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Muscat: His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said has received a cable of thanks from President Pranab Mukherjee of the Republic of India in reply to His...

Muscat: Weakness in banking and telecom stocks weighed on the MSM30 Index, which ended at 5,510.04 points, down by 0.34 per cent. The MSM Sharia Index lost...

Muscat: There has not been a proposed increase on water and electricity tariffs, officials announced. The Public Authority for Electricity and Water (PAEW)...

Muscat: Traders who want to increase prices on products must first seek permission from the consumer watchdog, according to a new decree. The new ruling is...

Washington: USconsumer spending was unchanged in March for a second straight month and a key inflation measure recorded its first monthly drop since 2001,...

San Francisco/Mumbai: India-based IT services firm Infosys said it plans to hire 10,000 US workers in the next two years and open four technology centres in...

New Delhi: Factories across much of Asia got off to a solid start in the second quarter, buoyed by strong global demand, particularly for hi-tech gadgets...

Muscat: Oman’s majority state-owned Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) plans to invest more than $20 billion over a five-year period to sustain its...

Muscat: Al Anwar Holdings has entered into a shareholder’s agreement with Hormozgan Cement Co. (HCC), Iran to establish Hormuz Al Anwar Cement SAOC for...

Athens: Promising to cut pensions and give taxpayers fewer breaks, Greece has paved the way for the disbursement of further rescue funds from international...