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SHARJAH: Huda al Matroushi is one of few Emirati women to venture into the car repair business, an industry that has long been dominated by men in the Arab world. “I enjoy it a lot,” says...

Oman is best known for the quality of its dates which is why it seems more apt for everyone to know at least one recipe with date at its centre. In today’s Cook Like a Chef, Ramadhan Edition, check...

Strict monitoring: Head of consumer watchdog tours business and commercial establishments BUSINESS REPORTER MUSCAT, APRIL 26 Salim bin Ali al Hakmani, Chairman of the Consumer Protection...

BUSINESS REPORTER MUSCAT, APRIL 26 The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Water Resources signed an investment agreement with Afaq Consultancy and Business Development Company to build a fish...

Azza bint Abdulaziz al Hinaiah - A recent article by Dr Abdul Malik al Hinai, well-known Omani researcher in political economy and development issues, has highlighted the relationship between...

Digital ecosystem: Businesses in MENA show renewed interest in IT projects as impact of Covid-19 declines in the region BUSINESS REPORTER MUSCAT, APRIL 26 IT spending in the Middle East and North...

MUSCAT: The Sultanate follows an accurate arithmetical approach for monitoring lunar months and the Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs, represented by the Main Moon Sighting Committee,...

Muscat: The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources in collaboration with Al Nimr Expo, will launch Oman Sustainable Food Safety and Quality Management Fair tomorrow (Tuesday). The...

Muscat: The Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs ton Monday launched an Endowment Share for Children with Disabilities at the Ministry’s general diwan. The inaugural ceremony was held...

Muscat: The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Water Resources signed an investment agreement with Afaq Consultancy and Business Development Company to build a fish collection center in Ras...

Muscat: The incidents of jumping the signal decreased by 67 per cent in the last five years due to drivers ’commitment to traffic rules and regulations. Lt Col Zakia bint Hamad al Sanawyah,...

MUSCAT: Majlis Ash’shura referred the proposed amendments of the law on pasture and livestock management, the Advocacy Law to the State Council after being ratified at the 10th regular meeting of...

Chloe Zhao, the Beijing-born filmmaker whose indie movies chronicle life in the US heartland, on Sunday became only the second woman ever to win best director in the Oscars' 93-year history. The...

US road movie "Nomadland" emerged as the big winner at the Oscars on Sunday with three major prizes, including a history-making award for director Chloe Zhao, as Hollywood celebrated its most...

 SalamAir said its website is back online and travellers can book tickets. "We apologise for any inconvenience caused to our passengers due to the system outage," the airline said in a...

Muscat: The Ministry of Health (MOH) has issued a statement regarding a claim by a citizen who said that he started having facing eyesight problems after receiving the Covid-19 vaccine. The...

[gallery type="rectangular" ids="671094,671096,671095"] TEXT & PHOTOS BY YAHYA AL SALMANI - Oman is described as the “geologists’ paradise”. This description did not come from emptiness as...

MUSCAT: The Ministry of Labour on Sunday signed an agreement with the University of Technology and Applied Sciences (UTAS) to qualify and employ national cadres with BSc degrees and enrol them in...

Oman International Hospital (OIH), the multidisciplinary private hospital, announced the soft opening of its facilities in Al Ghubra next week on May 2. The hospital is the result of a partnership...

N’DJAMENA: Rebels in northern Chad are ready to observe a ceasefire and to discuss a political settlement after the battlefield death of president Idriss Deby last week, a rebel spokesman said on...