New multinational JV to manufacture satellites in Oman
MUSCAT: ETCO Space, the company behind the successful launch of Oman’s first satellite last November – has announced the launch of a new company to support satellite manufacturing and space launch...
Duqm to house space services headquarters
MUSCAT: The Middle East Space Conference 2024 kicked off on Monday at the Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre. The ceremony was held under the auspices of HH Sayyid Bilarab bin Haitham al Said.The...
Vision to make Oman a gateway for space applications: Al Maawali
MUSCAT, JAN 8The 1st Middle East Space Conference began at the Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre here yesterday, January 8, 2024, under the auspices of His Highness Sayyid Bilarab bin Haitham al...
400 participants to attend ME space forum
MUSCAT: The Sultanate of Oman, represented by the Ministry of Transport Communications and Information Technology, is hosting the first space conference in the Middle East region on...
Space: Oman’s next new frontier
MUSCAT, JAN 7The Sultanate of Oman made significant strides in its nascent space sector in 2023. Led by the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology, Oman identified the...
1st Middle East space forum to open in Muscat on Monday
MUSCAT: The Sultanate of Oman, represented by the Ministry of Transport Communications and Information Technology, is hosting the first space conference in the Middle East region on Monday, January 8,...
Fiscal Sustainability Programme to boost competitiveness of financial sector
MUSCAT: The Fiscal Sustainability and Financial Sector Development Programme (Estidama) aims to target six main priorities, according to Abdullah bin Salim bin Abdullah al Harthy,Under-Secretary of...
2023 fiscal surplus redirected towards social sectors, 10th Plan projects
MUSCAT: Preliminary data from the Ministry of Finance indicates that the Sultanate Oman achieved a budgetary surplus of approximately RO 931 million in 2023.Commenting on the surplus, Minister of...
'Side hustles' more common in Oman
Muscat: Have you heard of the term 'side hustle'? According to Merriam Webster, it refers to work performed for supplementary income on top of a person’s primary job. And while it hasn’t been...
Budget earmarks RO 11.65 billion towards expenditure; 25% for social protection protection
MUSCAT: The Ministry of Finance unveiled the State Budget for 2024 at its headquarters on Monday.Based on an oil price of $60 per barrel and a production rate of 1.031 million barrels per day, the...
Three major funding initiatives to drive economic diversification
MUSCAT: The 2024 State Budget introduces three major initiatives to support economic diversification in the Sultanate of Oman, Sultan Salim al Habsi, Minister of Finance, announced here on Monday,...
Buoyed by rising domestic demand, leading Omani organic farm eyes major expansion
MUSCAT, DEC 23The demand for organic produce in Oman is on the rise. Data from research conducted by Mordor Intelligence indicates that growing numbers of consumers in Oman are opting for organic...
Buoyed by rising domestic demand, Omani organic farm eyes major expansion
MUSCAT: The demand for organic produce in Oman is on the rise.Data from research conducted by Mordor Intelligence indicates that growing numbers of consumers in Oman are opting for organic fruits and...
Oman sets up new company to develop gH2 common infrastructure
MUSCAT, DEC 13Hydrom, the orchestrator and master planner of Oman's green hydrogen industry, has announced the incorporation of a new company, provisionally named ‘InfraCo’, to set up common...
3rd Green Hydrogen Summit opens in Muscat
MUSCAT, DEC 13The 3rd Green Hydrogen Summit Oman (GHSO) Conference commenced yesterday, December 13, at Oman Convention and Exhibition Center under the auspices of Dr Khamis al Jabri, Chairman of Oman...
Key agreements signed at Green Hydrogen Summit
MUSCAT, DEC 12Several key agreements were signed yesterday, December 12, at the inauguration ceremony of the Green Hydrogen Summit Exhibition at Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre in Muscat.The...
Oman to establish first hydrogen project in Dhofar
MUSCAT, DEC12Hydrom, the master-planner and orchestrator of Oman's green hydrogen industry, has signed an agreement term sheet to establish the first green hydrogen project in Dhofar Governorate. The...
Jindal Steel and OQ Alternative Energy team up on Integrated Energy Valley
DUQM, DEC 11Vulcan Green Energy and OQ Alternative energy recently signed an agreement to establish a joint clean energy venture that will provide round the clock clean energy.The project, known as...
OCCI launches second stage of franchising programme
MUSCAT: The Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OCCI) launched the second stage of the franchising programme yesterday, Sunday 10, under the auspices of the Minister of Finance, Sultan bin Salem al...
Oman AgroFood 2023 spotlights tech innovations
MUSCAT: The 5th International Exhibition for Agriculture, Food, and Aquaculture (Oman AgroFood 2023) commenced here yesterday, November 4, under the auspices of Dr Saud bin Hamoud al Habsi, Minister...