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San Francisco: A new head of retail will take over at Apple in April as the iPhone maker looks to ramp up sales in a sluggish smartphone market,...

Washington: Smartphone use has become the norm in most developed nations, while many emerging economies are showing sharp gains, a global survey showed on...

Sohar: His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said presided over the meeting of the Council of Ministers at Bait Bahjat Al Andhar yesterday. At the outset of the...

Muscat: The MSM30 index stood higher and closed at 4,169.13 points, up by 0.07 per cent. The MSM Sharia Index closed at 562.23 points, up 0.09 per cent. Al...

Muscat: Bank Muscat Private Equity and Asset Management Division (PEAM) marked a major milestone of crossing OMR1 billion assets under management (AUM). The...

Muscat: In cooperation with Svitzer, Sohar Port and Freezone, recently signed a charter agreement for five new tugboat vessels to replace the existing...

Muscat: Oman’s central bank raised OMR30 million by way of allotting treasury bills on Tuesday. The treasury bills are for a maturity period of 91 days,...

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Tokyo: Tokyo stocks edged down on Tuesday after three straight days of gains, while Australian banks surged on relief that a national inquiry into abuses in...

Sydney: Australia's central bank cut its economic growth forecasts and kept interest rates at a record low Tuesday, as house prices in major cities...