Driving to Dubai? Designated expat border crossings have been announced

Dear {NAME}, Please find your daily news. [Times of Oman]( Afternoon Edition [Advertise]( | [Times of Oman Home]( | [Epaper]( | [Contact Us]( [Oman]( [File photo ]( December 28, 2017, 11:32 AM [Driving to Dubai? Designated border crossings for expats have been announced]( [The messaging app will drop support for 'BlackBerry OS', 'BlackBerry 10', 'Windows Phone 8.0' and older platforms from December 31, the company has confirmed. ]( December 28, 2017, 10:34 AM [Got an older phone model? You may not be able to access WhatsApp soon]( [Photo supplied]( December 28, 2017, 12:11 PM [Illegal street vendors raided in Oman]( [Times TV]( December 28, 2017, 1:21 PM [Gunman opens fire inside Moscow factory, one dead]( December 28, 2017, 1:16 PM [Residents make the most of epic US snowstorm]( December 28, 2017, 1:05 PM [Power back on after blackout at Disneyland]( [World]( [ecurity in the city has been ramped up since May 31 when a massive truck bomb ripped through the diplomatic quarter, killing some 150 people and wounding around 400 others -- mostly civilians. Afghan media has previously been targeted by militants, underlying the risks faced by journalists in the war-torn country.]( December 28, 2017, 1:13 PM [40 dead, dozens wounded in multiple Kabul blasts]( [Dhondup Wangchen was jailed for six years in late 2009 in the western province of Qinghai after he made a documentary in which ordinary Tibetans praised the Dalai Lama and complained about how their culture had been trampled upon.]( December 28, 2017, 1:03 PM [Tibetan film-maker flees China, arrives in United States]( [Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a state awards ceremony for military personnel who served in Syria, at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia December 28, 2017. Photo: Reuters]( December 28, 2017, 12:47 PM [Putin says St Petersburg supermarket bombing was terrorism]( [Business]( [European shares were broadly steady on Thursday with company news and macro events scarce in holiday-thinned trading, while Britain's FTSE 100 hovered just under a record high. The pan-European STOXX 600 index was flat in percentage terms by 0952 GMT, while blue chips slipped 0.2 percent.]( December 28, 2017, 2:08 PM [European shares drift into year-end as resources stocks glitter]( [Miners Glencore, Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton delivered the biggest boost to the blue-chip index, rising by 1.4 to 2.1 percent as metals prices hovered near the 3-1/2 year highs they hit on a strong Chinese growth outlook. Mid-cap miners Acacia Mining and Hochschild also made strong gains. Gold producers Fresnillo and Randgold Resources were among the top FTSE gainers, lifted by a rise in gold prices as the dollar softened.]( December 28, 2017, 2:01 PM [UK stocks lifted to record highs by commodities, IWG takeover approach]( [Shares in precious metals miner Hochschild gained 3.2 percent, while Kaz Minerals rose 1.4 percent. ]( December 28, 2017, 1:48 PM [Miners help Britain's FTSE 100 hold below record high]( [Sports]( [Come every Thursday, Shiv Gupta will talk about the cricketing developments taking place across the Sultanate and the world. ]( December 28, 2017, 12:11 PM [Video: 'Straight Drive' with Shiv Gupta, Episode 2]( [Burnley's Ashley Barnes attempts to block a shot from Manchester United's Marcus Rashford. Photo: Reuters]( December 28, 2017, 2:14 PM [Football: Road warriors Burnley no longer prone to away day blues]( [After a miserable period with the bat, a relieved Alastair Cook savoured the emotional release of a big double-century during the fourth test on Thursday but rued that his form returned too late to help England retain the Ashes.]( December 28, 2017, 2:21 PM [Cricket: Cook's double-ton joy tempered by regret of Ashes loss]( [One-click Unsubscribe](