PARIS: Global trade in fertilisers crucial to agriculture harvests worldwide have slumped 30 per cent since the start of the year, as the Mideast war sent prices soaring and led several countries to restrict exports, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization said on Thursday. Many farmers have delayed or forgone purchases as supplies tightened with […]
Whether cities or villages, many communities across Europe spend the day and night of June 24 celebrating Midsummer. Congregating around bonfires, or sometimes maypoles, sporting handwoven wreaths of wildflowers or oak leaves, they’ll sing, jump, dance, eat, drink, catch up and celebrate the arrival of the longest day of the year. As a scholar of […]
Muscat: The Main Committee for Moon Sighting announced on Tuesday the confirmation of the sighting of the crescent moon for the month of Muharram for the year 1448 AH. Consequently, Tuesday will be the first day of the month of Muharram for the year 1448 AH, corresponding to June 16, 2026. The statement reads as […]
Muscat: His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik exchanged cables of greetings with the leaders of Arab and Islamic countries on the new Hijri year 1448 AH. In the cables, His Majesty the Sultan expressed his sincere sentiments and best wishes to the leaders. His Majesty prayed to Allah the Almighty to return this blessed occasion […]
