Confident Oman ready for 50-over ACC Premier Cup challenge: Kulkarni
MUSCAT: Armed with confidence from a productive build-up and carrying the experience of finishing runners-up in the previous edition, Oman will launch their ACC Premier Cup 2026 ca…
Iran’s president admits sanctions impacting economy
TEHRAN: Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has admitted that US sanctions on his country are hurting its economy, despite just days ago insisting they would achieve nothing. “Some…
Missing toll from Nepal, China flood nears 3,000
BIDUR: Kathmandu Rescuers in Nepal and China were battling on Saturday to locate thousands of people missing days after a deadly, tsunami-like wall of water and debris swept throug…
Algeria declares national mourning
ALGIERS: Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune declared a three-day national mourning after wildfires in the northeast killed at least 12 people and injured dozens. Tebboune desc…
At least 37 dead after Russian strike on depot near Kyiv
KYIV: At least 37 people were killed when an overnight Russian drone strike on a depot near Kyiv sparked a huge fire and explosions, authorities said on Saturday. The depot, near t…
Oman advances Duqm City Renewable Energy initiative
Al DUQM: Two new wind energy projects are under development at the Special Economic Zone at Duqm (SEZAD) as part of the Duqm City Renewable Energy initiative spearheaded by Naqaa S…
Frozen bulk vessels begin calling at Oman’s ports
MUSCAT: Gulf Warehousing Company, one of the region’s leading logistics groups providing cross-border and integrated logistics solutions, has completed one of the first frozen bulk…