Muscat: The Ministry of Labour has issued a circular clarifying the method for calculating end-of-service gratuity for workers who are not covered by the Social Protection Law upon the termination of their employment. According to the circular, workers whose employment contracts were concluded during the period when the previous Labour Law was in force will […]
A star about 1,300 light-years from Earth shows signs of having devoured one of its planets — and is now gearing up for a second helping, according to a pair of new studies. For many planets, it is their cosmic fate to one day become engulfed by their own stars, then slowly melted down into […]
NEW DELHI: Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab-el-Mandeb strait, the key maritime chokepoints in the Gulf, reduced significantly on Wednesday from the previous day, shipping data showed. Just two vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz, including a Panama-flagged coal-laden carrier entering the waterway and another commodity Marshall Islands-flagged vessel exiting, shipping […]
LOS ANGELES, CA — The award recognizes individuals whose lives reflect the values of faith, family, service and cultural leadership — The Chicano Hollywood Film Festival announced that Oscar-nominated makeup artist, character designer and longtime community advocate Ken Diaz has been…
SHINAS: The completion rate of construction work in the first phase of the whiteleg shrimp farming project in the Wilayat of Shinas, Al Batinah North Governorate, has reached 80 per cent. Spanning an area of 100,000 square metres, it carries a construction cost of approximately RO 5 million, with shrimp production in the first phase […]
Turtles move around in their own armored sanctuary, have adapted to living on land and in water and are among the longest-living animals on the planet. Their anatomy is so unusual that it’s hard to pinpoint where they belong on the tree of life. Where do they come from? Who, scientists would love to know, […]
The writer is our foreign correspondent based in the UK. Andy Burnham took office of UK prime minister against the third-strongest economic backdrop of any predecessor in the past 50 years, according to analysis. A study by the consultancy Public First and business coalition Prosperity Alliance, found only Tony Blair and Theresa May came to […]
PARIS: The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has approved the ‘Cultural Asset’ initiative, which focuses on pottery, copper and metal crafts, and woodwork at the historic Bahla Fort in Al Dakhiliyah Governorate. Submitted by the Bahla Voluntary Team of the Local Community Foundation, the initiative will be held from September 3 to […]
The same chemical process that turns a baking cake golden brown is at work aging your body’s cells. Over decades, your tissues, baking steadily at 98.6 degrees, slowly accumulate compounds called advanced glycation end products, or AGEs, as sugars interact with protein and fat in the bloodstream. The buildup of AGEs is a hallmark of […]
Disruption in the Strait of Hormuz has exposed the vulnerability of global trade to a single maritime chokepoint, with early data showing sharp falls in exports of energy, fertilizers and industrial products, the United Nations said in its report on Tuesday. The analysis focuses on 12 energy, fertilizer, and industrial products for which Hormuz-dependent economies […]
