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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....

Hong Kong: Baidu has unveiled its latest plans to stake out a spot in the burgeoning field of artificial intelligence (AI), including a partnership with...

San Francisco: Apple may bring at least $5 billion of its offshore cash back to the US next year, Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook suggested in an interview...

Petrol and diesel prices for September have been announced on Wednesday. This continued to dominate news agenda in Oman this week. Check out some of the...