Business

Houston: Halliburton booked a $2.1 billion expense in the first quarter for cutting jobs and writing off assets, giving some results early and delaying the...

Muscat: The non-oil sector’s contribution to the economy grew by 4.7 per cent to reach OMR14.1 billion at the end of the three-month period ended...

Muscat: Reflecting the persistent low crude oil prices in the global markets, economic activities in the Sultanate of Oman have registered a slowdown with...

Muscat: A child who had gone missing at Saham beach was found dead, public authority for civil defence and ambulances tweeted. In a tweet on its official...

Muscat: Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE) has asked learners in Oman to check the credentials of institutes before applying for scholarships at some local...

Dubai: The government of Oman has chosen five banks to arrange the Sultanate's first international bond issue in almost 20 years, sources aware of the...

London: Oil is poised for a third weekly advance as declining US crude production provided more evidence that the market is rebalancing. Futures gained 1.4...

Cairo: Egypt's war on black market currency traders is not going to plan. One month after a devaluation that was supposed to ease an acute dollar...

Beijing: Apple's online book and film services have gone dark in China, after Beijing introduced regulations in March imposing strict curbs on online...