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Muscat: A new round of negotiations between the United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran will be held next Thursday in Geneva, Switzerland, as part of ongoing efforts to reach common...

Muscat: Fifteen African nationals have been arrested for illegally entering the country and violating labour and expatriate residency laws.The arrest operation was carried out by the Police Command of...

Muscat: His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik on Sunday issued two Royal decrees, reading as follows: Royal Decree No (33/2026) on establishing the Sultanate of Oman’s Embassy in the Republic of...

Manah - The Oman Across Ages Museum (OAAM) received around 940,000 visitors since its opening on March 13, 2023 until the end of January of this year, 2026.According to official statistics issued by...

Muscat: The apricot trees are now blooming in the Wakan, donning the hills and houses in spectacular colours.These unique sights will be visible to all visitors until early March, according to the...

Muscat: The Foreign Ministry expressed its strong condemnation and denunciation of the statements issued by the United States Ambassador to Israel, which entail an illegitimate acceptance of imposing...

President Trump’s signature economic agenda, his tariff regime, appears to be visibly crumbling, yet financial markets are poised to rally through the debris, asserts the CEO of global financial...

MUSCAT: The inaugural ISSO Oman Games 2026 recently concluded with a grand finale at ISWK Cambridge. This marked the first time the International Schools Sports Organisation (ISSO) brought its...

The Government Digital Transformation Program (Tahawul) for 2021-2025 achieved a performance rate of 94 percent by the end of December 2025, compared to 73 percent by the end of 2024.The program’s...

The Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre (OEC) signed a strategic partnership with the KIT Group for organizing conferences and managing associations.This partnership comes as part of the center’s...

Muscat: To enhance road safety and minimize fatalities from road accidents, the Ministry of Transport, Communications, and Information Technology (MTCIT) has installed flexible barriers.These...

The tender board last week awarded various projects worth RO32,597,355.These included the provision of RO 4,650,000 for consultancy services for the design of the third phase of the integrated sports...

Muscat: The Directorate General of Police in Muscat Governorate has arrested an Asian national who fled the scene after being involved in a run-over incident that left a young girl with moderate...

AL RUSTAQ: The laryngology team at Al Rustaq Hospital, in collaboration with the anesthesia and pediatric intensive care teams, successfully performed a complex endoscopic surgery on a 6-year-old...

As part of ongoing infrastructure maintenance work in Muscat Governorate, Muscat Municipality, in coordination with the Royal Oman Police, announces a partial closure of the traffic light intersection...

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has emphasised the importance of verifying the authorisation of accounting offices before using their services.In 2025 observations, the FSA found some offices...

Muscat:  His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik exchanged cables of congratulations and greetings on the occasion of the advent of the Holy Month of Ramadhan with his brothers, Their Majesties,...

Jasim Mohamed Al Budaiwi, Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), on Tuesday witnessed the launch of the first phase of the "Single Entry Point for Air Travel" project between the...

Muscat: The Minister of Education issued Ministerial Decision No 16/2026 regarding the Teacher’s Day holiday for the academic year 2025/2026.It stipulated that Thursday, February 26, 2026, shall be...

Muscat: Al Bashayer Veterinary Hospital was inaugurated in the Wilayat of Adam, al Dakhiliyah Governorate, on February 17, marking a significant step towards strengthening livestock healthcare and...