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Muscat: Talks are underway to regulate and even ban plastic in the production and sale of halwa, the Ministry of Commerce has announced. The decision was...

Muscat: A farewell reception in honour of Hamoud Sangour Al Zadjali, who has stepped down as the longest serving executive president of the Central Bank of...

Muscat: Peter Pellegrini, Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) for Investment in the Slovak Republic, paid a visit to the Special Economic Zone in Duqm (SEZD) on...

Brussels: British Prime Minister Theresa May and European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker agreed over dinner in Brussels on Monday that the pace of...

Muscat: His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said has received a cable of thanks from His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmed Al Jabir Al Sabah, Emir of Kuwait in reply...

London: Pearson expects full-year operating profit in the top half of its forecast range, in the first positive trading news for the British education group...

Rome: Italy's government approved on Monday the 2018 budget, which includes measures aimed at reducing youth unemployment, tackling poverty and...

Washington: Trade ministers from the United States, Canada and Mexico wrap up a contentious round of NAFTA trade talks on Tuesday marked by aggressive US...

Dubai/London: China is offering to buy up to 5 per cent of Saudi Aramco directly, sources said, a move that could give Saudi Arabia the flexibility to...

Washington: Getting investment in the infrastructure sector and bankruptcy reforms are the two issues which are on the top of the government's agenda,...