Business

Rome: Italy's government approved on Monday the 2018 budget, which includes measures aimed at reducing youth unemployment, tackling poverty and...

Washington: Trade ministers from the United States, Canada and Mexico wrap up a contentious round of NAFTA trade talks on Tuesday marked by aggressive US...

Dubai/London: China is offering to buy up to 5 per cent of Saudi Aramco directly, sources said, a move that could give Saudi Arabia the flexibility to...

Washington: Getting investment in the infrastructure sector and bankruptcy reforms are the two issues which are on the top of the government's agenda,...

London: Britain wants more say over deals in its military and technology sectors, as the government tries to prevent homegrown companies in sensitive...

Montreal/Paris: Airbus has agreed to buy a majority stake in Bombardier's CSeries jetliner programme, giving a powerful boost to the Canadian plane and...

Muscat: On behalf of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said, His Highness Sayyid Fahd bin Mahmoud Al Said, Deputy Prime Minister for the Council of Ministers...

Manama: Sayyid Badr bin Saud bin Harib Al Busaidi, Minister Responsible for Defence Affairs on Monday took part in the opening ceremony of Bahrain...

Muscat: Oman Telecommunications Company (Omantel) said that it plans to finance its cost of acquiring a 12 per cent stake in Kuwait’s Mobile...

Muscat: Weakness in banking and telecom stocks weighed on the MSM30 Index, which closed at 5,095.29 points, down by 0.85 per cent. Profit booking in heavy...