Israel’s Netanyahu clutches political lifeline
JERUSALEM: Israel’s president has thrown Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a political lifeline, asking him to try to form a government
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Author: Midhun Raj
Dubai bus crash: Omani driver sentenced to seven years
Muscat: The Omani driver of Mwasalat bus that crashed in Dubai last month killing 17 passengers was sentenced to seven
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RO 100 fine for selling used cars outside industrial zones
Muscat: His Excellency Sayyid Khalid bin Hilal al Busaidi, Minister of Diwan of Royal Court, issued a local order No. 2019/1
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OPEC to meet July 1 and 2 after several postponements
Vienna: Major oil-producing countries meet in Vienna on July 1 and 2, the OPEC website and a delegate said Wednesday,
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Cyclone heading for western India strengthens
Ahmedabad: A cyclonic storm barrelling towards western India has strengthened with gusts of up to 170 kilometres per hour (105
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Mwasalat bus mishap: death toll rises to 17
Muscat: Seventeen people died and nine others were severely hurt when Muwasalat a bus which was transporting passengers from Muscat
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No tropical condition in Arabian sea: Met
Muscat: Oman met office on Wednesday said there are no indications of any tropical condition in the Arabian sea. The
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Huawei’s own OS system may be ready this year: report
Beijing: Chinese telecom giant Huawei says it could roll out its own operating system for smartphones and laptops in China
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Indian PM Modi stuns opposition with “massive” election win
NEW DELHI/KOLKATA: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has swept to a huge election victory, his foreign minister said on Thursday,
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Wadi Bani Khalid: PACDA finds another two bodies
Muscat: Search and rescue team has recovered another two dead bodies from Wadi Bani Khalid, Public Authority for Civil Defence
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Operations at Muscat Airport return to normal
Muscat: Operations at the Muscat International Airport are back to normal after an incident on Thursday afternoon led to the
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Samsung to inspect Galaxy Fold phones after reviewer complaints
Seoul: Samsung announced Thursday it will inspect units of its highly anticipated folding smartphone after some reviewers reported screen damage.
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Almost 400 people winched from stricken cruise liner off Norway
OSLO: Rescue services had airlifted 397 people to safety from a luxury cruise liner with engine trouble off the coast
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Pakistan to award ‘courage’ of citizen killed in Christchurch
Islamabad: A Pakistani victim of the Christchurch attack who apparently tried to tackle the gunman before being shot dead will
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Ethiopia black boxes bound for Europe, crash pilot had in-plane issues
ADDIS ABABA: The Ethiopian Airlines pilot whose jet crashed killing 157 people had reported flight-control problems, the company said on
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Dutch towns ban balloons over environmental threat
Amsterdam: More and more Dutch towns are banning the flying ofballoons: in 17 per cent of municipalities there is currently
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Sultanate to participate as special guest at Paris Book Fair
Muscat: The 39th Paris International Book Fair will be held in Paris tomorrow (Thursday). The Sultanate will be a Special
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India to hold general elections from April 11, results on May 23
New Delhi: General elections in India will be held in sevenphases between April 11 and May 19, India’s Election Commission saidon
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Inflation Inclines 0.18 Percent in February 2019 in Sultanate
Muscat: The inflation rate in the Sultanate, calculated in terms of consumer price index (CPI), increased by 0.18% in February
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