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Muscat: The Ministry of Labour is expected to announce the official Eid Al Adha holiday dates in the Sultanate of Oman next week, with early indications pointing to a potential six-day...

Muscat: The Sultanate of Oman recorded a sharp decline in traffic accidents during 2025, with the total number of reported accidents falling to 1,545, marking a 17 per cent decrease compared to 2024,...

Muscat: Sayyid Badr bin Hamad al Busaidi, Foreign Minister, received in Muscat on Wednesday Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada. This marks the first official visit of a Canadian ...

Muscat: The Royal Oman Police busted a gang of Arab women involved in committing burglary in several homes in Muscat Governorate. They used begging as a cover for their criminal activities.According...

 Trump’s visit to China to meet Xi Jinping could set the groundwork for future cooperation – or not – in the years ahead for the world’s largest two economies, and global investors will be...

Muscat: To regulate the land transport sector and enhance the efficiency of freight transport procedures, the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology (MTCIT) has said that all...

MUSCAT: The Civil Defence and Ambulance Authority (CDAA) on Tuesday said that an ambulance belonging to the CDAA unit in North Al Batinah Governorate overturned while on duty. The accident resulted in...

Muscat: Under the patronage of Her Highness the Honourable Lady Assayida Ahd Abdullah Hamed al Busaidi, Spouse of the Sultan of Oman, the Ministry of Social Development inaugurated the "Tranim Al...

Muscat: The Royal Oman Police (ROP) warned the public against a sophisticated new wave of electronic fraud targeting job seekers in the Sultanate of Oman. The Directorate General of Inquiries and...

Muscat: Yango Oman, part of the global technology company Yango Group, has partnered with the Ministry of Social Development (MOSD) to launch a six-month pilot program aimed at engaging Omani women as...

OQ Gas Networks SAOG (OQGN), the exclusive transporter and operator of the Sultanate of Oman’s natural gas transmission network, has announced the release of its 2025 Sustainability Report. The...

Muscat: His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik visited the Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) in the Governorate of Muscat to review key projects and developments within the energy sector.Upon His...

Muscat: Do you know what are the most commonly grown vegetables in the Sultanate in 2025.According to the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI), 248,798 tonnes of tomatoes were grown...

Muscat:  India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has named Prashant Pise as the next ambassador of the country to the Sultanate of Oman.He is presently additional secretary in the Ministry,...

Muscat: The 1447 AH Hajj season will be the last to take place during the summer months for nearly 25 years, according to Hussein al Qahtani, spokesperson for Saudi Arabia’s National Center for...

MUSCAT: The Directorate-General of Inquiries and Criminal Investigation, in cooperation with the National Central Bureaus of the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL), foiled an...

MUSCAT : Muscat Municipality has issued several requirements for the Eid Al Adha traditional market (traditional market), including the provision of a blue canopy and a ban on selling on the ground...

Muscat: Efforts to strengthen food and water security in Oman were reviewed as the Shura Council hosted the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources to present the ministry’s...

Muscat: The Environment Authority (EA) has decided to ban the use of plastic water bottles inside its building, as part of its efforts to adopt environmentally friendly practices in the workplace and...

Muscat: As part of the joint efforts to expedite the flow of shipments from various Gulf ports to the Sultanate of Oman and to address the challenges the competent authorities have launched...