morearticles - oman observer

Thursday, April 30, 2026 | Dhu al-Qaadah 12, 1447 H
clear sky
weather
OMAN
22°C / 22°C
EDITOR IN CHIEF- ABDULLAH BIN SALIM AL SHUEILI
Asia

Afghan women footballers celebrate 'historic moment'

 A FIFA rule change allowing Afghanistan's women footballers to compete in official matches is a "historic moment" and "basic human right", former captain Khalida Popal told AFP on Thursday.Afghanistan will in...

Khalida Popal, founder of the Afghanistan women's national soccer team, poses

Critically ill ex-PM Zia to be flown to UK

Activists in support of Bangladesh's former prime minister Khaleda Zia hold a banner with her portrait as they pray for her recovery in front of the Evercare Hospital in Dhaka. - AFP

Australia says the world will follow social media ban as Meta starts blocking teens

No Image

IndiGo's third day of mass cancellations throws Indian airports into disarray

No Image

Delhi records over 200,000 respiratory illness cases

No Image

India orders a tracking app for all smartphones

No Image

Search for missing MH370 to resume this month

No Image

Race to get aid to Asia flood survivors as toll hits 1,300

Volunteers help unload dry rations from a helicopter to marooned residents, east of Colombo. — AFP

What do you know about Bhutan?

No Image

Hong Kong contractors used unsafe netting: officials

No Image

What to know about the tropical cyclones in Sri Lanka, Indonesia

FRM

Asia floods death toll tops 1,100

Local residents inspect an area hit by deadly flash floods following heavy rains in Palembayan, Agam regency, West Sumatra province, Indonesia, December 1, 2025. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan

Rapid floods shock Sri Lanka's survivors

No Image

Sons of Pakistan's jailed Imran Khan voice fears for his safety

No Image

Sri Lanka struggles with Ditwah impact

People with their belongings wade through a flooded street after heavy rainfall in Wellampitiya on the outskirts of Colombo on November 30, 2025. Sri Lankan authorities battled rising floodwaters in parts of the capital on November 30 after the powerful Cyclone Ditwah left a trail of destruction, killing at least 159 people across the country. (Photo by Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP)

Thousands protest in Philippines against flood control fraud

Protesters destroy an effigy of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos during an anti-corruption rally near Malacanang Palace in Manila on November 30, 2025.
MOST READ
No Image
High fares leave India-bound summer travelers from Oman grounded Sohar records highest temperature in Oman HM paying visit to North, and South al Sharqiyah governorates Muscat’s forgotten trail turns into a scenic haven
podcast
FOLLOW US
READ THE EPAPER
Newspaper
arrow up
home icon