What’s a potato? A 9-million-year-old tomato
As a foodstuff, the potato can be baked, boiled, mashed, smashed, hashed, roasted, scalloped, fried, and more. As a crop, it is among the world’s most important, with more than 350…
India reels from the shock of Trump’s onslaught
NEW DELHI — President Donald Trump’s new list of tariffs on half the world’s countries sent the United States’ trading partners scrambling to understand how their businesses will b…
192,000 play kitchens recalled after child dies of strangulation
About 192,000 children’s play kitchens that pose “a risk of serious injury or death” are being recalled after the shirt of a 23-month-old boy got caught on one of its hooks and he…
Khareef business gets boost with over 600 work permits
SALALAH, AUGUST 1The Ministry of Labour, through its Dhofar Directorate, has issued more than 600 temporary work permits since the start of the Khareef Dhofar Season 2025, as part…
With new 40% Tariff, Trump tries to box in China
Ever since President Donald Trump began raising tariffs on goods from China during his first term, Chinese companies have raced to set up warehouses and factories in Southeast Asia…
Olympic team, Al Nahda book final of Khareef tourney
Muscat, August 1The Oman Olympic national team and Al Nahda Club have qualified for the final match of the Khareef Dhofar Friendly Football Championship, hosted at Al Saada Sports…
UN official criticises ‘costly’ Gaza airdrops as aid efforts quicken
TEL AVIV: Airdrops of humanitarian aid are “at least 100 times” more expensive than delivering the same amount of supplies by land, a senior UN official said on Friday, as more cou…
World economies reel from Trump’s punch
WASHINGTON: Global markets reeled on Friday from President Donald Trump’s tariffs barrage against nearly all US trading partners as governments looked down the barrel of a seven da…
الأمم المتحدة: 1400 فلسطيني ضحايا انتظار المساعدات في غزة منذ مايو
الأونروا: نحو 6 آلاف شاحنة محمّلة بالمعونات جاهزة للدخول إلى القطاع – القدس تل أبيب “أ ف ب” “د ب أ”:أعلن مكتب مفوضية الأمم المتحدة السامية لحقوق الإنسان اليوم أن 1400 فلسطيني قُتل…
افتتاحُ معرض الكتب المستعملة بولاية سناو
العُمانية: افتُتح مساء اليوم في ولاية سناو بمحافظة شمال الشرقية “معرض الكتب المستعملة في نسخته الثامنة”، بتنظيم من مكتبة سناو العامة، بمشاركة عدد من المكتبات العلمية ومؤسسات المجتم…