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Muscat: Restaurants in Oman have stopped collecting tourism tax after a decision by the Ministry of Tourism (MoT) came into effect on Thursday. MoT had...

Muscat: Dana, the Buraimi girl, who was abandoned by her mother five months ago, is in perfect health and under the care of the Ministry of Social...

Muscat: His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said has sent a cable of congratulations to President Islam Karimov of the Republic of Uzbekistan on the occasion of...

Muscat: His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said has received a cable of thanks from President Abdullah Yameen of the Republic of the Maldives in reply to His...

London/Frankfurt: World leaders heading to a summit in China this weekend are likely to renew their promises to use tax and spending policies to invigorate...

Washington: US employment growth slowed more than expected in August after two straight months of robust gains and wage gains moderated, which could...

Seoul: Samsung Electronics Co. recalled its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones because of a faulty battery and announced a global replacement programme, days before...

Vienna: The world’s largest banks are into the home stretch of a long campaign to convince politicians and regulators that planned changes to their...

London: The strength of the global foreign-exchange market surprised many when the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) published its latest triennial...

New York: Like the rest of the world — possibly including Twitter's own board members — we have no idea if Twitter will stay an independent company....