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Muscat: HH Sayyid Shihab bin Tarik al Said, Deputy Prime Minister for Defence Affairs, pinned aviation wings today at Muaskar Al Murtafaa on a number of graduating pilots of the Royal Air Force of...

Salalah: The Environment Authority (EA) in Dhofar Governorate carries out an environmental campaign to plant 4 million seeds of native trees in the governorate’s mountains. The initiative is part of...

Muscat: His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik has sent a cable of congratulations to Andy Burnham on the occasion of his appointment as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. In the cable, His Majesty...

DUQM: The Special Economic Zone at Duqm (SEZAD) has launched a two-month tourism campaign aimed at encouraging travellers heading to Dhofar during the Khareef season to stop in Duqm and explore its...

BAKU: President Ilham Aliyev of the Republic of Azerbaijan received Ambassador Saif bin Rashid al Jahwari, who presented his credentials as the non-resident Ambassador of the Sultanate of Oman to the...

Doha: Her Highness the Honourable Lady Assayida Ahd Abdullah Hamed al Busaidi, Spouse of the Sultan of Oman, extended condolences this evening on the demise of Shaikh Hamad bin Khalifa al Thani. The...

Muscat: The Maritime Security Centre has reported that three oil tankers were targeted in separate attacks off the Omani coast, with one crew member confirmed killed and three others still missing, as...

Muscat: His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik held a telephone conversation today with Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar. During the call, His Majesty expressed his sincere...

Paris:  Sayyid Badr bin Hamad al Busaidi, Foreign Minister, stated that the war on Iran has revealed the need for a comprehensive review of the security architecture of the Gulf region, and a...

Brussels: European countries recorded more than 10,000 excess deaths during the record-breaking heatwave that swept across the western part of the continent in late June, according to official...

Muscat: The Sultanate of Oman has summoned Mousa Farhang, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Sultanate of Oman, to hand him a formal note of protest following the targeting of sites in...

Muscat: Chinese authorities have evacuated 1.7 million people as typhoon ‘Bavi’ approaches eastern China. The Chinese news agency said that the typhoon has reached north Taiwan, southern outlying...

Muscat: The Sultanate of Oman has expressed its condemnation of the two bombings that struck the centre of the Syrian capital, Damascus, on Tuesday, reaffirming its solidarity with the Syrian Arab...

Muscat: The Sultanate of Oman has voiced its unequivocal condemnation and denunciation of the terrorist plots that targeted the security and stability of the Kingdom of Morocco. Oman reaffirmed its...

Muscat: Earth will reach aphelion, its farthest point from the Sun in its annual orbit, tomorrow at 9:30 p.m. Oman time. At that moment, the distance between the centers of Earth and the Sun will be...

Tehran: Under the directives of His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik, an official Omani delegation led by Sheikh Abdulmalik bin Abdullah al Khalili, Chairman of the State Council, attended the funeral...

Muscat: The Sultanate of Oman has condemned the bombing that targeted a café near the Palace of Justice in the Syrian capital, Damascus, expressing its sincere condolences to the government and...

MUSCAT: Oman Medical Specialty Board (OMSB) organized an awareness event on organ donation under the slogan Grant the Gift of Life, at Al Araimi Boulevard on Wednesday. The event aimed to increase...

SALALAH: The Environment Authority in Dhofar Governorate launched the "Environmental Protectors" initiative on Wednesday, coinciding with the start of the Khareef Dhofar season. The two-month campaign...

Paris: His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik left Paris this evening, concluding his visit to the French Republic, en route to the United Kingdom on a private visit. His Majesty was seen off by Nicolas...