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85% of Al Hamra wildlife fire contained:ROP

Ports of Oman

Oman reports 3 cases of 'black fungus'

Oman reports 33 covid-19 related deaths

Hospitals facing bed shortage as cases rise

Mercury likely to touch 50 degrees mark in Oman

Good turnout for vaccination drive in Oman

Magnificent Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque of Nizwa

Iran votes today to select president

Tehran: On the eve of Iran’s presidential election, expected to hand victory to Ebrahim Raisi, the candidate-vetting Guardian Council insisted on Thursday that “the political contest is serious”.“The media and the people have testified that...

A technician crafts a replica of an Ancient Egyptian bust of Queen Nefertiti being fabricated at the Egyptian government factory reproducing replicas of Ancient Egyptian items, near Cairo. — AFP

Egypt souvenir market pins hopes on tourism resurgence

Israel attacks Gaza in setback to truce

Iranian youths at a park in Tehran on Tuesday. Iran is gearing up for a presidential election on June 18 but many young people are more focussed on the daily struggle to survive and their dreams for the future. Jobs are scarce in a recession-hit economy battered by sanctions, a crisis exacerbated by the region’s worst outbreak of the Covid pandemic. — AFP

Field narrows to five candidates in Iran election

Outgoing Israeli President Reuvin Rivlin (C) is flanked by Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and alternate Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Yair Lapid during a photo with the new coalition government in Jerusalem. - AFP

Israel's new govt begins, Netanyahu era ends

A psychologist plays with Palestinian girl Suzy Eshkuntana, who was pulled out from the rubble of her house, as part of a mental health support session in Gaza City. - Reuters File Photo

Trauma helpline taking calls from Gaza during conflict, beyond

Haider Abdul Redha Al-Lawati Equitable resource distribution can sustain population growth

ALI AL MATANI Light a candle in the dark...

Samuel Kutty Medics and prayers saved me...

This picture taken on June 10, 2021, shows wildlife officials removing the carcass of a sea turtle washed ashore at Galle Face beach in Colombo, as dozens of turtles and dolphins were killed by intense heat and chemical poisoning from a container ship that burned for almost two weeks off Sri Lanka. / AFP / -

Dolphins, turtles killed by fire-ravaged ship: Sri Lanka

Philanthropist donates $2.7 billion to 300 organisations

Trump tried to enlist Justice dept to overturn election

Biden official says expectations low for Putin summit

Putin denies Russia cyberattacks on US

A man receives vaccine against the coronavirus disease under the COVAX scheme, in Nairobi, Kenya. — Reuters file photo

Virus cases surge in Africa as third wave gains pace

Botswana unearths world's third largest diamond

Cambodia deploys new batch of rat recruits to sniff out landmines

Gunmen kill 53 villagers in northern Nigeria

Over 30,000 children risk death in famine-hit Tigray: UN

An aircraft takes off at Heathrow Airport. Reuters

Ryanair sues UK over travel curbs

New Covid-19 treatment reduces deaths and hospital stay

Biden, Putin upbeat as Geneva summit starts

Original worldwide web files up for auction

Britain set to delay full lifting of virus restrictions

(from left) Tang Hongbo, Nie Haisheng, and Liu Boming.

First astronauts arrive at China's space station

Jiuquan: The first astronauts arrived at China's new space station on Thursday in the country's longest crewed mission to date, a landmark step in establishing Beijing as a major space power.The trio...

Houses submerged in flood waters in Sindhupalchok, some 70 km northeast of Kathmandu on Wednesday, after heavy monsoon rains caused the overflowing of the Melamchi River. — AFP

Death toll rises as monsoon floods hit Bhutan and Nepal

A group of tourists take photos at the Taj Mahal in Agra on Wednesday. — AFP

Covid-19 infections dip in India

Taishan Nuclear Power Station in Guangdong province. — Reuters file photo

China admits fuel rod damage at nuclear plant

A youth rides a horse while he waits for customers along a beach in Cox’s Bazar on Wednesday. — AFP

More horses die as Bangladesh tourist town reels from Covid closures

Dr Scott Hocknull and Robyn Mackenzie pose with a 3D reconstruction and the humerus bone of "Cooper," a new species of dinosaur discovered in Queensland. — Reuters

One of biggest dinosaur species found in Australia

SYDNEY: Scientists have confirmed the discovery of a new dinosaur species in Australia, one of the largest found in the world, more than a decade after cattle farmers first uncovered bones of the...

Police patrol a mass vaccination centre against anti-vaccination protesters in Melbourne as the coronavirus lockdown of Australia's second-biggest city was extended by another seven days. - AFP

Australia's Covid-19 hotspot reports 2 new local cases

An empty tram is seen on the first day of a seven-day lockdown in Melbourne. - Reuters

Covid cases in Australia's Victoria fall on first day of lockdown

This file photo shows police surrounding an anti-lockdown protester as they detain her in Elwood Beach in Melbourne. Prime Minister Scott Morrison defended his "Fortress Australia" Covid-19 restrictions on May 18, 2021

Experts warn Australia is becoming a 'hermit nation'

Australia seeks deal with Moderna for domestic production

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