Muscat: Oman veteran and skipper Zeeshan Maqsood, who in May had entered the top-five rankings of ICC ODI all-rounders, moved into the exclusive top-three club on Wednesday. According to latest rankings from world cricket body (ICC), Maqsood achieved a career-best No.3 rankings for ODI all-rounders following his half-century and a wicket in the opening match of…
Australia won a thrilling Ashes opener by two wickets at Edgbaston on Tuesday as captain Pat Cummins’ six-smashing 44 not out and Usman Khawaja’s patient 65 combined to give England’s “Bazball” cricket revolution a lesson from Down Under. Cummins hit two sixes and four fours, and he shared a match-winning ninth-wicket partnership of 55 with…
The weather in the UAE on Wednesday will be fair to partly cloudy, according to the National Center of Metereology (NCM). There is a probability of convective cloud formation eastward by afternoon. It will be humid by night and Thursday morning, with a probability of mist formation over some coastal and internal areas of the…
Birmingham : England managed to survive Day-3 with a lot help from the heavens, as persistent rain brought an early halt to play for the day. This after Scott Boland and Pat Cummins made short work of the English opening pair on Day 3 of the ongoing first Test match of Ashes 2023 at Edgbaston. At the…
Pyongyang: North Korea vowed on Sunday to launch a second space rocket after calling last month’s botched attempt at launching a satellite the “gravest failure.” The North Korean government has ordered researchers and other workers to analyze the failed launch and prepare for another one in the future. The comments were made at a key meeting…
Muscat: The sighting of the crescent of the month of Dhul Hijjah for the year 1444 AH has been confirmed in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, (KSA). Accordingly, Monday, June 19, 2023 will be the first of Dhul Hijjah, and Wednesday, June 28, 2023, the first day of Eid Al-Adha.
The movement has been building momentum internationally, opening a Brazilian chapter last year, and convening female publishing leaders in Italy, Nairobi, and Kuala Lumpur to discuss challenges, women’s representation in publishing Bodour Al Qasimi, the CEO of Kalimat Group, has announced the opening of a South Korean Chapter of PublisHer, the pioneering international initiative she…
Geneva: Swiss voters took part in referenda on Sunday on a new climate protection law and higher corporate taxes, with polls indicating that both measures will pass. Parliament already passed the climate law, which aims to make Switzerland climate neutral by 2050 and reduce the impact on the country’s iconic glaciers, which are melting away at…
Question: Does the UAE have an official retirement age? I am approaching 60, will my visa or my job contract pattern change after I cross 60? Answer: Pursuant to your query, it is assumed that you are employed by a mainland employer in the UAE. Therefore the provisions of Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021 on…
Weeks after the infamous IPL brawl that broke out between Virat Kohli and Naveen-ul-Haq, the latter has opened up about the controversy in an interview. The Afghanistan bowler said that he had earlier been provoked by the star batter, leading to the spat on the field. During the 18th over of the match between Lucknow…
