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| 2023-01-29 04:48 |
Eurostar, a symbol of a connected Europe, is plagued by Brexit hurdles... LONDON — For a generation, the high-speed Eurostar train under the English Channel has stood as a sleek, ingenious emblem of a new closeness between Britain and continental Europe....... |
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| 2023-01-29 03:54 |
Unified system to evaluate performance of govt employees... Muscat: The Ministry of Labor has launched a unified system for measuring the job performance of all employees of the state administrative apparatus, which will come into force fro...... |
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| 2023-01-29 02:10 |
Saudi women drive fast train to Mecca... Driver Tharaa Ali takes her seat at the helm of a high-speed train ferrying pilgrims to Mecca, a beneficiary of conservative Saudi Arabia's bid to employ its booming female wor...... |
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| 2023-01-29 02:05 |
40 killed in Pakistan bus crash: Govt... Pakistan - At least 40 people died when a bus plunged off a bridge in southwestern Pakistan and burst into flames, a government official said Sunday."The dead bodies...are bey...... |
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| 2023-01-28 12:30 |
Beachgoers, be cautious - jellyfish stings may cause health problems... Looks can be deceptive, and so are some jellyfish, which look so attractive that the beachgoers do not resist going nearby and touching them. They need to be cautious, as a species...... |
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| 2023-01-28 12:29 |
Oman calls for end to escalation of violence... MUSCAT: The Sultanate of Oman reiterated its constant stance rejecting and condemning all forms of violence and terrorism that target civilians and destabilise security and stabili...... |
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| 2023-01-28 12:27 |
Unstable weather passes without incident... The northern parts of the Sultanate of Oman, including Muscat, have experienced heavy to light rains over the last two days, which has led to a considerable drop in night and day t...... |
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| 2023-01-28 12:25 |
Jabal Shams: Visitors influx highlights need for improved infrastructure... With Jabal Shams reporting sub-zero temperatures for nearly seven straight days, a large number of people from the Sultanate of Oman, including foreign tourists, made attempts to v...... |
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| 2023-01-28 12:23 |
Swimming course for kids in Nizwa... NIZWA: A swimming course for children has been launched at the Nizwa Sports Complex, under the supervision of swimming coach Ayman Mohammed. The course is being implemented for the...... |
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| 2023-01-28 12:21 |
Shinas Heritage Festival concludes... SHINAS: The second edition of Shinas Heritage Festival wrapped up at the camel race track under the auspices of HH Sayyid Firas bin Fatik al Said on Saturday.The closing ceremony w...... |
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| 2023-01-28 12:19 |
Exhibition showcases energy transition from fossil to renewable... An interactive exhibition highlighting the challenges and potentials of the global energy transition and its impact on society and politics began at Bait al Zubair on January 16. I...... |
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| 2023-01-28 11:32 |
Action-packed activities continue... After a day's pause due to inclement weather, the Muscat Nights is back with more action-packed activities, rides and e-games meant for the young at heart. The venues are perfe...... |
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| 2023-01-28 10:51 |
Auckland starts clean-up after deadly flash floods... AUCKLAND: Authorities in New Zealand's biggest city, Auckland, began mopping up on Saturday after torrential rains brought flash flooding and evacuations, with at least two peo...... |
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| 2023-01-28 10:50 |
Holiday trips within China surge after lifting of Covid curbs... BEIJING: Lunar New Year holiday trips inside China surged 74 per cent from last year after authorities scrapped Covid-19 curbs that had stifled travel for three years, media report...... |
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| 2023-01-28 09:40 |
Oman condemns all forms of violence targeting civilians... Muscat: The Foreign Ministry affirmed the Sultanate of Oman's firm position in rejecting and condemning all forms of violence and terrorism that target civilians and undermine...... |
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| 2023-01-28 06:20 |
Weather Update: Some governorates to get rain... Muscat: Oman Meterology has said that there are chances of heavy rains, including thundershowers, in areas around the Eastern Hajar Mountains and parts of the governorates of Musca...... |
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| 2023-01-28 06:02 |
PDO to unveil Rima water treatment plant on Feb 1... Muscat: Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) will open the Rima water treatment plant built at a cost of RO87 million.The opening ceremony will be held in the presence of the Governor...... |
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| 2023-01-28 05:52 |
Queen Mary 2 calls at Port of Salalah... Salalah - The Port of Salalah received the cruise ship Queen Mary 2, carrying 3,415 passengers, including 2,145 tourists on Saturday.The program for the passengers of the cruise sh...... |
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| 2023-01-28 05:40 |
Online registration for Indian school admissions from Feb 1... Muscat: The online registration for admission in Indian Schools in the capital area for the next academic year (2023-2024) will start from February 1 for Classes KG I to IX.The cen...... |
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| 2023-01-28 04:35 |
WHO panel debates Covid's emergency status... The World Health Organization's emergency committee on Covid-19 was meeting Friday to discuss whether the pandemic still merits the highest level of global alert. WHO chief Ted...... |
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| 2023-01-28 03:12 |
BBC Arabic Radio goes off air after 85 years... BBC's Arabic radio service officially ended its decades-long broadcast on Friday, leaving behind a legacy of 85 years. The station launched in early 1938 as the BBC Empire Servi...... |
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| 2023-01-28 02:53 |
Oman condemns the attack on the Azerbaijan embassy... Muscat: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has expressed its condemnation of the attack that targeted the Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan in the Iranian capital, Tehran, and aff...... |
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| 2023-01-28 02:45 |
Asia has had a really cold month, courtesy of the Polar Vortex... Mohe, China's northernmost city, recorded a temperature of minus 63.4 degrees Fahrenheit this week. That was the coldest in its recorded history and cold enough to cause hypothermi...... |
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| 2023-01-28 02:43 |
Auckland grapples with the aftermath of devastating floods... A child is asleep on a couch floating in the water. Two thousand passengers trapped in a flooded airport. Hundreds of people evacuated from their homes. The morning after the wo...... |
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| 2023-01-27 13:20 |
Muscat Nights changes due to weather!... MUSCAT: The Muscat Municipality and the main organising committee of the Muscat Nights 2023 on Friday announced the temporary suspension of some activities of the Muscat Nights due...... |
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| 2023-01-27 13:18 |
A rare winter spectacle... Residents of Oman's Wilayat Al Hamra were treated to a rare sight this week when a snowfall blanketed the region's highest peak, Jabal Shams. Standing at 3,000 metres above...... |
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| 2023-01-27 13:10 |
Israel hits Gaza as conflict flares... JERUSALEM/GAZA: Israeli jets struck Gaza on Friday in retaliation for the rockets fired by gunmen in Gaza.There were no reports of casualties on either side and there was no immedi...... |
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| 2023-01-27 13:09 |
Oman aims for malaria-free status with competent microscopists... In an effort to increase the Sultanate of Oman's eligibility to submit a request for a World Health Organisation (WHO) certification of malaria-free status, which necessitates...... |
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| 2023-01-27 13:07 |
SEA LION DRILL CONTINUES... MUSCAT: The Royal Navy of Oman's naval drill "Asad Al Bahar" (Sea Lion 1/2023) continued on Friday in the Al Batinah and Al Wusta maritime zones. Rear Admiral Saif bin Nasser bin M...... |
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| 2023-01-27 11:55 |
Ukraine says it needs more weapons, calls for sanctions... KYIV: Ukraine on Friday battled Russian troops trying to pierce its lines in the east and northeast before Kyiv takes delivery of tanks from its Western allies, saying the fighting...... |
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| 2023-01-27 11:53 |
Biden picks Zients as next chief of staff... WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden on Friday picked his former Covid-19 policy coordinator, Jeff Zients, to be the next White House chief of staff, citing his expertise in healthcare...... |
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| 2023-01-27 11:52 |
Finnish journalists guilty of disclosing state secrets... HELSINKI: A Helsinki court on Friday found two Finnish newspaper journalists guilty of disclosing national secrets and fined one of them, sparking concern over press freedom.The ve...... |
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| 2023-01-27 11:14 |
Tunisian activists decry intimidation as vote looms... TUNIS: Tunisian activist Chaimaa Issa is due to face a military court on Friday on charges of insulting a president whom she accuses of trashing the democracy built from a 2011 rev...... |
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| 2023-01-27 11:13 |
Lebanon lawmaker sit-in enters second week... BEIRUT: Two Lebanese lawmakers on Friday entered the second week of a sit-in inside the crisis-hit country's parliamentary chamber, vowing to remain inside until fellow MPs ele...... |
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| 2023-01-27 11:12 |
UN warns of record rates of hunger in Syria... BEIRUT: The World Food Programme warned on Friday that hunger rates in Syria have soared to record highs after more than a decade of devastating conflict.A brutal war that triggere...... |
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| 2023-01-27 11:12 |
Greek PM Mitsotakis wins no-confidence vote... ATHENS: Greece's conservative government on Friday survived, as expected, a vote of no confidence put forward by the leftist opposition over a wiretapping scandal targeting pol...... |
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| 2023-01-27 11:11 |
France to probe microplastic pellet pollution on Atlantic beaches... BREST, France: French prosecutors said on Friday they would investigate the appearance of vast quantities of tiny toxic plastic pellets along the Atlantic coast that endanger marin...... |
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| 2023-01-27 11:11 |
Pavel set to sweep Czech presidential vote against ex-PM... PRAGUE: Polling stations opened Friday for the Czech presidential election run-off in which retired Nato general Petr Pavel is expected to beat billionaire former prime minister An...... |
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| 2023-01-27 11:10 |
China domestic tourism picks up over Lunar New Year... BEIJING: Almost a quarter more domestic Chinese tourism trips have been made during this year's Lunar New Year holiday, while cross-border travel more than doubled in the first...... |
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| 2023-01-27 09:49 |
Weather Update: Muscat Nights suspended at some venues... Muscat: The main organizing committee activities has announced the temporary suspension of the Muscat Nights for Friday, except for indoor activities at Oman Automobile Association...... |
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| 2023-01-27 04:02 |
ROP's words of caution for Jabel Shams visitors... Muscat: The Royal Oman Police (ROP) has urged motorists traveling to Jabal Shams in the Wilayat of Al Hamra to exercise caution.There are chances of vehicles slipping on muddy wet...... |
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| 2023-01-26 14:03 |
Oman denounces Israeli assault on Palestinians... MUSCAT: The Sultanate of Oman has expressed its condemnation and denunciation of Israeli occupation forces' continuous aggression against Palestinian cities and towns -- the last o...... |
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| 2023-01-26 14:01 |
Annual Royal Cavalry horse race kicks off with grandeur... The annual horse race of the Royal Cavalry kicked off on Thursday under the auspices of His Highness Sayyid Theyazin bin Haitham al Said, Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth, in...... |
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| 2023-01-26 13:47 |
Narrow escape as asteroid makes close flyby... WASHINGTON: A truck-sized asteroid will pass near Earth in one of the closest approaches to our planet ever recorded, Nasa said, emphasising that it poses no danger.Asteroid 2023 B...... |
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| 2023-01-26 12:26 |
Costa Rica Guitar Quartet to enchant audiences at ROHM... MUSCAT: The Royal Opera House Muscat (ROHM) announced that it will be presenting "Costa Rica Virtuoso Guitars" concert on February 2 and 3. The concert features the amazing Costa R...... |
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| 2023-01-26 12:24 |
Oman, KSA discuss investment opportunities and real estate projects... Riyadh: Acting in cooperation with the Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning, Oman's embassy in Riyadh on Thursday held an introductory meeting with investors and major real estat...... |
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| 2023-01-26 12:23 |
Lebanese protest as fate of blast probe hangs in balance... BEIRUT: More than 200 people protested outside Lebanon's justice palace on Thursday over efforts to derail an investigation into the deadly 2020 Beirut port explosion, as top j...... |
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| 2023-01-26 12:23 |
Cyprus workers strike over stalled cost-of-living talks... NICOSIA: A general strike on Thursday paralysed Cyprus for three hours, affecting schools, hospitals, government services and the private sector, as labour unions demand wages be a...... |
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| 2023-01-26 12:22 |
South Sudan's displaced hope pope's visit will bring peace... JUBA: After spending nearly a decade in a camp for the displaced in South Sudan's Juba, Mayen Galuak hopes that Pope Francis' visit to the capital city next week will inspi...... |
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| 2023-01-26 11:43 |
Muscat-based expat is best script writer, wins two Media City awards... MUSCAT: Indian expatriate Ramachandran Nair, living in Muscat for more than three decades, recently won two awards at the 9th Media City Film-Television and Media Awards 2022, held...... |