Business

Hong Kong: Alibaba Group Holding posted a 39 per cent surge in revenue as China’s dominant e-commerce operator shrugged off a slowing economy with...

San Francisco: Facebook users who say the social network’s facial scanning flouts their privacy rights won the first round of a court fight. A federal...

Frankfurt: Apple and SAP are joining up to deliver software for iPhones and iPads, opening a new avenue for Apple to reach businesses at a time when sales...

Muscat: Negative behaviour of youth during national holidays and events should not spoil the joy of the occasion, Lieutenant Colonel Khamis bin Ali Al...

London: The yen weakened for a third day running on Thursday but was still close to a recent 18-month peak, with investors unconvinced by a signal from...

Mumbai: India has rejected a plan by Apple Inc to import used iPhones, two telecoms ministry officials said, a blow to the U.S. tech giant that has been...

Shenzhen: China’s authorities, seeking to forestall potential social unrest due to growing failures of investment firms and online lenders, are ordering...

From the words of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said

MUSCAT: As mercury levels in Oman have started crossing 40 degree Celsius, workers toiling in the sun and trade unions representing them are pleading with...

Muscat: Oman is taking several major steps to develop fisheries sector to make the country a hub for the region, said the Minister for Agriculture and...