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MUSCAT: It is one of this generation's most iconic and very horrifying images — a police officer's knee pressing against an unarmed black man's neck — the act so brutal that it would lead to the...

Muscat: In a world tamed by Covid19, some of the pressing environmental problems are pushed back into the background. But as the world race to find the cure for the virus, environmentalists confined...

NEW DELHI: At least two people working at India’s Foreign Affairs Ministry have tested positive for COVID-19, and the government has asked several officials to self quarantine as a precaution,...

MUSCAT: The people who changed the world are the crazy ones who chase after their dreams and make their ideas into reality. For Ahmed al Kindi, a young Omani entrepreneur, he wants to be that for...

  MUSCAT: The six GCC states now have a total of 169,825 confirmed Covid19 cases and 802 lives had been lost to the pandemic from the six Gulf countries so far. Saudi Arabia with 67,719 cases is...

MUSCAT: Earlier today, the Ministry of Health has reported the death of a 70-year old Omani citizen bringing the country's death casualty to 32. It is also the 11th death for the week. This week has...

ATHENS: Greeks flocked to the seaside on Saturday when more than 500 beaches reopened, as the country sought to walk the fine line between protecting people from COVID-19 while reviving the tourism...

MUSCAT: Contrary to what was circulated online, the Minister of Health, Dr. Ahmed al Saeedi, speaking to the media at the 7th press conference of the Supreme Committee vs Covid 19, has clearly stated...

MUSCAT: A motorist was killed when the vehicle he was driving rammed into a stray camel on the main highway of Al Sinaina last week. The incident was not an isolated case as accidents involving stray...

WASHINGTON: Former President Barack Obama described President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic as “chaotic” in a conference call with former members of his administration, a...

MUSCAT: It's a trend that has swept the 80s and the 90s and with the new normal post the Covid-19 era, it might make a comeback. The open-air, drive-in cinemas were also a big thing in Oman in the...

After receiving flak from thousands of overseas Filipino workers including Oman, Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the suspension of the Philhealth premium which seeks to raise...

MUSCAT: The 40,000+ strong Filipino community in Oman is in an uproar after the state-owned Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) issued a memorandum increasing the premium contribution...

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WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO: Apple Inc (AAPL.O) is planning to fix a flaw that a security firm said may have left more than half a billion iPhones vulnerable to hackers. The bug, which also exists on...

DUBAI: Qatar Airways on Tuesday said mid-level employees and above will have their salaries halved for at least three months but that staff would be back paid when the airline could afford...

She opened her kitchen. Not in a literal way but symbolic that if somebody is hungry, she can prepare a meal for them and hand-deliver it if necessary. "If you are concerned about you or your child...

DUBAI: Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways has the full support of its state shareholder as it plans a partial resumption of passenger flights from May 1, its chief executive Tony Douglas said on...

GENEVA: The number of new cases of COVID-19 is easing in some parts of Europe, including Italy and Spain, but outbreaks are still growing in Britain and Turkey, the World Health Organization (WHO)...

MUSCAT: Thought you've missed the supermoon? Officially, for Muscat, the GCC and Middle Eastern states, the supermoon is actually happening tonight, April 8. And it is the biggest supermoon of...