Home care programme to ease pressureon health facilities
IBRA: The Ministry of Health celebrated the launch of the activities of the second edition of the first national training programme, ‘Training of Trainers’ (TOT), for home care ser…
Palestinians in face of heat and violence
A Palestinian woman sits outside a makeshift shelter at a displacement camp in Nuseirat, in the central Gaza Strip, during a heatwave in the region. Gaza remains gripped by daily v…
South Korea, Japan reaffirm closer defence ties
SEOUL: South Korea and Japan on Sunday reaffirmed their commitment to the denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula and agreed to revive joint search-and-rescue drills in a step for…
Iraq authorities arrest 47 officials in wide campaign
BAGHDAD: Iraqi authorities arrested 47 officials, including members of parliament, on Sunday as part of an anti-corruption campaign in the corruption-plagued country. Iraq’s new pr…
His Majesty Arrives in Paris
Paris: His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik arrived in Paris on Sunday, on an official two-day visit to the French Republic.Upon His Majesty’s arrival at Orly International Airport…
High-end tourism projects advancing across Oman
MUSCAT, JUNE 28Omran Group, the Omani government’s executive for tourism development, says it is making headway in the development of a sizable portfolio of upscale lifestyle desti…
Dhofar expands tourism base as hotel rooms top 8,400
SALALAH, JUNE 28Dhofar Governorate has 36 tourism projects under development, including 23 that have already entered construction, as the governorate moves to expand its hospitalit…
Oman development financing reaches RO 214 million in 2025
MUSCAT: Development financing in the Sultanate of Oman totalled RO 213.8 million across 7,106 projects in 2025, down about 9 per cent from RO 234.9 million provided to 7,398 projec…
Al Mouj Muscat added RO 878m to Oman’s GDP
BUSINESS REPORTERMUSCAT, JUNE 28Al Mouj Muscat said it has contributed RO 878 million to the Sultanate of Oman’s gross domestic product over the past two decades, highlighting the…
Ann Blyth, film star of 1940s-50s famed for ‘Mildred Pierce’, dies at 98
Ann Blyth, who earned an Oscar nomination playing Joan Crawford’s daughter in the classic 1945 melodrama “Mildred Pierce” and thrived in light and heavy roles during Hollywood’s G…