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TAIPEI: The European Union is seeking to encourage greater investment from Taiwan especially its semiconductor firms, the bloc’s top diplomat in Taipei said on Tuesday, amid a global chip shortage...

SINGAPORE: Oil prices rose to over one-month highs on Tuesday as a weaker US dollar supported commodities and on expectations that crude inventories fell in the United States, the world’s biggest...

AL HAMRA: The Wadi Dofia Dam situated in the middle mount of Jebel Shams is considered the first of water projects in the Wilayat of Al Hamra in Al Dakhiliyah Governorate. It is currently under...

Muscat: The Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion has signed an agreement with The Business Year that enables the Ministry to become partner to the publication of the firm’s 8th...

MUSCAT: The Minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation (MoHESRI) has opened applications for the Falling Walls Lab Oman 2021 competition, organised by MoHESRI in collaboration...

MUSCAT: The Ministry of Finance (MoF) issued financial circular 2/2021 to all ministries and government units on the rescission of payment of advance salary on taking annual leave. The circular...

Muscat: The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources on Tuesday signed an agreement with Middle East Scientific Equipment Corporation to carry out a project to develop an electronic...

MUSCAT: The Youth and Human Resources Committee of Majlis Ash’shura hosted Sayyid Salim bin Musallam al Busaidy, Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Labour for Human Resources Development, and Sayyid...

Suhar: Police Command of North Al Batinah Governortae arrested two expatriates on charges of smuggling drugs with the purpose of trafficking and entering the country illegally and seized in their...

N'Djamena: Idriss Deby, who just won re-election as President of Chad, is dead after fighting with rebel forces, military spokesperson Azem Bermandoa Agouna said on Tuesday. The circumstances of...

Paris: The International Energy Agency (IEA) is predicting a major surge in CO2 emissions from energy in 2021, as the world rebounds from the Covid-19 pandemic. Total energy emissions for 2021 will...

Muscat: His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik has issued two Royal Decrees reading as follows: Royal Decree No (37/ 2021) ratifying the Sultanate of Oman's joining the Arab Framework Agreement on...

Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) has announced today the appointments of Sandeep Walia (left) as Chief Operating Officer, Middle East and Jerome Briet (right) as Chief Development Officer...

Muscat: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry and Investment Promotion has said that it is working on many initiatives for various sectors, which will be launched soon to create a conducive investment...

Muscat: The Ministry of Health (MOH) has denied reports circulated via the social media channels that the vaccination is available to all community groups. MOH said that the vaccination is limited...

Muscat: Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OCCI) has issued a notice to business owners in the land transport sector regarding new regulations issued by Saudi Arabia for operators in this...

India's daily COVID-19 cases retreated from record levels on Tuesday, but stayed above the 200,000 mark for a sixth straight day, with cases increasing by 259,170 over the last 24 hours. Deaths from...

Cranes fly over pelicans feeding in the water at sunset at the ‘Ain Al Shams’ a seasonal lake within the Dinder National Park, about 400 kms southeast of Khartoum. — AFP

Muscat: The Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) Council on Monday held its third meeting of academic year (2020-2021) under the auspices of Dr Rahma Ibrahim al Mahrooqi, Minister of Higher Education,...

Salalah: Dr Ahmed Mohammed al Sa eedi, Minister of Health, said that His Majesty Sultan Haitham, gave directives to study the extent to which the situation in Dhofar Governorate calls for the setting...