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OCB issues treasury bills worth OR40m 08 Oct 2024 - 09:19 am

Muscat: The Oman Central Bank (OCB) has announced that the total value of government treasury bills allocated for this week amounted to OR40m....

Record number of climbers chase 14-peak dream in Tibet 08 Oct 2024 - 08:10 am

Kathmandu: A record number of climbers are gathered in Tibet to complete mountaineering's pinnacle achievement, summiting the world's tallest 14 peaks. Only about...

Taiwan's Foxconn says building world's largest 'superchip' plant 08 Oct 2024 - 08:07 am

Taipei: Taiwanese tech giant Foxconn said Tuesday it was building the world's largest production facility for US hardware leader Nvidia's GB200 "superchips" powering...

Palestinian PM, French FM discuss developments in Palestinian Territories 07 Oct 2024 - 11:55 pm

Ramallah: Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa discussed on Monday with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot developments in the Palestinian territories and the region,...

India offers financial support to Maldives after talks to repair ties 07 Oct 2024 - 10:56 pm

NEW DELHI:India stepped up its development assistance to the Maldives after the two leaders held talks in New Delhi on Monday in a...

US says Russia denying access to citizen jailed for fighting in Ukraine 07 Oct 2024 - 10:47 pm

Washington: The United States on Monday criticized Russia for withholding consular access for a detained American, accused of being a "mercenary" for Ukraine...

Philippines ex-president Duterte to run for city mayor 07 Oct 2024 - 10:44 pm

Manila: Former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte registered his candidacy on Monday to run for mayor of the southern city of Davao in midterm...

Saied re-elected Tunisia president with 90.7% of the vote: official 07 Oct 2024 - 09:51 pm

Tunisia's President Kais Saied was re-elected on Monday with 90.69 percent of the vote, the head of the electoral authority ISIE said on...

Trump says immigrants bringing 'bad genes' into US 07 Oct 2024 - 09:18 pm

Washington: Donald Trump said Monday that illegal immigrants were bringing "bad genes" into the United States, doubling down on previous inflammatory rhetoric about...

Man, boy killed in Israeli raids in West Bank: Palestinian ministry 07 Oct 2024 - 08:17 pm

Ramallah, Palestinian Territories: Two Palestinians including a 12-year-old boy were killed in separate Israeli raids in the occupied West Bank on Monday, the...

Uganda bans funeral parties over sex abuse claims 07 Oct 2024 - 08:02 pm

Kampala: Uganda on Monday banned an increasingly popular form of funeral celebration known as "disco matanga" that authorities said was leading to sexual...

Putin to meet Iran president in Turkmenistan Friday: news agencies 07 Oct 2024 - 06:32 pm

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin is to meet Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian for talks Friday at a forum in the Central Asian country...

UK says Falklands sovereignty 'not up for negotiation' 07 Oct 2024 - 04:37 pm

London: The UK government insisted on Monday that the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands and Gibraltar was "not up for negotiation" after it...

HRW: Israeli strikes endanger civilians on Lebanon-Syria border 07 Oct 2024 - 04:07 pm

Beirut, Lebanon: Human Rights Watch on Monday said Israeli strikes near the main Lebanon-Syria border crossing were putting civilians at "grave risk" as...

Ethiopian lawmakers select new president 07 Oct 2024 - 03:51 pm

Addis Ababa: Ethiopian lawmakers on Monday chose Foreign Minister Taye Atske Selassie as the country's new president -- a largely ceremonial role --...

New analysis suggests national debt could increase under Harris, but it would surge under Trump 07 Oct 2024 - 03:41 pm

Washington: No one is likely to be happy with the projected higher deficits laid out in a new analysis of Kamala Harris' and...

Tunisia's President Saied set for landslide election win 07 Oct 2024 - 03:17 pm

Tunis: President Kais Saied was poised Monday to win Tunisia's election by a huge margin, though low voter turnout reflected widespread discontent in...