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MUSCAT: The trade exchange between countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the Kingdom of Thailand dropped by 50% in 2023 to $20.3 billion in comparison to $40.6 billion in 2022, marking a...

MUSCAT, SEP 25 The total trade exchange between countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council and the Republic of China amounted to USD 297.9 billion in 2023, according to recently released data by the...

MUSCAT, Sept 21 A senior Omani industry leader has unveiled a practical blueprint to accelerate workforce development and strengthen local supply chains, drawing on nearly three decades of experience...

MUSCAT, SEPT 8 The Sultanate of Oman, represented by the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology, on Monday unveiled multiple national projects in the field of artificial...

MUSCAT, AUG 11 The Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology (MoTCIT) has invited local and regional digital platform and smart application companies to an introductory...

MUSCAT, AUG 10 Total trade in goods and services between the United Kingdom and Oman fell by £76 million (RO 37.24 million approx) or 4.6% over the 12 months ending Q1 2025, based on current prices...

MUSCAT: The Digital Cooperation Organisation (DCO) — the world’s foremost international governmental organisation focused on promoting a sustainable digital economy — has recently released the...

MUSCAT: The housing sector contributed the largest share to overall inflation in the GCC, according to a recent report from the GCC Statistics Centre. The sector witnessed the highest inflation rate...

MUSCAT, JULY 29 The total trade exchange between countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council and Hong Kong increased by 30.91% to reach a value of $14.4 billion in 2021, up from $11 billion in 2020,...

Total trade between countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and France amounted to USD 29.7 billion in 2023, according to a recent report by the GCC Statistics Center. The figure represents an...

MUSCAT: The alternative financing sector is gaining traction in Oman, emerging as a key catalyst for private sector development, according to Olivier Karno, Global Editor-in-Chief at Oxford Business...

MUSCAT: Environmental sustainability is a key defining feature of Oman’s largest copper mining endeavour, the Mazoon Copper Project, according to Mattar bin Salim al Badi, CEO of Minerals...

MUSCAT: The total trade exchange between countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council and the United Kingdom declined by 13.86% in 2023, in comparison to 2022, according to recent data from the GCC...

MUSCAT, JULY 15 Increasing employment within the tourism industry in Oman is amongst the top goals of the newly established Oman Tourism Association. Speaking to the press, the Chairman of the first...

DUQM: Etlaq Spaceport’s highly anticipated experimental rocket launch mission “Duqm-2” was aborted due to a technical issue on Sunday. According to the company, the team behind the launch...

MUSCAT, JULY 13 The Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology has launched a first-ever directory of space sector companies. The Private Sector Directory Space Sector 2024,...

MUSCAT: Oman Investment Authority (OIA) launched a $200 million joint energy transition fund here yesterday, July 9, 2025. ‘The Energy Transition Fund’ is the result of a partnership between...

DUQM: Etlaq, the MENA region’s first spaceport established at Duqm in the Sultanate of Oman, is preparing for its first experimental rocket launch of the year with the ‘Duqm-2’ mission. The...

MUSCAT: The Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zones (OPAZ) signed on Sunday, July 6, 2025, a series of agreements and memoranda of understanding (MoUs) related to the establishment...

MUSCAT, JULY 2 The Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology (MoTCIT) celebrated the International Day of the Seafarer here on July 2, 2025, under the auspices of Dr Said bin...