34.7% increase in hotel revenues in Oman in March 2023
Muscat: The revenues of 3-5 star hotels in the Sultanate of Oman recorded a rise by 34.7% at the end of May 2023 to reach RO 98.426 million compared to RO 73.058 million during the corresponding...
Dhofar Khareef to showcase 65 cultural, sports, youth activities
Salalah: The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth completed preparations to carry out the activities of the 2023 Dhofar Khareef (monsoon) season’s cultural and sports.Musa Abdullah al Kasabi,...
Outstanding Students’ Leadership Programme kicks off at Duqm Refinery
London: Tasks of the 4th edition of Duqm Refinery’s Leadership Programme for Outstanding Students began in the United Kingdom (UK) on Monday.The programme is conducted by Takatuf Oman in cooperation...
HM issues two Royal Decrees
Muscat: His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik on Monday issued two Royal decrees, reading as follows:Royal Decree No 44/2023 establishes Khazaen Economic City and promulgates its Bylaw (articles of...
Annual strategic exercise “Decision Making-10” begins
Muscat: Activities of the annual strategic exercise “Decision Making-10” began at the National Defence College (NDC) on Sunday.The exercise is carried out by the NDC tenth batch from various...
Convoys of Omani pilgrims begin to leave Mecca
Mecca: Convoys of Omani pilgrims began the trip back home from the Holy Lands after performing the farewell ritual circumambulation ‘tawaf al wadaa’.Sultan Said al Hinai, Head of the Omani Hajj...
Hajj Mission announces death of 79-year-old Omani pilgrim in Mecca
Mecca: The Omani Hajj mission on Sunday announced the death of Said Abdullah al Rahbi, a 79-year-old Omani pilgrim who passed away in the Holy Lands after performing the farewell circumambulation of...
HM, King of Jordan exchange Eid greetings
Muscat: His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik and King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan exchanged greetings, during a phone call this evening, on the occasion of the...
HM receives written message from Indian Prime Minister
Muscat: His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik has received a written message from Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of the Republic of India, dealing with various aspects of cooperation between Oman and...
Concession agreement inked for potash ore exploration, mining
Muscat: The Ministry of Energy and Minerals on Monday signed a concession agreement in the mining sector for exploration and mining of potash ore in concession area No 53-A in the swamp area of Umm...
HM exchanges Eid Al Adha greetings with leaders over phone
Muscat: His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik on Monday exchanged greetings on the occasion of Eid Al Adha during phone calls with Shaikh Mohammed bin Zayed al Nahyan, President of the United Arab...
Adam-Haima-Thumrait Dual Carriageway tenders announced
Muscat: Acting in cooperation with the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology, the Secretariat General of the Tender Board on Sunday floated tenders for the implementation of...
New device for hard-of-hearing person implanted at SQUH
Muscat: A specialized surgical team at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital (SQUH) succeeded in performing a surgical operation for a 14-year-old girl suffering from severe hearing loss.The operation...
Draft Tourism Law discussed
Muscat: State Council on Sunday held its 10th session of the 4th annual sitting of the 7th term.It discussed the draft Tourism Law and two studies; the first on legislative controls and regulations of...
Oman, Austria review bilateral cooperation
Muscat: Shaikh Khalifa Ali al Harthy, Undersecretary of the Foreign Ministry for Political Affairs received here on Sunday Peter Lewinsky, Secretary General of the Federal Ministry for European and...
Royal Decree ratifies tax agreement between Oman, Egypt
Muscat: His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik on Sunday issued Royal Decree No 43/2023 on the ratification of an agreement between the governments of the Sultanate of Oman and the Arab Republic of...
HM confers Order of Felicitation on Russian Union of Museums' President
Muscat: His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik has conferred the Order of Felicitation on Prof Mikhail Piotrovsky, President of the Union of Museums of Russia, Director-General of the State Hermitage...
Oman participates in global financial summit
The Sultanate of Oman, represented by the Ministry of Finance, is participating in the "Summit for a New Global Financial Pact", which began today in the French capital, Paris, and will last for two...
Purchase of joint medicines discussed
Muscat: The joint technical committee of government (civil and military) medical institutions on Thursday held a meeting during which it looked into an analysis of international bids from medicine...
Oman takes part in Summit for New global Financial Pact in Paris
Paris: Represented by the Ministry of Finance, the Sultanate of Oman is taking part in the Summit for a New Global Financial Pact, which began here on Thursday and will last for two days.Oman’s...