morearticles - oman observer

Sunday, December 21, 2025 | Jumada al-akhirah 29, 1447 H
clear sky
weather
OMAN
20°C / 20°C
EDITOR IN CHIEF- ABDULLAH BIN SALIM AL SHUEILI
Region

1.6 million exposed toacute food insecurity

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the Gaza Strip is facing a worsening humanitarian catastrophe, noting that 1.6 million people in the Strip are exposed to extreme levels of acute food insecurity.Guterres...

Palestinians gather to receive food portions at a charity kitchen in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on Saturday. — AFP

Diabetes could cost the MENA $1.5 trillion by 2050: Study

No Image

Mexico City loves street food. Its sewer system does not

MEXICO FLOODING SEWERS 1

Heavy rain exacerbates suffering of Gazans

A man repairs a tent on a rainy day in Gaza City on Friday. — Reuters

BBC apologises to Trump over speech edit but rejects defamation claim

People walk with umbrellas outside BBC Broadcasting House, after Director General Tim Davie and CEO of BBC News Deborah Turness resigned following accusations of bias at the British broadcaster, including in the way it edited a speech by US President Donald Trump in London. — Reuters

Türkiye urges Gaza ceasefire

A Palestinian girl walks past an unexploded missile in the Al Rimal neighbourhood of Gaza City. - AFP

Coalition led by Iraqi PM wins parliamentary elections

An election poster featuring current Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al Sudani, as supporters of the Reconstruction and Development Coalition celebrate after preliminary election results were announced in Baghdad. - Reuters

Abu Dhabi Airports to develop vertiports

No Image

Forum highlights over a century of Hajj history

No Image

Israel blocks Gaza children's vaccination

Palestinian children play among the rubble of destroyed buildings, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Jabalia.— Reuters

US envoy to press Gaza truce

A deadly incident shook the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip on Monday. - Reuters

International media association denounces Israeli settler attacks

Palestinian photographer Raneen Sawafta reacts at Rafidia Hospital in Nablus in the West Bank. — AFP

Syrian president arrives in United States for landmark visit

Syria's President Ahmad Al Sharaa walks on arrival at the General Plenary of Leaders in the framework of the COP30, in Belem, Para State, Brazil. — AFP

Iran receives its first scheduled freight train from Russia

Photos: IRNA

Iran president warns Tehran may face evacuation due to drought

Water levels at Iraq’s vast Dukan Dam reservoir have plummeted as a result of dwindling rains and further damming upstream, hitting millions of inhabitants -- already impacted by drought -- with stricter water rationing. — AFP

Envoy says aid to Gaza will be scaled up

Aid donated by the UAE for the people of Gaza is stored in a warehouse at the port of Limassol, Cyprus. — Reuters
MOST READ
No Image
Schools shift to online mode in Musandam as heavy rain warning issued Oman Botanic Garden handed over to Muscat Municipality Met issues heavy rainfall alert across several governorates Muscat Nights 2026 from January 1
podcast
FOLLOW US
READ THE EPAPER
Newspaper
arrow up
home icon