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...
ROP, Saudi authorities bust international drug trafficking network
Muscat: Acting in cooperation with Saudi authorities, the Royal Oman Police (ROP) tracked and ambushed an international network that was smuggling large quantities of drugs and psychotropic substances...
Oman slams Israeli settler attacks on Palestinians
MUSCAT: The Sultanate of Oman has expressed its denunciation and condemnation of continuous attacks made by Israeli settlers on a number of Palestinian villages and camps in the West Bank. In a...
Dhofar Municipality ready for Khareef Season 2023
Salalah: Dhofar Municipality on Wednesday reviewed details of the activities and events of Khareef (Monsoon Season 2023), which will begin on July 15 and continue till August 31. The briefing took...
Oman's Message of Peace Exhibition at UN Anti-Terrorism Week
New York: The Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs launched an exhibition titled "Message of Peace from the Sultanate of Oman" as part of Oman's participation in the tasks of the 3rd United...
Council of Ministers decides to appoint spokespersons for service units: Dr Al Harrasi
Muscat: Dr Abdullah Nasser al Harrasi, Minister of Information, said that the Council of Ministers decided to appoint spokespersons for service units of the State’s Administrative Apparatus and...
Oman shines at 2023 Berlin Special Olympics World Summer Games
BERLIN: Berlin witnessed the remarkable participation of Oman, in the 16th edition of the World Summer Games of Special Olympics 2023. The official opening ceremony took place at the iconic Olympic...
Omani Camels Numbering Programme registers over 55k
Muscat: The total number of camels registered as part of the Omani Camels Numbering Programme as at the end of 2022 stood at 55,205 heads.The programme, implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture,...
Oman ranks among top 10 startup attracting countries in MENA region
Muscat: The Sultanate of Oman ranked high among the top ten countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region in terms of markets that attract talents for establishing startups at affordable...
First day of Eid Al Adha announced in Oman
Muscat: The Main Committee on sighting the crescent moon of Dhul Hijjah 1444 AH has announced that the moonsighting was confirmed on Sunday. Thus, the first day of Eid Al Adha (10 Dhul Hijjah 1444 AH)...
Matrix for prioritizing road projects launched
Muscat: The Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology has launched a matrix for identifying and prioritizing road projects. The aim is to devise a methodology with clear-cut and...
Oman Airports, Istanbul Airport’s IGA Academy ink MoU
Muscat: Oman Airports, represented by the company’s institute, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Istanbul Airport’s IGA (Istanbul Grand Airport) Academy, with the purpose of activating...
Oman, India explore joint cooperation in space sector
Muscat: S Somanath, Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), and his accompanying delegation visited Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) on Thursday.The Indian delegation was received by...