author - oman observer

Gordon Moore, a pioneer in the microprocessor industry and a cofounder of Intel, which at one time was the world's largest semiconductor maker, died on Friday at the age of 94, Intel said.Moore was a...

Top opposition figure Rahul Gandhi was expelled from India's parliament on Friday, a day after his defamation conviction for a remark seen as an insult against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Modi's...

Overconsumption and climate change have led to water shortages "becoming endemic" around the world, creating an "imminent risk" of a global crisis, the United Nations warned in a report Tuesday.Some...

Kuwait City: The Kuwait Oil Company declared a "state of emergency" on Monday following an oil spill on land, but said no injuries or disruption to production had been reported.The emergency followed...

Paris - Journalists had fun last year asking the shiny new AI chatbot ChatGPT to write their columns, most concluding that the bot was not good enough to take their jobs. Yet. But many commentators...

Actor Sam Neill has revealed he is being treated for stage-three blood cancer, writing in a memoir that he was "possibly dying" from the illness diagnosed a year ago.The New Zealander, who burst to...

Gianni Infantino has been re-elected as president of FIFA until 2027 after standing unopposed at the congress of world football's governing body on Thursday.The 52-year-old Swiss lawyer, who succeeded...

Tokyo: A new dengue treatment that could become the first to prevent and treat the virus has proven effective in initial trials in monkeys, according to new research.Dengue is transmitted by...

Rabat - King Mohammed VI of Morocco announced on Tuesday that his country had joined the bid by Spain and Portugal to host the centenary World Cup in 2030. The announcement means that war-torn Ukraine...

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia could start making investments in Iran "very quickly" after they agreed to restore diplomatic ties, the Saudi finance minister said on Wednesday, despite sweeping US sanctions...

ROME — Pope Francis once envisioned serving only a few years as pontiff. On Monday, he commemorated his 10th anniversary as leader of the world’s Roman Catholics, saying it seemed “like...

Beijing - China will once again start issuing a range of visas to foreigners as of Wednesday, the country's foreign ministry said, in a major easing of travel restrictions in place since the outbreak...

The viral dance song "Naatu Naatu" made Oscars history Sunday as the first song from an Indian film to win the Academy Award for best original song -- besting heavyweights Lady Gaga and Rihanna to...

Riyadh: Saudi Aramco said on Sunday it achieved "record" profits totalling $161.1 billion last year, drawing an outraged response from activists warning about the ravages of climate change.The mostly...

Women were beginning to hit the streets en masse across the globe on Wednesday to defend rights that are coming under increasing attack. To mark International Women's Day, capitals across the world...

Sri Lanka is on the verge of getting "very positive news" from the International Monetary Fund on a $2.9 billion program, a government minister said on Tuesday, while a senior source said it had also...

Lahore, Pakistan: Police in Pakistan said officers on Sunday attempted to arrest former prime minister Imran Khan, who is battling several legal cases as he pressures the government for early...

The UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi said on Saturday he had "constructive discussions" with Iranian officials that could pave the way for the revival of a landmark 2015 agreement."By...

Scientists have discovered a hidden passage inside Egypt's Great Pyramid, the authorities announced on Thursday, part of a seven-year international research project.The passage is nine meters (30...

Long partial to heavy lunchtime platters of meat and rice, Asim al Shammari has recently turned to lighter fare from a self-described diet restaurant, swayed by Saudi Arabia’s anti-obesity...