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Jeju (South Korea): Leaders of the China-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) touted its growing membership and commitment to sustainable...

Hong Kong: A flood of Chinese bankers is changing the social fabric of Hong Kong, as they rapidly expand their footprint in one of the world's premier...

MUSCAT: His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said has sent a cable of condolences to Frank-Walter Steinmeier, President of the Federal Republic of Germany over the...

Muscat: Dr. Yahya bin Mahfoudh Al Mantheri, Chairman of the State Council affirmed that the Shura process in the Sultanate has been accorded utmost...

Muscat: Gross electricity production in Oman rose 5.7 per cent to 6,552.5 gigawatt (GW) by the end of the first quarter 2017, from 6199.7 GW, while net...

Muscat: The total credit of commercial banks in Oman during the first quarter of 2017 stood at OMR19.71 million, compared with OMR19.05 million during the...

San Francisco: Apple has hired two long-time Sony Pictures Television executives to expand the iPhone maker's push into original television programming,...

Berlin: The German government is sticking to its growth outlook for Europe's biggest economy despite solid economic data and upbeat sentiment...

Washington: US home-building fell for a third straight month in May to the lowest level in eight months as construction activity declined broadly,...

Luxembourg: British finance minister Philip Hammond said Britain should adopt a pragmatic approach to Brexit negotiations which begin on Monday, striking a...