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Muscat: Muscat Municipality has issued fresh guidelines to regulate street vendor businesses and based on municipal regulations.The rules state that only Omanis can engage in this business, and it is...

Muscat: The Directorate General of Health Services in Muscat Governorate said the Al Nahda Health Center in Al Amerat will provide primary and specialized care services for 24 hours.Dr. Ahmed al...

Muscat: The Department of Blood Banks Services has said that the Central Blood Bank will need more than 2,700 blood and 260 platelet donors during the holy month of Ramadan.Blood donation timings...

Muscat: The Ministry of Energy and Minerals announces the offering of three oil and gas concession areas for local and international oil companies.The concession areas are 15, 36, and 54.During the...

Muscat: On Friday, Venus seemed to be hiding behind the Moon, evident up in the skies anywhere in the world, including the Sultanate.Venus is one of the brightest planets in the Solar System and is...

Twitter is retiring its blue checkmarks for 'authentic, notable, and active' accounts, such as those for government figures, entertainers, athletes, activists, content creators, or journalists.Owner...

Muscat: The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has granted approval to the budget airline, SalamAir, to operate two weekly direct flights to some destinations, starting in July this year.These flights...

Muscat: To avoid traffic congestion, the Royal Oman Police has restricted trucks from the main roads during busy hours. To avoid any possible traffic congestion Royal Oman Police -D.G of Traffic...

Muscat: Oman Meteorology Office on Thursday said from the middle of next week, Oman may get affected by an air depression. "Preliminary indications of the chances that the atmosphere of the Sultanate...

Muscat: The Ministry of Health (MoH) on Thursday has issued a circular to withdraw Nestle Good Start Soothe powdered baby milk (infant formula) over concerns of possible bacterial risk in the product...

Muscat: His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik received a phone call from President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation on Thursday. During the call, the two leaders reviewed areas of bilateral...

Muscat: Saham Ayurveda Hospital & Health Center LLC, the first fully fledged IP (In Patient) Ayurvedic Hospital in the country, opened its branch in Sarooj, Qurum on Thursday under the auspices of Dr...

Muscat: The Muscat Municipality said on Thursday that construction operations, including excavations and demolition are not allowed at night or during holidays. Based on Local Order No. 23/92 on the...

Muscat: The Central Bank of Oman (CBO) has raised the interest rate on repurchase operations for local banks to the same extent as the increase set by the US Federal Reserve, which is 25 basis points...

Muscat: The main committee for the moon sighting of Ramadhan 1444 AH, which met on Wednesday at the Ministry of Endowment and Religious Affairs, has announced that the first day of the holy month of...

Muscat: The Ministry of Heritage and Tourism continues to restore and maintain 310 historical and archaeological sites in all governorates of the Sultanate of Oman.The Ministry lists and documents the...

Muscat - The Ahad Foundation provided financial support to the Fak Kurba initiative of the Omani Lawyers Association, which will help in the release of a number of prisoners from all governorates of...

The Royal Oman Police (ROP) has announced that the official working hours during the holy month of Ramadhan in its various departments will be from 8.30 am until 1.30 pm.Police stations will continue...

Muscat: The Foreign Ministry expressed the Sultanate of Oman's condemnation and denunciation of the extremely racist statements made by an Israeli occupation official, in which he denied the existence...

Muscat: Royal Decree Ratifies Oman’s Joining Arab Charter on Human Rights Muscat, 21 Mar (ONA) His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik today issued a Royal decree No. (16/2023) on ratifying the...