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Muscat: Dr. Ahmed bin Mohammed a-Saeedi, Minister of Health, said that the Sultanate has focused on companies that have had a long history of producing vaccines and have booked doses sufficient for...

MUSCAT: His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik exchanged greetings with Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, over phone on...

MUSCAT: With the Covid-19 pandemic still continuing across the world, there has been a prevalence of mental health disorders among the general population. Dr Omar al Omari from Sultan Qaboos...

MUSCAT: With the Covid-19 pandemic still continuing across the world, there has been a prevalence of mental health disorders among the general population. Dr Omar al Omari from Sultan Qaboos...

LARGEST LAGOON IN NORTHERN OMAN: Khour Grama, located in 22 kilometres east of Sur, is one of largest lagoon in Northern Oman. It is distinguished by its curves, sluggish water and soft sand. It has a...

muscat: The Ministry of Education signed a cooperation agreement with the Whispers of Silence Mental Health Clinic on Tuesday morning. The agreement is on the implementation of a training programme...

The Sultanate is rich with monuments that tell the story of civilisations rooted in the depth of the early days of mankind. The archaeological discoveries refer to the different eras and periods of...

MUSCAT: The National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI) issued a report as part of its series titled “Towards Achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2030”. The report reviews...

MUSCAT: The Directorate-General of Health Services in Muscat Governorate with the support of the Directorate-General of Scouts and Guides, initiated a vaccination campaign for the second dose of...

MECCA: Pilgrims immunised against Covid-19 circled Islam’s holiest site in Saudi Arabia’s Mecca city on Tuesday as they performed the year-round umrah pilgrimage on the first day of the fasting...

TEHRAN: Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday its decision to boost uranium enrichment to 60 per cent was a response to Israel’s “nuclear terrorism” against its Natanz...

BRUSSELS: The EU is turning more heavily to BioNTech/Pfizer to make up for suspended Johnson & Johnson vaccine doses and for longer-term needs to fight the mutating coronavirus, its chief Ursula von...

PARIS: Among Covid patients, a lack of exercise is linked to more severe symptoms and a higher risk of death, according to a study covering nearly 50,000 people who were infected with the...

MINNEAPOLIS: Protesters faced off with police for a third night on Tuesday in the American city of Minneapolis over the killing of a young Black man shot by an officer, with more than 60 people...

MOSCOW/WASHINGTON: The Kremlin said on Wednesday it will consider US President Joe Biden’s proposal to hold a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. In a phone call on Tuesday, Biden...

BERLIN: Germany’s governing conservative parties have failed to reach a consensus so far as they try to choose between two candidates to lead them into September elections - and possibly become the...

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden will withdraw all US troops from Afghanistan before this year’s 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, finally ending America’s longest war despite mounting...

Pauline CURTET A triangle with an exclamation mark has the word “variant” written on it — a warning that has become increasingly common on wards where coronavirus patients are being treated in...

Imran MARASHLI For homeless magazine vendor Matthew Meredith, the lifting of England’s coronavirus lockdown is a major relief. For the past three months, he’s struggled to pay for food and...

Paris: Paris Saint-Germain knocked holders Bayern Munich out of the Champions League on Tuesday despite Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting scoring against his old club as a 1-0 defeat in the second leg at the...