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A genome study involving the last remaining populations of the Sumatran rhinoceros — a solitary rainforest dweller — is providing what scientists called good news about the prospects of saving...

Robust volumes: Between June 2020 and March 2021, the dry port handled 540,000 tonnes of cargo transported by over 35,000 trucks BUSINESS REPORTER MUSCAT, APRIL 28 An inland port (also known as...

The Sultanate, represented by the Central Bank of Oman, observes Arab Day for Financial Inclusion, which falls on April 27 BUSINESS REPORTER MUSCAT, APRIL 28 The issue of promoting access to...

BUSINESS REPORTER MUSCAT, APRIL 28 Oman-India Fertilizer Company (OMIFCO) has appointed Ahmed bin Said al Marhoubi as the Acting CEO of the company with effect from May 1, 2021. He takes over from...

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden will call for reversing his predecessor Donald Trump’s tax cuts for the wealthy to pay for a huge middle class families spending programme, senior administration...

Muscat: Sayyid Hamoud bin Faisal al Busaidi, Minister of Interior, Chairman of the Supreme Committee tasked with tackling developments resulting from coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic received on...

Muscat: A session of talks was held on Wednesday between the governments of the Sultanate and the Islamic Republic of Iran. The Omani side was headed by Sayyid Badr Hamad al Busaidi, Foreign...

Muscat: HH Sayyid Fahd bin Mahmoud al Said, Deputy Prime Minister for the Council of Ministers received on Wednesday Dr Mohammad Javad Zarif, Foreign Minister of Iran. The guest conveyed greetings...

Muscat: His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik on Wednesday issued a Royal Decree No 41/ 2021 appointing non-resident ambassadors. Article (1) appoints Dr Ahmed Salim Mohammed Ba'omar, the...

Muscat, Oman: A journey into a sensory kaleidoscope. Amouage has unveiled its latest creations: Boundless and Material. Together they plunge deep into a synaesthetic fantasy, depicting humankind’s...

Muscat: The Ministry of Health (MOH) reported 928  new cases on Wednesday, bringing the total number of cases to 192,326. Nine (9) new deaths were reported, bringing the total death toll to...

Muscat:  The National Multi-Hazard Early Warning Centre's weather analysis has indicated that the Sultanate will be affected by a trough of low pressure (Al Khair Trough)  between April 29 and...

LONDON: There is a growing evidence that the past year of lockdowns has had an impact on young children’s language skills, according to research. Data from 50,000 pupils and a survey of schools...

N’DJAMENA: At least two people were killed and 27 wounded in street clashes in Chad on Tuesday between protesters demanding a return to civilian rule and security forces, prompting key ally France...

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden’s first address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday will take place in a US Capitol on high alert, with memories fresh of the deadly January 6 attack on the...

MOGADISHU: Civilians fled their homes in the Somali capital on Tuesday fearing a fresh outbreak of violence following deadly street clashes and warnings that the country’s security forces could be...

TEL AVIV: Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday that Israel is committing the crime of “apartheid” by seeking to maintain Jewish “domination” over Palestinians and its own Arab population, an...

BAR ELIAS, Lebanon: Hussein al Khaled and his family have lived in a makeshift hut in Lebanon for a decade since fleeing the war in neighbouring Syria, but this year Covid and economic collapse are...

UNITED NATIONS: A UN report warned on Monday that the slow implementation of a revitalised peace accord in South Sudan is putting the country at risk of relapse into a “large-scale conflict.” In...

NEW DELHI: Vital medical supplies poured into India on Tuesday as hospitals starved of life-saving oxygen and beds turned away coronavirus patients, while a surge in infections pushed the death toll...