Muscat: The monitoring station in the Wilayat of Muscat recorded a temperature of 41°C, as a heatwave continues to affect several coastal and desert areas across the Sultanate of Oman. According to data released by the National Multi-Hazard Early Warning Centre of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), temperatures at the Muscat station was at 41°C […]
Understanding inflammation – and above all, how to regulate it – is one of the great medical challenges of modern medicine. Its role as the first line of defence is crucial. It occurs when the presence of infectious agents triggers an inflammatory response. As well as hindering the entry of viruses and bacteria, this acts […]
Companies in the Gulf, some of the most directly affected by the Iran war, will provide one of the clearest insights so far of its regional financial impact when they begin reporting their second-quarter earnings this week. In countries from Saudi Arabia and Oman to the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, company results are likely […]
MUSCAT: Sayyid Badr bin Hamad al Busaidy, Foreign Minister, received on Wednesday Prince Faisal bin Farhan al Saud, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, as part of the exchange of fraternal visits between the two countries. The two ministers discussed the trajectory of the strong fraternal relations between the Sultanate of […]
BUSINESS REPORTER MUSCAT, JULY 8 Oman Investment Authority (OIA) and the Jordanian Social Security Investment Fund (SSIF) have signed an agreement to launch the Omani-Jordanian strategic partnership to mark the beginning of a new phase of joint investment cooperation between the two brotherly countries and to enhance the established historical ties and growing economic relations […]
Muscat: The Environment Authority today launched its “Zero Paper” initiative, reaffirming its commitment to accelerating digital transformation, enhancing institutional performance, and embedding a culture of sustainability across its operations, in line with the government’s digital transformation agenda and sustainable development objectives. The initiative’s objectives and expected outcomes were presented, highlighting its role as a strategic […]
OpenAI said its latest powerful artificial intelligence model series will be released to the public on Thursday, as the US government reportedly approved a broader launch. The company’s new GPT-5.6 offerings and other cutting-edge AI models, including Anthropic’s Mythos series, have drawn concern over their supposedly unprecedented ability to identify weaknesses in code that hackers […]
The UK has some of the oldest houses in Europe. Half of the homes in England are rated below band C on energy performance certificates. This measure rates a property’s energy efficiency from A (most efficient) to G (least efficient), indicating potential energy costs and environmental consequences. To reduce carbon emissions and energy costs, various […]
Muscat: Oman Investment Authority (OIA) and Jordan’s Social Security Investment Fund (SSIF) have signed an agreement to establish an Omani-Jordanian investment company with a capital of RO 38.5 million, marking the beginning of a new era of joint investment cooperation between the two countries and further strengthening their long-standing historical ties and growing economic relations. […]
MUSCAT: The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the Sultanate of Oman at current prices amounted to approximately RO 10,293.200 million by the end of the first quarter of 2026, compared to RO 10,500.700 million during the same period in 2025, registering a decline of 2 per cent, according to Preliminary data released by the National […]
