Sayyid Badr holds talks with Iraqi Deputy PM
Muscat - Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi, Foreign Minister on Saturday made a phone call to Dr. Fuad Hussein, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Iraq. During the...
Oman Air warns of fake social media account
Muscat: The national airline, Oman Air has warned of a fake social media account claiming to represent the airline and offering free or heavily discounted tickets."We would like to advise our guests...
Duqm Rock Garden. A tourist and geological landmark
Duqm: The Rock Garden located in the center of the Wilayat of Duqm, the Special Economic Zone in Duqm (SEZAD), constitutes one of the tourist attractions that attract tourists and visitors to learn...
OFA signs contract with Czech coach Jaroslav Šilhavý
Muscat: The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Oman Football Association (OFA), Salem bin Saeed bin Salem Al Wahaibi, has signed an agreement with Czech coach Jaroslav Šilhavý, who will...
HM issues orders to purchase glucose monitoring sensors
Muscat: His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik has issued Royal orders to allocate an annual budget for the Ministry of Health to help provide electronic sensor devices to monitor blood glucose...
Duqm to undergo aesthetic improvement
Muscat: While the Special Economic Zone of Duqm has been booming remarkably, the government has set a strategic plan to improve the economic hub aesthetically.In an interview with Oman News Agency,...
Sayyid Badr, Cameron discuss regional developments
Muscat: Sayyid Badr bin Hamad al Busaidi, Foreign Minister, received David Cameron, British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Development, at the Ministry’s headquarters in Muscat.The...
500 new frankincense trees planted in Salalah
Muscat: The Environment Authority has started the first phase of planting frankincense trees in the Mudam area of Salalah.Mudam is part of a group of environmental parks planned to attract the most...
95% of Oman consumers at risk of scammers: Visa
Muscat - Over-confidence is leaving consumers in Oman open to becoming victims of fraud, according to Visa’s latest Stay Secure study released today.Despite more than half of respondents (56%,...
Muscat Film Festival to honour Shah Rukh Khan
Muscat - The 11th edition of the Muscat International Film Festival (MIFF) will be held between March 3 and 7 at the headquarters of the Omani Film Society in Muscat.The festival will include several...
Committee on National Civil Aviation Strategy meets
Muscat: The Supervisory Committee for the project to prepare the National Civil Aviation Strategy 2040 held its meeting under the chairmanship of Eng. Naif bin Ali al Abri, Chairman of the Civil...
Shops fined for not providing cashless payment services
Depression likely to bring rains from Thursday: Met
Muscat: The Oman Meteorology Department has issued a statement indicating the likelihood of an atmospheric depression affecting the Sultanate of Oman from Thursday to Saturday.During this period, it...
Over 1,000 firms fined for not offering cashless service
Muscat: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry Promotion (MOCIIP) has over 1,000 (1,183) stores that were found non-compliant with providing electronic payment device services to customers.Over 4,900...
Visit Oman inks partnership deals with Spanish operators
Madrid - The world’s tourism professionals and attendees discovered Oman's attractive landscapes and vibrant cultural scene at the 44th edition of Fitur, the annual International Tourism Fair held...
Oman condemns drone attack on Jordan-Syria border
Muscat: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA in the Sultanate has made a statement on the recent drone attack on American personnel on the Jordanian-Syrian border.An official statement said, "The...
Oman and Etihad Rail signs MoU with Al Jazeera Steel Products
Suhar - Oman and Etihad Rail Company (OER), the developer and operator of the UAE-Oman Rail Network, and Al Jazeera Steel Products Co (AJSP), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a...
Major fire in Seeb market, no casualties
Muscat: A major fire broke out in the early hours of Tuesday in which several shops and warehouses were gutted in the Seeb Market area.The fire was brought under control and casualties were...
HM receives phone call from Canada PM
Muscat - His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik on Monday received a phone call from Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada.During the telephonic conversation, the two sides reviewed fields of...
Abdullah al Khadouri named WMO Asia chief
Muscat: The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has announced the appointment of Abdullah bin Rashid Al-Khadouri, Director General of the Directorate General of Meteorology at the Civil Aviation...