MUSCAT: Total assets of Islamic banks and windows in the Sultanate of Oman reached approximately RO 9.3 billion by the end of November 2025, accounting for 19.4 per cent of total banking sector assets. This represents a 12.3 per cent increase compared with the same period in 2024. Figures released by the Central Bank of […]
You might think of cancer as a mass of rogue cells that grow uncontrollably. But cancer is more organized and strategic than that. Rather, cancer is a tightly controlled cellular neighborhood that can keep the body’s defenses out or weaken them once they get in. Cancer behaves like a gated community. It has its own […]
MUSCAT, JUNE 10 The Musandam Governorate is accelerating efforts to strengthen food security through a series of strategic investments aimed at increasing local production, achieving self-sufficiency and positioning the governorate for future export opportunities. Speaking on the governorate’s food security agenda, Eng Ali bin Ahmed al Maashani, Director-General of Housing and Urban Planning in Musandam, […]
Dr. Kyle Staller is a gastroenterologist, so it may be surprising that many of his patients come to him complaining not only about stomach trouble but about their brains, too. Irritable bowel syndrome and other digestive dysfunction can be accompanied by a mental haze. People experiencing constipation and bloating, for example, may describe “a sense […]
MUSCAT: National Ferries Company (NFC), Oman’s national maritime transport operator, carried more than 250,000 passengers during 2025, averaging around 690 passengers a day, according to the company’s latest operational statistics. The company also transported more than 64,000 vehicles and handled over 27,000 tonnes of cargo during the year, underscoring its growing role in supporting mobility, […]
MUSCAT: Energy Development Oman (EDO) has announced the successful issuance of a $650 million (RO 250 million) 10-year sukuk, maturing in January 2036. This transaction is part of EDO’s ongoing financing strategy to support a portion of its annual capital expenditure requirements, diversify its funding sources and optimise its capital structure. Priced at a profit […]
Few city planning concepts are as sacrosanct as the idea that growth is good and decline is bad. For cities and counties, population growth is universally seen as a metric that defines success. Even stable population trends can be cast as stagnation to be avoided at all costs. The Pittsburgh region illustrates the problem with […]
LONDON: The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources (MoAFWR) participated in the meetings of the International Grains Council (IGC) held in London. This participation reflects the ministry’s commitment to enhancing its presence in international organisations and forums concerned with food security, as well as monitoring global developments in grain markets and essential food commodity […]
Paris: Isabelle Cortes Ever felt like mosquitoes bite you while ignoring everyone else? Scientists are now making progress in deciphering the complex chemical cocktail that makes particular people more enticing to these disease-spreading bloodsuckers. “It’s not a misconception — mosquitoes are attracted to some people more than others,” Frederic Simard of France’s Institute of Research […]
BUSINESS REPORTER MUSCAT, JUNE 10 Hutchison Ports Sohar has taken another significant step in its sustainability journey by signing an agreement with ZPMC in Shanghai for the procurement of 12 automated electric Rubber Tyred Gantry Cranes (AeRTGC), scheduled for delivery in the second quarter of 2027. The introduction of these 12 AeRTGCs is designed to […]
