Paris: China successfully launched a new experimental communication satellite today from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan province. The satellite was sent into orbit at 1:56 PM (Beijing Time) aboard a Long March 3B carrier rocket. It is …
Bulambuli: The death toll from the landslide in Bulambuli District, Eastern Uganda, has climbed to 28, even as rescue efforts continue. Police say that five more bodies have been retrieved from the mud after the landslide – triggered by heavy rains – …
Kuala Lumpur: Severe floods caused by monsoon rains have killed more than 30 people and displaced tens of thousands in Malaysia and southern Thailand, officials said today, with both countries preparing shelters and evacuation plans in anticipation of…
Riyadh: Represented by the Social Protection Fund (SPF), the Sultanate of Oman won the main award dedicated by the International Social Security Association (ISSA) to the best practices in the Asia-Pacific region. The award was conferred on Oman durin…
Yerevan: President Vahagn Khachaturyan of the Republic of Armenia today received Hamoud Salim Al Tuwaih, Ambassador of the Sultanate of Oman to the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus, who presented his credentials as Oman’s non-resident am…
Brussels: An official reception ceremony was held at the Royal Palace in Brussels today for His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik on the occasion of his state visit to the Kingdom of Belgium. As the motorcade of His Majesty the Sultan headed to the Roy…
