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Muscat: The Sultanate of Oman has expressed its sympathy with Afghanistan on the devastating earthquake that struck western Afghanistan yesterday (Saturday).In a statement issued by the Foreign...

Duqm: Numerous projects and service facilities are being carried out by the Special Economic Zone Administration in Duqm (SEZAD) in Saay, the new commercial District, as the construction works in the...

Muscat: The Sultanate of Oman will host a meeting of the 27th session of the EU-GCC Joint Ministerial Council on October 9 and 10, 2023.The GCC’s side will be headed by Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr...

Muscat: The Sultanate of Oman congratulated Morocco, Portugal and Spain on winning the bid to host FIFA World Cup 2030.Oman also congratulated Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay on obtaining...

Riyadh: The Sultanate of Oman ranked 6th in the Arab world and 65th internationally in the 2023 Integrated Index for Postal Development (2IPD) and bagged the “Excellence Award” of the same.This...

Muscat: The Ministry of Social Development launched here on Thursday an electronic platform for charitable donations codenamed “Jood” or “Give Generously”.The digital platform aims to serve...

Muscat: Air Vice Marshal Khamis Hammad al Ghafri, Commander of the Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO), on Thursday honoured Wing Commander Majid Saif al Maamari in appreciation for his heroic role in...

Muscat: Oman oil price (December delivery 2023) on Thursday reached 86.25 US Dollars, comprising a decline by 4.43 US Dollars from the price of yesterday (Wednesday), which stood at 90.68 US...

Wadi Bani Khalid: A delegation from the World Health Organization (WHO) office in the Sultanate of Oman on Wednesday visited Badaa Health Village in the wilayat of Wadi Bani Khalid, Governorate of...

Muscat: Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Hamad al Busaidi received in Muscat on Wednesday Hans Grundberg, UN Special Envoy to Yemen.During the meeting, the two sides reviewed the situations in Yemen and...

BARKA: The Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning on Wednesday announced the completion of the first phase of Sorouh project (Hai al Naseem project) in the Wilayat of Barka in South Al Batinah...

Nizwa: The Ministry of Health on Wednesday celebrated the opening of Nizwa Reference Hospital’s expansion project carried out to the tune of RO 30 million.The expansion takes up the hospital’s...

Muscat: The Royal Opera House Muscat (ROHM) announced the line-up of performances which will fill the calendar for October 2023.Following the successful launch of the season with the stunning opera...

Muscat: The revenues of 3-5 star hotels in Oman by the end of August 2023 grew by 26.3% to RO 138,380,000 as against RO 109,535,000 by the end of August 2022.Statistics issued by the National Centre...

Muscat: The State Audit Institution (SAI) has issued a community brief highlighting results of its 2022 Annual Report.The report shed light on results of the financial and administrative audit...

Muscat: The total in-country value (ICV) of active enterprises in the Sultanate of Oman during the second quarter of 2023 reached RO 9,090.7 million, according to the monthly bulletin issued by the...

Muscat: As part of his current visit to the Sultanate of Oman, Lebanese Information Minister Ziad Makary on Sunday visited various departments of the Ministry of Information, including Oman News...

Muscat: The Sultanate of Oman, represented by the University of Technology and Applied Sciences (UTAS) Branch at the Wilayat of Ibra, will host the NASA Space Apps hackathon next week (October 7-8,...

Muscat: HH Sayyid Fahd bin Mahmoud al Said, Deputy Prime Minister for the Council of Ministers on Sunday received GCC ministers of health participating in the 9th meeting of GCC Health Ministers...

Saint Petersburg: Fisheries Development Oman is taking part in the sixth edition of the Global Fishery Forum and Seafood Expo 2023, which is taking place in Saint Petersburg, in the Federal Republic...