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The total number of guests in hotels 3 to 5 Star hotels in the Sultanate declined by 23.5 percent to 298,885 at the end of March this year from 390,642 guests a year ago.Statistics released by the...

The vaccination for General Education Diploma (GED) or Grade 12 students in all governorates of the Sultanate will begin on May 25. "All 12th-grade students in government and private schools,...

Oman Telecommunications Company (Omantel) said that some of its mobile services were affected due to a fire that broke out in one of its transformers.The company expressed its deep apology for this...

Muscat: The Ministry of Health on Tuesday announced 812 new cases of Covid-19 and 13 deaths.The total number of cases registered in the Sultanate has now reached 207,109, including 2,219 deathsThe...

Oman Air has activated an emergency cargo lift initiative to help ferry critical medical aid to India. The ‘COVID cargo lifts will be rolled out on routes to India for the next 15 days, in...

The Royal Oman Police said that an expatriate was arrested on charges of theft from the jewellery store where he was employed.ROP said that the accused tried to leave the Sultanate via Muscat...

In line with ongoing efforts to rationalize public spending and enhance its efficiency, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) has issued the following directives.A Government unit shall obtain prior approval...

Muscat: As part of bilateral relations and joint cooperation between the Sultanate and the People's Republic of China, the Ministry of Health on Monday received a batch of Sinovac vaccines against...

Muscat: The Ministry of Health on Sunday announced 2,788 new cases of Covid-19 and 45 deaths.of these cases, 702 cases were reported on Tuesday, 675 on Wednesday, 540 on Thursday, 283 on Friday, and...

Muscat: Oman's Civil Defence and Ambulance Authority on said fire brigades managed to douse a fire that broke out in a building in Salalah. Two people were injured in the incident and are being given...

Khaluf’s Sugar Dunes has begun to gain a reputation as home to some of the best beaches in Oman. You have to see it to believe it.

Muscat: The Supreme Committee has warned against holding and participating in gatherings of any kind such as weddings and funerals because of the severe risk of spreading infection among the...

The Director-General of Marketing at the Ministry of Energy and Minerals has said the Sultanate is an important partner in the cooperation agreement signed between OPEC and non-OPEC members that...

WhatsApp will force users to accept its new terms of service from today.The update, which allows WhatsApp to collect personal data from usersDespite an angry response from users, WhatsApp has pushed...

Muscat: The Oman Meteorology office on Sunday said that the tropical storm Tauktae is not likely to have any impact on Oman for the next three days.The National Multi-Hazard Early Warning Centre...

Muscat: The Ministry of Health announced the first death of an Omani health worker (a nurse) due to Covid-19 on Friday."Dr. Ahmed bin Mohammed al Saeedi, Minister of Health, officials, and all...

The National Multi-Hazard Early Warning Centre has pointed towards the Southern tropical depression East of the Arabian Sea today, along the longitude (72.3 east) and latitude (10.5 degrees NN) and...

MUSCAT: The Supreme Committee on Covid-19 has praised the role of all agencies such as Royal Oman Police (ROP) and Public Prosecution, which are responsible for implementing its decisions and cracking...

Muscat: The Ministry of Health on Tuesday announced 576 new cases of Covid-19 and 10 deathsThe total number of cases registered in the Sultanate has now reached 202,713, including 2,148 deathsThe...

The Main Committee for Moon Sighting of Shawwal 1442 AH will hold a meeting tomorrow at the Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs (MERA).It has called on citizens and residents to sight the...