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MUSCAT: Any sports activities organised at the Indian Social Club Oman (ISC) meant one name — Imtiaz Usman. Imtiazbhai, as he is popularly known as, has been involved with the ISC for more than...

MANCHESTER, England: European soccer’s governing body Uefa on Monday said clubs and players joining the proposed breakaway Super League could be banned from all of its competitions and the World Cup...

MIAMI: Australian Astra Sharma, ranked 165th in the world, rallied to beat 27th-ranked Ons Jabeur 2-6, 7-5, 6-1 on Sunday to win her first WTA title at Charleston, South Carolina. Sharma, who beat a...

New infrastructure: Oman Oil Marketing Company (OOMCO) and Oman Tank Terminal Company (OTTCO) inked agreement regarding operations’ OOMCO bunker facility OQ owned Oman Tank Terminal Company...

WASHINGTON: Nasa successfully flew its tiny helicopter Ingenuity on Mars early on Monday, the first powered flight on another planet and a feat a top engineer called “our Wright brothers’...

Tarrafal, Cape Verde: Way back in B.C. — Before Covid — Domingos Pereira made a living as a tourist guide, showing visitors the many natural wonders of Cape Verde. Today, the 26-year-old is in...

An array of restaurants, mostly in Kathmandu, where a small community of Newar Muslim in the Northernmost part of Thamel live is a place known for its Iftar varieties. The dozens of houses of Newar...

Rome: History buffs will be able to roam the ruins of Rome’s “Area Sacra”, perhaps catching a glimpse of Julius Caesar’s ghost, after the site becomes an open-air museum next year. Work to...

Eight Egyptian architects have won an international competition for the reconstruction of the historic Al-Nouri Mosque complex in Mosul, Iraq, selection organiser Unesco said Thursday. The complex...

MUSCAT: Oman Housing Bank said that 253 loans having a lump sum value of about RO 11 million were subsidized by the government in the first quarter of 2021. Adnan Haider Darwish, CEO of Oman Housing...

Success stories: Arthur D Little report outlines how partnering with private sector will bridge investment gap, nurture collaboration, and bolster performance for governments  Public-private...

MUSCAT: Ford’s powerful and stylish Explorer ticks all the boxes when it comes to space, comfort, design, technology and safety. The Explorer is an ideal SUV to make the most of on every...

MUSCAT: Oman International Development and Investment Company (Ominvest) signed a strategic partnership agreement with the General Commission of the Sultanate at Expo 2020 to support Omani innovators...

MUSCAT: To welcome the advent of the Blessed Month of Ramadhan this year, Alizz Islamic Bank has announced a number of special offers for its customers including discounts, cash back and easy finance...

THE HAGUE: The Netherlands’ third-largest bank ABN Amro is to pay a $575 million (480 million euros) settlement to prosecutors following a money-laundering probe, the bank announced on Monday. The...

KUALA LUMPUR: Microsoft Corporation will invest $1 billion over the next five years in Malaysia as part of a new partnership programme with government agencies and local companies, the prime minister...

WASHINGTON: Oil prices were lower on Monday as rising coronavirus infections in India and other countries prompted concerns that stronger measures to contain the pandemic will hit economic activity,...

MUSCAT: The construction work of the flood protection dam project in Al Jifnain in the Wilayat of Seeb is in full swing. The project which began in February is aimed at intercepting and storing...

Muscat: Dr. Ahmed bin Mohammed al-Saeedi, Minister of Health, confirmed that His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tariq, has directed to study the need for the Dhofar Governorate to establish a field...

Muscat: His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik has sent a cable of condolences to President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow of the Republic of Turkmenistan on the death of his father. In the cable, His...