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His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik, the Supreme Commander, has issued a Royal pardon to several prisoners convicted of various offenses. They included 334 inmates, both citizens and expatriates,...

North Al Batinah: The North Al Batinah Governorate Police Command, in cooperation with the Sohar Special Tasks Police Unit, has arrested two people following a reckless driving incident.Police said...

Muscat: The Muscat Monument in Bausher will also be the new venue for fireworks on January 11, at 8.30 pm, according to the organisers of Muscat Nights.The General Secretariat of National Celebrations...

Based on international reports received by the Ministry of Health (MOH) regarding Nestlé's recall of some infant formula products due to potential contamination with Cereulide, it advised...

Muscat: The Royal Oman Police arrested a person of African nationality for allegedly killing another person of the same nationality in the North Batinah Governorate.According to a statement issued by...

Muscat: Faisal bin Abdullah al Rawas, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OCCI), on Thursday inaugurated the third edition of the national discounts and...

Muscat: The Ministry of Health (MoH) inaugurated on Wednesday the Suwaiq Reference Hospital in the Governorate of North al Batinah at a total cost exceeding RO 75 million, marking a major addition to...

Muscat: Majlis Ash’shura hosted the Minister of Labour during its regular sessions.According to the minister, the Omanisation rate in the private sector stood at 15.5 per cent of the total workforce...

Sayyid Badr al Busaidi, the Foreign Minister, received a phone call from His Excellency Ivan Gil Pinto, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.  During the call, the two...

Muscat: Oman Meteorology stated that the latest weather charts and numerical forecasts indicate that the Sultanate of Oman will be affected by scattered rainfall of varying intensity on Wednesday and...

Muscat: The Royal Oman Police (ROP), through its Directorate of Relations and Security Information, said that Thursday, January 8, will be an official holiday for individuals working in ROP formations...

Muscat - The sports program in Muscat Nights 2026 will witness a diversity in terms of the number of tournaments, the variety of games, and locations, in a step aimed at enhancing sports and youth...

SCIT Group (Space Communications for Information Technology), a Saudi-based investment group advancing next-generation Air-to-Ground (A2G) inflight connectivity through its...

Investors will now be eyeing Venezuela as a once-sealed economy looks likely to reopen to global capital, creating a “rare convergence of political change, asset repricing, and reconstruction demand...

ABU DHABI: Sayyid Badr bin Hamad al Busaidy, Foreign Minister, held fraternal consultations with His Highness Shaikh Abdullah bin Zayed al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs...

The Oman Authority for Academic Accreditation and Quality Assurance of Education (OAAAQA) will announce the results of the school performance evaluations for the first semester of the 2025/2026...

Muscat: Sharada Iyer, the sister of a popular Indian playback singer, Chitra Iyer, died on January 2, while on a trekking expedition near Jabal Shams. "My sister Sharada passed away yesterday...

Muscat - Barr Al Jissah has a construction progress at the Al Mina Waterfront Residences, with the development now approximately 65 percent complete and on track for completion in Q4 2026. It has...

 New Delhi: Celebrated music composer and Padma Shri awardee Shankar Mahadevan launched Pravasi Samwad, a dedicated magazine for the global Indian community.The Indian diaspora media landscape...

Muscat, Oman -- The Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zones (OPAZ) announced the issuance of a tender for the construction of a new road network with a total length of 30.8...