12+ hour, 1+ min ago   (579+ words) Riyadh: Iranian state-owned Press TV on Monday claimed that a new wave of Houthi missile strikes was reported towards Saudi Arabia, with "strong explosions" rocking areas in the southern part of the country. Al Jazeera reported that Saudi Arabia's Civil…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (439+ words) MUSCAT: A recent geophysical study by researchers at Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) has provided new insights into the extent of seawater intrusion into a coastal aquifer in northern Oman, highlighting the need for advanced monitoring to protect the Sultanate’s groundwater…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (169+ words) MUSCAT: India has condemned the attack on the commercial vessel MT El Gaia off the coast of Oman, saying the targeting of commercial shipping and civilians in the region is unacceptable. In a statement, India’s Ministry of External Affairs said…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (439+ words) Stockholm: Sweden is holding a general election on Sunday that will either result in the centre-left opposition returning to power after four years or see the far right enter government for the first time. Opinion polls in the run-up to…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (216+ words) An Indonesian passenger ship carrying 243 people lost contact with authorities in the Java Sea on Sunday. Local authorities said 102 people have been brought to safety and one person has died. The Virgo Transport 8 was traveling from Indonesia's second-largest city of…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (266+ words) A train derailed on Friday evening between the cities of Rouen and Caen in Normandy, northwest France, authorities said. The public prosecutor of Rouen, Sebastian Gallois, said Saturday evening that there was "no indication of a malicious act carried out…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (296+ words) Yemen's Houthi militia captured the port city of Mokha (also spelled Mocha) on Thursday, sparking fears the country could return to civil war. The city lies around 80 kilometers (50 miles) from the Bab el-Mandeb strait, an important waterway for shipping that…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (132+ words) Times of Oman Oma's Foreign Minister, his Algerian counterpart exchange views on regional developments Muscat: Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi, Foreign Minister held a telephone call on Thursday with Ahmed Attaf, Minister of State and Minister of Foreign Affairs,…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (272+ words) Muscat: The official price of Oman oil for delivery in next November again rose by $5.15 to settle $121.68 per barrel on Wednesday as Middle East conflict escalates. On Tuesday he official selling price of Oman crude had surged by 11.5 percent per…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (394+ words) Muscat: The National Museum, in cooperation with the National Library of Belarus, inaugurated on Wednesday the “Book Culture of Belarusian Tatars” Exhibition. The opening ceremony was held under the auspices of Dr. Mohammed Said Al Maamari, Minister of Endowments and…...