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Muscat: Fahud reached a whopping 49 degrees Celsius with Suniyneh and Ibri topping over 48, while zamaim , Muqshin, Saham and Haima ranged around 47 degrees Celsius.Oman Met Office stated that the...

The cats on the streets are looking out for cool corners in the compounds, and the wasps want to mark their territories where there is the slightest sign of water and plants.Plants on the other hand...

Muscat: The first batch of the 'Be with us for them' initiative graduated as the Ministry of Social Development celebrated the achievement at the College of Banking and Finance Studies.The graduation...

Tropical cyclone Biporjoy is now classified as category 2 with distance from the centre to Oman at 980 km.The closest rainy clouds are at a distance of 640 km. The direction now is north towards the...

Due to Biparjoy, Sunday might see a chance of storm surge causing sea water inundation over low level coastal areas of Al Sharqiyah South, Al Wusta and Dhofar governorates.It continues to move north...

Tropical Cyclone Biparjoy, currently situated in the Arabian Sea, is gradually advancing towards the north-northwest with a speed of seven kilometres per hour.Although Biparjoy's movement is...

A maritime nation, the Sultanate of Oman’s history and trade are interlinked with the Indian Ocean. The land enjoys natural harbours such as Suhar, from where Oman traders went south of China.The...

Cyclone Biporjoy, named after the recommendation from Bangladesh, has intensified and is set to reach its peak. It is the second storm of the 2023 Indian Ocean cyclone season. The storm’s centre is...

A depression formed in the southeast Arabian Sea on Tuesday, about 1,160 km from the coast of the Sultanate of Oman, quickly developed into a tropical storm named Biparjoy. The cyclonic storm will...

Muscat: The tropical depression is now classified as tropical storm located over the central Arabian Sea nearly 1,160 km from the coast of Sultanate of Oman. The tropical storm and will be called...

“Good to see you are still hustling around,” said a person with a lot of creativity. The word ‘Hustle’ has been evolving.These days so many words have different meanings that one has to pause...

Muscat: Nations across the globe celebrate on June 5 every year the World Environment Day. The theme for World Environment Day 2023 is 'Beat plastic pollution.'This year the host is the West African...

Muscat: In the next 48 hours, a low-pressure formation could develop into a depression in the southeast of the Arabian Sea, according to Oman Met Office.According to Oman Met Office weather...

Muscat: The Oman Special Olympics team will leave for Germany on June 12 to participate in the games on June 17.As per the plans, the participants will first attend the events at the host cities and...

Muscat: Oman Perfume Show 2023 has perfumes from the Arab world, Asia and the GCC, with a large number of participants from the Sultanate of Oman. The show, which opened at the Oman Convention and...

MUSCAT: Saham and Al Batinah Plains experienced scorching temperatures of 46 degrees Celsius and 47 degrees Celsius respectively, as a relentless heatwave sweeps through Oman.Authorities have issued...

Muscat: Oman Cancer Association programme for genetic testing of cancer patients was inaugurated by Dr Hilal bin Ali al Sabti, Minister of Health, on Thursday evening at Grand Hyatt, Muscat.The...

Muscat - The Association for Early Intervention for Children with Disability (AEICD) is hosting a Fitness Event on June 10 at the Sultan Qaboos Stadium from 3 pm to 8 pm. The event, open for all age...

A champion is afraid of losing. Everyone else is afraid of winning — Billie Jean King.Billie Jean King, an American tennis player, is somebody who has enjoyed winning as she was also the former...

A joint venture of Iranian and Omani film production has reached its final touches. This is the first joint venture of this kind. By next month the film is expected to hit the screens with Arabic...