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Regular service was meant to start earlier, but the coronavirus crisis delayed the company's plans, and its first flight from New York to Tel Aviv is set for early May...

BROOKLYN CENTER, US: High-ranking Congress member Maxine Waters called for an overhaul of policing in the United States as she joined the seventh consecutive night of protests in a Minneapolis suburb over the death of Daunte Wright, a young Black man shot...

BUENOS AIRES: Maxi Bagnasco says he knows Diego Maradona's features by heart after painting portraits of the soccer star almost The post Argentine artist channels 'hand of God' with Maradona portraits appeared first on Oman Observer ....

Islamabad: To master the art of Quran recitation, 21-year-old Hassan Ali Kasi had to follow a strict regime of yoga, The post Livin' on a prayer: Champion Pakistan Quran reader in full voice appeared first on Oman Observer ....

Key goal: 18 public and private sector organisations join hands to support strategic initiative Eighteen Omani public and private sector The post Landmark pact to take Omani frankincense products global appeared first on Oman Observer ....

YANGON: Myanmar's shadow government yesterday urged Southeast Asian leaders to give it a seat at the table during crisis talks next week, and not to recognize the military regime that seized power in a February coup. Junta leader Min Aung Hlaing is ex...

Ten gravestones, some dating back to the 1870s, were vandalized and toppled at Northern Irish cemetery....

Ten gravestones, some dating back to the 1870s, were vandalized and toppled at Northern Irish cemetery....

The Board of Directors of Muscat University has announced the appointment of Professor Khamis bin Hamad al Yahyai as Vice-Chancellor The post Muscat University names new Vice-Chancellor appeared first on Oman Observer ....

Reversing trend: Pandemic-induced lockdowns and other economic impacts contributed to a 1.6 per cent decline in peak load demand for The post Majan forecasts uptick in power demand after historic dip appeared first on Oman Observer ....

TEHRAN, Apr. 18 (MNA) Syria condemned the US and NATO step of dispatching more military forces towards Russian borders which would pose a threat to international peace and security....

High impact: Digital Cooperation Organization welcomes Oman as founding member and launches several initiatives The Digital Cooperation Organization (DCO), based The post DCO to support regional digital economy appeared first on Oman Observer ....

MUSCAT: The Omani Women Association is implementing a project that aims at utilizing arts for serving the society, curbing visual The post Omani Women Association employs art to serve community appeared first on Oman Observer ....

ALIGIERS: Twenty years ago, an Algerian teenager's death in police custody in the heartland of the North African country's Berber minority sparked an uprising that helped blaze the trail for future protests. Massinissa Guermah, a high school stude...

MUSCAT: National Bank of Oman (NBO) is offering customers the chance to win one of 20 online shopping vouchers worth The post NBO credit card customers can win 6thStreet voucher with every purchase appeared first on Oman Observer ....

MUSCAT: A Kia Cerato taxi owner Asa'ad Saleem Ali al Batashi, was extremely elated on touching the 999,999 kilometre mark The post Kia Cerato taxi runs 999,999 kms appeared first on Oman Observer ....

Tehran (ISNA) - Iranian President emphasized that the national security of Iran depends on the preservation of its territorial integrity and the preservation of its territorial integrity can be achieved only under the protection of Iran's national uni...

MUSCAT: In line with its commitment to partnership in sustainable development and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Bank Muscat, the leading The post Bank Muscat extends support to Fak Kurba appeared first on Oman Observer ....

Tehran, April 18, IRNA - Commander of the ground force of the Iranian Army Brigadier-General Kiumars Heidari said on Sunday that the force has literally had great achievements in missiles, drones, electronic wars, armed vehicles, and smart vehicles....

WILMINGTON: President Joe Biden played golf for the first time in his presidency Saturday, hitting the fairways in his home city of Wilmington-and taking a page from his golf-obsessed predecessor Donald Trump's book. The Democrat's motorcade swept...

The commodity sector is showing renewed strength, and following a six-week period of consolidation, the Bloomberg Commodity index was on The post Commodity rally resumes to trigger multiple breakouts appeared first on Oman Observer ....

WASHINGTON: Fewer than 200,000 businesses in the United States may have failed during the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic, The post Pandemic destroyed fewer US businesses than feared appeared first on Oman Observer ....

Beijing: Asian spot prices for liquefied natural gas (LNG) rose this week as China, Japan and South Korea sought supply The post Spot prices rise as China replenishes inventories appeared first on Oman Observer ....

BRUSSELS: Some European Union governments will miss the April 30 deadline to submit their recovery plans to the European Commission, The post EU countries to miss deadline for recovery plans appeared first on Oman Observer ....

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan: Kyrgyzstan is using a poisonous root as a treatment against the coronavirus despite health warnings as the country battles a new wave of infections. The health ministry unveiled the remedy at a news conference on Friday, claiming the ...

Gaza Strip records 23 new deaths within 24 hours, bringing its death toll to 761, with just a small fraction of residents vaccinated...

Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday defended the US decision to withdraw from Afghanistan, saying the terror threat had moved elsewhere and that...

Three days after Israel's alleged April 9 commando raid on the IRGC's Saviz forward spy ship on the Red Sea, The post Saudis, UAE asked Israel to hit Iranian spy ship, but concealed talks with Iran appeared first on DEBKAfile ....

Prime Minister Netanyahu still has two week left to try and form a coalition, but challenger Lapid urges parties on both the left and right to rally behind him, promising 'unity'...

Tehran, April 18, IRNA - Iranian Freestyle wrestler Hassan Yazdani won the gold medal in the 86kg weight from the Asian Championships in Kazakhstan....

International police body refuses to confirm or deny request for help in finding Reza Karimi, who does not appear on 'red notice' list despite mockup displayed on Iranian state TVInternational police body refuses to confirm or deny request for hel...

The Leader of the Islamic Revolution has called on the armed forces to increase preparedness as much as needed....

Yeshiva dean of local Hesder yeshiva assaulted in broad daylight on Jaffa street by Arab assailants....

Yeshiva dean of local Hesder yeshiva assaulted in broad daylight on Jaffa street by two Arab assailants....

Senior Muslim cleric Sheikh Youssef al-Qaradawi, who is based in Qatar and is a spiritual leader for the Muslim Brotherhood, has contracted COVID-19, his official Twitter account said....

Police in Bangladesh on Sunday arrested an influential leader of a group that led violent protests against last month's visit by India's prime minister to...

Tehran (ISNA) - Negotiating teams from Iran and the P4+1 are to move forward with their discussions in different formats and at different levels in the Austrian capital, Vienna, on April 18, 2021....

TEHRAN, Apr. 18 (MNA) Egyptian sources reported that a train derailed in this country, injuring dozens of people....

Alexei Navalny 'could die at any moment' doctor says after the Russian opposition leader started a hunger strike more than three weeks ago...