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Seville, Spain: Thomas Tuchel urged his young Chelsea team to embrace their Champions League “adventure” after they reached the semi-finals for the first time since 2014 despite a 1-0 defeat...

MONACO: Novak Djokovic swept past promising Italian teenager Jannik Sinner in two sets in Monte Carlo on Wednesday on the Serbian world number one’s first appearance since claiming the Australian...

PARIS: Former Zimbabwe cricket captain Heath Streak was on Wednesday banned for eight years on corruption charges, the International Cricket Council announced. “Mr Streak chose to admit the charges...

Chennai: Rohit Sharma’s Mumbai Indians put their Indian Premier League title defence back on track on Tuesday by beating Kolkata Knight Riders by 10 runs. Mumbai, who lost their opener last week,...

LONDON/TOKYO: Global stock markets pushed to record highs on Wednesday as bond yields eased, after data showed US inflation was not rising too fast as the economy re-opens. With fears receding for...

PARIS: A glut in global oil markets is being worked off as the world economy begins to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic and as Opec and its allies restrain production, the IEA said on...

Ramadhan has officially begun and this period makes me think back on the first time I celebrated my first holy month in Oman. Back then, life was normal. There was no Covid to worry about. I had been...

The United Arab Emirates has selected the first Arab woman to train as an astronaut, as the Gulf country rapidly expands into the space sector to diversify its economy. Emirati national Nora al...

A fossil of a skunk-like mammal that lived during the age of dinosaurs has been discovered in Chilean Patagonia, adding further proof to recent evidence that mammals roamed that part of South America...

Bustling New York City may not seem a bee-friendly place, but its high-rise rooftops and tiny gardens are buzzing with honeymakers threatened by pesticides in rural areas. About 2.4 million Italian...

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...

Muscat: His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik has received a cable of thanks from Emperor Naruhito of Japan, in reply to His Majesty's greetings cable to him on his Birthday. In the cable, Emperor...

Muscat: With the COVID-19 pandemic still ongoing across the globe, there has been a prevalence of mental health disorders among the general population. Dr Omar al Omari from Sultan Qaboos University...

MUSCAT: His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik exchanged greetings over phone on the advent of the blessed occasion of the holy month of Ramadhan with Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed al Nahyan, Crown Prince...

The country reported 184,372 cases in the last 24 hours, health ministry data showed, taking total infections to 13.9 million. Deaths rose by 1,027, to a toll of 172,085. Still, hundreds of thousands...

With a strategic alliance, 24-hour production and a bit of luck, Pfizer and BioNTech were able to roll out their Covid vaccine at a brisk pace and relatively free of controversy. US pharmaceutical...

Bank Muscat has announced the contribution of RO 1 million to the Ministry of Health to support the Ministry’s efforts against COVID-19. This contribution will help the Ministry provide more vaccine...

India's Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) exams for Class 10 have been cancelled and the exams for Class 12 postponed in view of the exponential spike in Covid-19 cases across the country,...

Muscat: The decision of the Supreme Committee tasked with tackling developments resulting from coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic on imposing a nighttime ban on all commercial activities and prohibiting...

Muscat: Li Lingbing, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China, has valued the role of the Sultanate of Oman based on maintaining peace, moderation and balanced foreign policy under the...