EA honours winners of environment competition
MUSCAT, JULY 1The Environment Authority on Wednesday marked the conclusion of an environment protection competition that saw the participation of more than 1,000 school students fr…
MoC to enhance investigation in aviation incidents
MUSCAT: The Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology on Wednesday signed a memorandum of cooperation (MoC) with Oman Aviation Academy to expand cooperation…
Oman Air expands to five new destinations
MUSCAT, JULY 1Oman Air, the Sultanate of Oman’s national carrier, announced its addition of five new destinations, a landmark milestone in its rapid network expansion and the large…
CDAA deploys first contingent for Khareef Dhofar
MUSCAT: The first reinforcement contingent of the Civil Defence and Ambulance Authority (CDAA) departed from the Authority’s headquarters in Muscat Governorate, heading to Dhofar G…
US Embassy marks 250th independence anniversary
MUSCAT: The Embassy of the United States of America in Muscat on Wednesday hosted a reception to commemorate the 250th anniversary of American independence and to celebrate the his…
Portugal braces for high temperatures in new heatwave
LISBON: Parts of Portugal have been placed on red alert due to high temperatures forecast for the coming days, after being relatively spared from the recent heatwave in Europe. The…
Venezuelans search, suffer one week after earthquakes
LA GUAIRA: Venezuelans, with help from around the world, were still searching on Wednesday for survivors a week after massive earthquakes killed nearly 2,000 and left thousands una…
At least 6 people killed in Belgian building fire
ANTWERP: At least six people were killed in a fire in a 10-storey apartment tower in the Belgian city of Antwerp on Wednesday, police told local media. Rescuers were lowering res…
Greece sees huge forest fire
A huge forest blaze in northern Greece killed two people before it was contained, the fire brigade said on Wednesday. A five-kilometre wall of flames had threatened the village of…
Heat as infrastructure, public health and governance
I landed in Geneva and felt as if I was melting. The irony was lost on no one. People joked that the heat should be nothing to me, since I come from a hot country. We survive heat…