Omani group backs fertilizer expansion
MUSCAT, AUGUST 26 An agreement has been signed to expand the ammonia-urea complex of the Algerian-Omani Fertilizer Company (AOA) complex at Arzew in the Algerian port city of Oran…
The Honourable Lady visits Omani Women’s Association in Salalah
SALALAH: Her Highness The Honourable Lady Assayida Ahd Abdullah Hamed al Busaidi, Spouse of the Sultan of Oman, paid a visit to the Omani Women’s Association in Salalah, on Wednesd…
Trump administration moves to impose $100,000 fee for H-1B worker visas
President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday released a proposed regulation to codify an unprecedented fee of more than $100,000 on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign w…
‘No other option’: Gulf expats hunker down between bouts of war
Dubai: Six months into the Middle East war, the army of foreign workers and expats in the Gulf has largely stayed put — hoping to ride out the uncertainty caused by conflict rathe…
Flash flood on Nepal-Tibet border kills nine and destroys villages, toll likely to jump
Torrential floods in the Himalayan border areas of Nepal and China’s Tibet killed at least nine people and destroyed roads, bridges and power projects on Wednesday, as authorities…
ROP warns a network may be exploiting beggars
Competent authorities have warned that many beggars—including women and children—are often backed by exploitative networks. To support these vulnerable individuals, protect them, a…
Brazil fines TikTok owner ByteDance for mishandling children’s data
Brazil’s data protection authority ANPD has fined TikTok owner ByteDance about $29.8 million for processing the personal data of children and teenagers without sufficient legal gro…
A network may be exploiting beggars, warns ROP
Muscat: The competent authorities have warned that around behind many beggars, including children and women, that we may come across lies a network exploiting them.To support them…
Iran says Hormuz strait still closed despite transit corridor talks
Iran and Oman are discussing a temporary transit corridor and mine-clearing for the Strait of Hormuz, but Tehran warned on Wednesday that the vital waterway will not be reopened u…
US visa appointments paused worldwide
US President Donald Trump’s administration has issued a pause on visa appointments for applicants around the world during an ongoing immigration crackdown by the U.S. government i…