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Foreign Minister Engages in Strategic Dialogues with Global Counterparts
July 23, 2026
Manila: Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi, Oman’s Foreign Minister, engaged in crucial discussions with several international counterparts on the sidelines of the ASEAN Treaty of Amity and Cooperation’s 50th-anniversary ministerial meeting. These inter…
Oman Underscores Importance of Averting Escalation, Maintaining Freedom of Navigation
July 23, 2026
Muscat: The Sultanate of Oman is closely monitoring with profound concern the latest developments concerning the situation in the Red Sea region, and underscores the imperative of averting escalation and any threats that might exacerbate tensions and …
Kuwait Says Air Defences Intercept Hostile Drone Attacks
July 22, 2026
Muscat: The Kuwait military announced that its air defence systems successfully intercepted hostile drone attacks. This information was conveyed through a statement released by the General Staff of the Army and disseminated by the Kuwait News Agency (…
Oman, South Africa Discuss Developing Economic, Investment Partnership
July 22, 2026
Muscat: Sheikh Khalid Hashil Al Muselhi, Undersecretary of the Foreign Ministry for Administrative and Financial Affairs, met with Anna Thandi Moraka, Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of the Republic of South Africa. During t…
Oil Hits Six-Week High as Middle East Tensions Persist
July 23, 2026
Gold Retreats From Two-Week High as Oil Prices Rise
July 23, 2026
Dollar Steady Amid Ongoing Regional Tensions
July 23, 2026
Russia Deploys New Batch of Rassvet Satellites for Communications and Internet Services
July 20, 2026
Muscat: Russian space company Bureau 1440 has launched the second batch of upgraded Rassvet satellites to provide communications and internet services to Earth, the company announced. The second batch of second-generation Rassvet satellites was succes…
China Leads Global Humanoid Robot Race with over 400 Systems Developed
July 20, 2026
Muscat: China has developed more than 400 humanoid robot systems, accounting for more than half of all such systems developed worldwide in the first half of this year, underscoring the country’s rapidly expanding footprint in the emerging market.
Acc…
Google Makes Gemini Spark Smart Assistant Available for Mac Users
July 2, 2026
Google: Google has announced that Gemini Spark, its AI agent, is now available to Mac users. The move will enhance its competition with other desktop AI assistants, while also introducing a range of new features that expand its capabilities in task ma…
Google Makes Gemini Spark Smart Assistant Available for Mac Users
July 2, 2026
Google: Google has announced that Gemini Spark, its AI agent, is now available to Mac users. The move will enhance its competition with other desktop AI assistants, while also introducing a range of new features that expand its capabilities in task ma…
Ebola Death Toll in DR Congo Nears 1,000 as Outbreak Spreads to Displacement Camps
July 21, 2026
Muscat: The Ebola death toll in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has risen to 967, with confirmed cases reaching 2,423 after 79 new infections were recorded in Ituri and North Kivu provinces, according to the National Institute of Public Health.
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Ebola Death Toll in DR Congo Nears 1,000 as Outbreak Spreads to Displacement Camps
July 21, 2026
Muscat: The Ebola death toll in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has risen to 967, with confirmed cases reaching 2,423 after 79 new infections were recorded in Ituri and North Kivu provinces, according to the National Institute of Public Health.
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Experimental Vaccine Shows Promise in Halting Pancreatic Cancer Progression in High-Risk Patients
July 19, 2026
Muscat: An experimental vaccine targeting one of the most common genetic drivers of pancreatic cancer has shown early success in preventing the disease in patients at high risk, researchers have reported.
According to Oman News Agency, the study, pu…
Ear Nerve Stimulation Offers New Hope for Asthma and Lung Inflammation Treatment
July 19, 2026
Muscat: An international research team from Kyoto University in Japan, together with the Icahn School of Medicine in the United States, has identified a novel biological approach that could transform the treatment of lung inflammation and asthma attac…
Ebola Cases in DR Congo Surpass 1,700 as Death Toll Rises to 580
July 8, 2026
Kinshasa: Confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have reached 1,708, including 580 deaths, health authorities said in a statement today.
According to Oman News Agency, the WHO announced last Thursday that it had launched a clin…