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The Sultanate of Oman’s executive space sector programme, unveiled by the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology earlier this month, envisions promising opportunities for...

MUSCAT: Phllex Pharmaceuticals, which celebrated the inauguration of its factory in Salalah Free Zone in Dhofar Governorate last week, says it plans start packaging vaccines in collaboration with...

MUSCAT: Philex Pharmaceuticals celebrated the launch of its pharmaceutical factory in the Salalah Free Zone yesterday under the auspices of the Minister of Health, Dr Hilal bin Ali al...

The National Employment Programme launched a self-employment platform yesterday in collaboration with AWJ Innovation and Occidental Oman.The platform, Dot Next Gig (.Nxt Gig), will allow self-employed...

MUSCAT: The Ministry of Labour and the Oman Society for Human Resources Management (OSHRM) yesterday unveiled details of the upcoming HR Conference in Muscat.The 6th edition of the summit, titled 'The...

Oman LNG signed two agreements with two global gas companies covering the supply of 1.6 million metric tonnes per annum (mtpa) of LNG starting from 2025. The signing took place under the auspices of...

Transom Handling, a subsidiary of Oman Airports, launched its training-for-employment (TFE) programme, 'Maseer', in collaboration with the Ministry of Labour yesterday under the auspices of Sayyid...

A response plan has been activated after the failure of the launch of Oman’s first satellite, confirmed Oman’s Emerging Technology Company (ETCO).Abdulaziz Jaafar, Chief Executive Officer of ETCO,...

MUSCAT, JAN 10Oman’s first satellite 'Aman' failed to launch yesterday due to a technical issue. The cube satellite was scheduled to launch from spaceport Cornwall in the UK as part of a Virgin...

The Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology announced an upcoming scientific space rocket launch platform in Duqm as part of its space sector executive programme.The project...

The number of job-seekers for the first time crossed the 20,000 mark in the Sultanate of Oman. The number of employees who availed the job security benefit increased by about 3,000 in 2022, compared...

MUSCAT, JAN 8Sweets of Oman SAOG, a publicly-listed confectionery, approved the dissolution and liquidation of the company.The confectionery company released a statement sharing the approval of the...

MUSCAT, JAN 8The Ministry of Labour launched 'Ma’ak', an online application targeted at job seekers in the country, during a forum held yesterday between the Ministry and the Governors of the...

The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has unveiled a wide set of projects to improve the fiscal performance of the Omani economy in 2023.Most notable is the establishment of a wholly-state owned gas company,...

The manufacturing industries and future industries laboratory launched yesterday under the auspices of Qais bin Mohammed al Yousef, Minister of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion.The...

MUSCAT: More than a third of public expenditure earmarked in the 2023 General Budget will go towards public service ministries, affirming the Omani government’s continued commitment to the welfare...

The Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion ( MoCIIP) recently issued Ministerial Decree No. 619/2022, a by-law that aims to regulate the marketing and promotion of goods and services...