Oman, USA ink Environmental Action Programme
Muscat: The Sultanate of Oman and the United States of America (USA) signed the Environmental Action Programme to activate the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Environmental Fields...
National Committee to Combat Human Trafficking holds period meeting
Muscat: The National Committee to Combat Human Trafficking (NCCHT) today held its periodic meeting under the chairmanship of Sheikh Khalifa Ali Al Harthy, Undersecretary of the Foreign Ministry for...
Karwa Motors Launches Intercity Buses
Muscat: Karwa Motors, a subsidiary of Oman Investment Authority (OIA) and Qatar Transportation Company, announced the launch of a new type of buses, specifically intercity buses. The new type of...
Foreign Ministry Under-Secretary receives Chinese official
Muscat: Shaikh Khalifa bin Ali al Harthy, Under-Secretary of the Foreign Ministry for Diplomatic Affairs received on Monday Wang Di, Director General of the Department of West Asian and North African...
Oman takes part in 8th GCC tourism ministers meeting
Doha: The Sultanate of Oman, represented by the Ministry of Heritage and Tourism, on Monday took part in the 8th meeting of the GCC Tourism Ministers, which was held in the Qatari capital,...
Middle East Scholarship Forum organised
MUSCAT: The ICEF Middle East Scholarship Forum, hosted by the Sultanate of Oman, concluded on Monday. The event, organised spearheaded by the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation in...
Workshop on electronic security held in Dhofar
Salalah: The Office of the Governor of Dhofar, in cooperation with the Electronic Defence Centre, organised an awareness workshop at the Sultan Qaboos Youth Complex for Culture and Entertainment in...
UNESCO includes 3 Omani cities in its Global Network of Learning Cities
Muscat: The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has announced the addition of three Omani cities in the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities. They were Muscat...
CAA issues alert No 2 on climatic conditions
Muscat: The National Multi-Hazard Early Warning Center at the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has issued Alert No 2 on the heavy rainfall expected over the Sultanate of Oman. It reads as follows:“It...
Rains hammer northern parts of Oman
Muscat: The northern governorates in the Sultanate of Oman on Sunday experienced moderate to heavy rains.In the Governorate of Muscat, rains fell in Al Seeb, Bausher, Al Amerat, Quriyyat, Muscat and...
Real estate deals exceed RO 2.6 billion by end of 2023
MUSCAT: The total value of real estate transactions in the Sultanate of Oman by the end of December 2023 increased by 6% to reach RO 2,607.1 million compared to the same period of 2022 when it stood...
More than 27% of Duqm Airport-Ras Markaz road dualization completed
Duqm: The dualization of the main road from Duqm Airport roundabout to Ras Markaz (54 km long) constitutes a step forward in the establishment of a strategic road network within the masterplan of the...
Environment Authority installs tracking chip on Humpback Whale
Duqm: The Scientific Committee of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) has listed the Arabian Sea humpback whale among the most five groups at risk of extinction. This means that “saving a...
Ras Markaz terminal receives more than 22 crude oil shipments
Duqm: The oil storage terminal at Ras Markaz in the Wilayat of Duqm, managed by OmanTank Terminal Company (OTTCO), is a vital project that targets the storage of all types of crude oil in large...
Oman, Tunisia sign cooperation agreements
MUSCAT: The 16th session of the Joint Omani-Tunisian Committee on the level of foreign ministers of the two countries was held in the Diplomatic Club. Fourteen agreements, memoranda of understanding...
HM issues two Royal decrees
Muscat: His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik on Wednesday issued two Royal decrees reading as follows:Royal Decree No (5/2024) amends some provisions of the Tax Authority System (law).Article (1)...
Oman’s ambassador to Türkiye presents credentials
Ankara: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of the Republic of Türkiye received Saif bin Rashid al Jahwari who presented his credentials as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Sultanate of...
Salalah Port receives world's largest container cranes
Salalah: The Port of Salalah is undergoing continuous development aimed at accommodating the largest-possible container vessels by utilizing advanced technologies and equipment that enable the port...
State Council discusses Bank Deposit Protection Bill
Muscat: The State Council held its third meeting for this year under the chairmanship of Shaikh Abdulmalik bin Abdullah al Khalili, Chairman, on Tuesday.The State Council discussed the Bank Deposits...
42 pacemaker implantation surgeries performed at Suhar Hospital
SUHAR: The Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at Suhar Hospital, in collaboration with the National Heart Centre, performed 42 pacemaker implantation surgeries since the laboratory opened in February...