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The work attendance in all the public sector offices witnessed near 100 per cent capacity on Sunday as a sign of return to normal life in the country. While precautionary measures continue to be in...

Even as the Omani government has announced the waiver of all fees and fines to facilitate the exit of those stranded expat workers from the country, their travel back home has been hit by spiraling...

For many people, balancing home and career is a daily challenge. It is an important issue for all employees, more importantly working mothers. More than before, after the breakout of the COVID 19,...

Even as the expatriate population witnessed an across-the-board fall of 16.8 per cent in different occupational groups, clerical jobs witnessed the highest drop of over 32 per cent at the end of...

MUSCAT: Omani nationals can now apply for various job positions in the public and private sectors through a portal enabled by the Ministry of Labour on its website. According to an announcement by the...

MUSCAT:  Like what we read in science fictions, a desolate desert with seemingly endless dunes becomes a space station where scientists and volunteers are busy preparing their voyage to another...

Developed in line with the Royal Directives of late His Majesty Sultan Qaboos, Oman’s Vision 2040 is the gateway for the Sultanate to join the orbit of advanced nations under the astute leadership...

In his first public remarks immediately after ascending to the throne, His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik promised that he would continue adhering to the foreign policy principles that the Sultanate...

The government is committed to further recognizing efficiencies in 2021 by reducing expenditures and pursuing to increase non-oil revenues. Accordingly the government plans to put expenditures on a...

His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik restructured his government through 28 royal decrees issued on August 18 marking the most significant government reshuffle in 50 years, removing more than five...

The Ministry of Labour is reviewing its policies to add more legislative powers and bring more flexibility to cope with the current changes in the labour market. “In order to be able to compete...

MUSCAT, Nov 14 Amid fears of novel coronavirus spread and precautionary measures, the Sultanate started celebrations to mark 50th National Day that falls on November 18. Although it is not a grand...

Even as the Sultanate is sparing no efforts to keep the coronavirus at bay, reports of callous and irresponsible behaviour continue to come in despite punishments awarded to the violators of...

Muscat: As many as 63 establishments in the private sector were found to have violated the safety regulations with regard to combating the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the Ministry of Labour, a...

Even as the number of COVID-19 cases started plummeting and signs of a vaccine to fight the pandemic are progressing, we have to grapple with the fact that whether life will be the same as it was...

Come January 1, 2021, the Sultanate will say adieu to the single-use plastic bags to control pollution and implement the law on environmental protection. As a prelude to the implementation of the ban,...

The Sultanate’s medium-term fiscal plan, unveiled in line with Vision 2040, aims to build an integrated national social safety net to protect low-income and social security families. “The reform...

In line with the medium-term fiscal balance plan, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning has started implementing a package of measures to rejuvenate Oman’s real estate market. Accordingly, the...

The Central Bank of Oman (CBO) called on both citizens and residents to exercise caution and avoid remitting money abroad through channels not licensed by the bank. With particular reference to...

@samkuttyvp Wearing a face mask in public helps prevent the spread of COVID-19 is the oft-repeated advice from the health experts. But if not worn properly and correctly — covering both your nose...