Omani, Palestinian Foreign Ministers discusses developments in Gaza
Muscat: Sayyid Badr Hamad Al Busaidi, Foreign Minister, today made a phone call with Dr. Riyadh Al Maliki, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates in the State of Palestine. During the...
Dakhiliyah Municipal Council holds meeting
NIZWA: The Municipal Council of Al Dakhiliyah Governorate held a meeting on Tuesday.Topics related to the development of services, the municipal sector, investment, and urban planning were reviewed...
Ahd Foundation Secures release of some prisoners
Muscat: Ahad Foundation contributed to the release of a number of prisoners who met the conditions of the humanitarian relief aid programme “Fak-Kurba”, an initiative espoused by Oman Lawyers...
HM issues Royal Decree promulgating Biosignatures Law
Muscat: His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik on Tuesday issued Royal decree No (21/2024) on promulgating the Biosignatures Law, after presenting the same before the Council of Oman.Article (1) states...
Wheat harvest begins in Wilayat of Dhank
DHANK: Wheat harvest went under way at the Saih Al Salam farms in the Wilayat of Dhank in Al Dhahira Governorate, on Monday.The Saih Al Salam farms were allotted to investing in food security in wheat...
HM issues three Royal Decrees
Muscat: His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik on Monday issued three Royal decrees reading as follows:Royal decree No (18/2024) amends the Criminal Procedures Law.Article (1) states that the attached...
Sayyid Badr receives UN Special Envoy for Yemen
Muscat: Sayyid Badr Hamad al Busaidi, Foreign Minister on Monday received in Muscat, Hans Grundberg, UN Special Envoy for Yemen.During the meeting, the two sides discussed developments regarding...
HM’s greetings convey to president of Paraguay
ASUNCIÓN: Santiago Peña, President of the Republic of Paraguay, received Talal bin Sulaiman al Rahbi, Ambassador of the Sultanate of Oman to the Federative Republic of Brazil who presented his...
Air trough to affect parts of Oman for two days
Muscat: The latest analyses from the National Multi-hazard Early Warning Center indicate that a trough of a low system will affect the Sultanate of Oman starting from Tuesday, March 26, 2024 to...
OPAZ Board of Directors Holds First Meeting in 2024
MUSCAT: The board of directors of the Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zones held its first meeting for the year 2024, chaired by Dr. Ali bin Masoud al Sunaidi, the Chairman of the...
Oman, Croatia vow to boost bilateral cooperation
Zagreb: Sayyid Badr bin Hamad al Busaidy, Foreign Minister, met with Andrej Plenković, Prime Minister of the Republic of Croatia at the headquarters of the Presidency in the capital, Zagreb, on...
Over 217K livestock heads authorized for Import to meet demand
Muscat: The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources has authorized the import of 217,370 heads of livestock to meet current demand in the Sultanate of Oman.Dr Samah Mahmoud al Sharif,...
UN hails Oman’s support to Palestine
New York: Dr Mohammed bin Awad al Hassan, Permanent Representative of the Sultanate of Oman to the United Nations, met with Alice Nderitu, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser on...
Investment volume of projects at Raysut Industrial City crosses RO 500 million
Salalah: The number of investment projects at Raysut Industrial City stood at 192 after the addition of 8 projects worth RO 84 million in 2023. This brings the cumulative investment volume of projects...
Shura Office reviews ministerial responses to parliamentary questions
Muscat: The Office of Majlis Ash’shura held its seventh ordinary meeting for the first annual sitting under the chairmanship of Khalid bin Hilal al Maawali, Chairman of Majlis Ash’shura, on...
Omani, Spanish foreign ministers review regional and global issues
MADRID: Sayyid Badr bin Hamad al Busaidi, Foreign Minister met with José Manuel Albares, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Spain.They reviewed bilateral relations between the two friendly...
Citizen donates money to release 51 prisoners in Al Dhahirah
IBRI: An Omani citizen from Al Dhahirah Governorate donated money for the eighth year straight for the release of 51 prisoners who met the conditions of the Fak Kurba humanitarian initiative in its...
Oman’s Ambassador to UK presents credentials as non-resident ambassador to Estonia
Tallinn: Badr Mohammed al Mantheri, the Sultanate of Oman’s Ambassador to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, on Tuesday presented his credentials to President Alar Karis,...
OAC enhances confidence in standardization bodies
Muscat: By establishing Oman Accreditation Centre (OAC), the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion seeks to enhance confidence in the outputs of Omani standardization bodies (the...
Royal Decree appoints non-resident ambassadors
Muscat: His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik on Monday issued Royal decree No (17/2024) on appointing non-resident ambassadors.Article (1) appoints Talal bin Sulaiman bin Habib al Rahbi, the Sultanate...