NBC considers holding workshop to develop its strategic plan
Muscat: The National Biotechnology Committee (NBC) on Thursday held its 6th meeting under the chairmanship of Dr Saif Abdullah al Haddabi, Research and Innovation Undersecretary at the Ministry of...
World Business Forum CEO briefed about investment opportunities in technology start-ups
Muscat: Ali Amer al Shidhani, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology for Communications and Information Technology, received at his office on Thursday...
Media briefing highlights Oman’s participation in G20 meetings in India
Muscat: Oman’s Secretariat for the G20 Meetings and a number of relevant government departments organized a media briefing at the Diplomatic Club in Muscat on Wednesday about the Sultanate of Oman's...
Omani Diplomats donate blood on World Blood Donors Day
Muscat: The Omani embassies in various countries all over the world and the headquarters of the Foreign Ministry in Muscat on Wednesday marked the World Blood Donors Day. This move comes as a...
HM receives Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah
Muscat: His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik gave an audience at Al Baraka Palace on Tuesday to Shaikh Saud bin Saqr al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and...
Sohar Industrial City garners new investments worth RO 44m
Suhar: Sohar Industrial City saw a surge in investment activity, according to digital indices of first quarter of this year (2023). The industrial hub, affiliated to the Public Establishment for...
8.4% increase in the general index of Oman's real estate
Muscat: Residential land prices took the lead in the general index for residential real estate prices in the Sultanate of Oman, posting an increase of 8.4 per cent in the first quarter of 2023 at a...
OOC approves programme of participation in events abroad for 2023
Muscat: The Board of Directors of Oman Olympic Committee (OOC) held a regular meeting during which it approved the programme of its participation in events abroad for this year (2023).The schedule was...
Seminar held on real estate investment opportunities
Barka: Acting in cooperation with the Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning, Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OCCI) on Tuesday organised a symposium on investment opportunities in the National...
India, Pakistan brace for severe Cyclone Biparjoy
New Delhi: India and Pakistan braced for the first severe cyclone this year expected to hit their coastal regions later this week.Local authorities on Monday halted fishing activities, deployed rescue...
Oman Airports see 88% rise in number of passengers
Muscat: The total number of passengers travelling through airports of the Sultanate of Oman until the end of March 2023 grew by 88% to reach 3,287,015 as against 1,746,259 passengers during the...
Foreign minister receives EU ambassador
Muscat: Sayyid Badr Hamad al Busaidi, Foreign Minister received on Monday Patrick Simonnet, Ambassador of the European Union (EU) to the Sultanate of Oman, to bid him farewell at the end of his tour...
Oman participates in SAI Summit of G20 in India
New Delhi: Represented by the State Audit Institution (SAI), the Sultanate of Oman is taking part in the tasks of the Group of 20 (G20) SAI Summit being held on the sidelines of the G20 business...
Outcomes of Manjam Labs’ first phase approved
Muscat: A meeting was held at Oman Institute for Oil and Gas, Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) on Monday, by a number of ministers and undersecretaries who approved the outcomes of the first phase of...
Interactive Educational Statistics Platform launched
Muscat: The Ministry of Education launched on Monday the “Interactive Education Statistics for the Ministry of Education Platform”, in the presence of Dr Madiha Ahmed al Shaibaniyah, Minister of...
Rare operation performed at Royal Hospital to eliminate cancerous tumor
Muscat: A specialized surgical team at the Royal Hospital succeeded in eliminating a patient’s cancerous right lung and part of the trachea. The surgery, the first one of its kind in the Sultanate...
Oman participates in 14th Session of ESCWA in Beirut
Beirut: Represented by the Ministry of Social Development, the Sultanate of Oman on Thursday took part in tasks of the 14th session of the Economic and Social Commission for West Asia (ESCWA), held at...
Oman participates in meeting of Global Coalition Against Daesh
Riyadh: Represented by the Foreign Ministry, the Sultanate of Oman took part on Thursday in the ministerial meeting of the Global Coalition Against Daesh.Held in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA),...
State’s public revenues grow 4% by April 2023
Muscat: The State’s public revenue at the end of April 2023 registered RO 4,392 million, up by 4% compared to RO 4,217 million over the same period in 2022. This is mainly due to an increase in net...
Oman chairs ministerial meeting of GCC Food Safety Committee
Muscat: The Sultanate of Oman chaired the 7th ministerial meeting of the GCC Food Safety Committee. The meeting was held under the chairmanship of Dr Saud Hamoud al Habsi, Minister of Agriculture,...