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Muscat: Solar- and wind-powered water desalination projects will be crucial for sustaining the energy-intensive desalination processes in the future, an...

Muscat: MSM30 index closed at 5108.47 points, marginally down by 0.05 per cent. The MSM Shariah Index ended at 718.52 points, down by 0.83 per cent. Bank...

Beijing: China's leaders are likely to maintain this year's growth target of "around 6.5 per cent" in 2018, even as they ratchet up...

Dhahran: More petrochemical projects will follow after Saudi Aramco agreed to join a $20 billion venture to convert crude oil to chemicals, the state oil...

Muscat: His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said has sent a cable of congratulations to President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania on...

London: The British government launched a new strategy for industry on Monday, aiming to intervene in key sectors to tackle weak productivity and bolster...

New York: Wal-Mart Stores is within striking distance of matching Amazon.com's online prices for the first time, a key milestone in its effort to regain...

Hong Kong: Asian markets fell Monday after last week's volatility, but the euro held on to gains thanks to healthy economic data and hopes that German...

London: Bitcoin's vertiginous ascent showed no signs of stopping on Monday, with the crypto-currency soaring to another record high just a few per cent...

Beijing: China's industrial firms weathered a broad government crackdown on financial risks as profits continued to surge last month in a stabilising...