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More deaths reported in intense US Northwest heat wave

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — About a dozen deaths in Washington and Oregon may be tied to an intense heat wave that brought scorching temperatures to the Northwest and caused one power utility to impose rolling blackouts amid heavy demand. The dangerous weather that gave Seattle and Portland...

Oman launches investment residency scheme for foreigners

Oman will begin issuing long-term residency to foreign investors, the government said Wednesday as authorities attempt to shore up the Gulf nation's flagging economy. Depressed demand for oil and the coronavirus pandemic have hit the sultanate's finances hard, pushing leaders to seek...

New rise expected in medicine prices: health official

The head of the scientific council for the national pharmaceutical industries expected a new adjustment to the prices of some basic medicines, whose losses are still significant in economic terms, despite price adjustment in the last bulletin.   Rashid al-Faisal told Melody, a...