1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (421+ words) Muscat – Oman’s petroleum refinery production declined in the first seven months of 2026, with lower output of diesel and other refinery products outweighing stronger production of aviation fuel, naphtha and premium petrol. Total refinery output fell 3.7% to 129.083mn barrels by the end…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (276+ words) An Indonesian passenger ship carrying 243 people sank in the Java Sea on Sunday after it was hit by bad weather, local authorities said. Officials said six people had died, while 107 were brought to safety and some 130 passengers were still missing....

22+ hour, 48+ min ago   (298+ words) Muscat – Vegetable and fruit prices recorded sharp increases in Oman in August, adding to pressure on household food bills as annual inflation reached 3.4%, according to official data. Vegetable prices jumped 19% compared to August 2025, while fruits were 16.3% more expensive, data from…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (818+ words) Muscat Daily The National Museum opens Exhibition ‘The Book Culture of Belarusian Tatars’ Muscat – The National Museum, in cooperation with the National Library of Belarus, today, Wednesday, 9 September 2026, opened the exhibition “The Book Culture of Belarusian Tatars”. The exhibition is…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (304+ words) Muscat – Oman and Pakistan are exploring closer cooperation between Sohar Port and Gwadar Port as part of wider efforts to strengthen maritime connectivity, trade and logistics links between the two countries. The proposed cooperation was discussed recently during a meeting…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (167+ words) Cairo, Egypt – HE Sheikh Khalifa bin Ali Al Harthy, Undersecretary for Political Affairs in the Foreign Ministry, and Christian Saunders, Acting Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), met in Cairo on Tuesday on…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (354+ words) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said the war with Russia currently appears likely to continue into the winter, after talks with visiting US envoys in Kyiv. The talks produced upbeat assessments from both sides but no announced breakthrough in efforts…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (440+ words) Cairo – Oman and Egypt are exploring the launch of a direct maritime shipping service linking the ports of Duqm and Salalah with Egyptian ports, in a move aimed at boosting bilateral trade, strengthening supply chains and opening new gateways for…...

1+ week, 21+ hour ago   (372+ words) Muscat – Oman will continue to pursue diplomacy and dialogue despite the apparent absence of lasting solutions to major global conflicts, Foreign Minister H E Sayyid Badr Al Busaidi has said, stressing that “the very process of negotiation” is at stake....

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (97+ words) Muscat Daily HM, Macron discuss bilateral ties, regional issues Muscat- His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik and French President Emmanuel Macron discussed bilateral relations and exchanged views on key regional and international developments during a telephone conversation on Sunday. The…...