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Muscat: The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) held on Monday a media briefing to review their accomplishments in 2022 and discuss their future plans.Speaking about the most important achievements in...

MUSCAT: The Authority for Public Services Regulation (APSR) has issued a regulation to prevent risks during ground installations for water and wastewater purposes.The decision states that it is not...

Muscat: The Sultanate's population is expected to touch the 5-million mark in the coming days or hours.At 6 pm on Sunday, the Sultanate's population was 4,997,063, including 2,880,551 Omanis,...

The UK-based Standard Chartered Bank (Stanchart) is an international brand with a strong presence in the retail banking sectors of Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. However, it may be noted that...

Muscat: Temperatures recorded in many governorates of the Sultanate of Oman this year so far was higher than the average for the month of February.According to Oman Meteorology, the Buraimi station...

The Future Cities Project announced by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning (MoHUP) will be an important and all-inclusive step with the participation of expatriates towards the decentralising...

Muscat: Singapore Changi Airport has been named the World’s Best Airport in 2023 in the World Airport Awards held at Passenger Terminal EXPO in Amsterdam by Skytrax on Wednesday.For the fifth...

The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) on Tuesday released the performance indicators of the two major service providers in the country during the course of this year.It released the...

The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has published the results of field measurements of the quality of mobile communications services in the wilayat of Bausher, and during the Empty...

Muscat: His Majesty the Sultan Haitham bin Tarik will patronize the official opening of the Oman Across Ages Museum in the Wilayat of Manah on Monday.His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik also issued...

Muscat: Oman and Etihad Rail Company, the developer and operator of the railway network connecting the Sultanate and the United Arab Emirates, has invited specialized contractors to apply for the...

The Environment Authority (EA) has issued an administrative decision (31/2023), approving the management plan for the National Natural Park Reserve in the Musandam Governorate.The decision stipulated...

Indian nationals dominated the number of Asian tourists coming to the Sultanate of Oman in 2022, according to the Ministry of Heritage and Tourism (MoHT).The ministry said that of the 2.9 million...

Muscat: Residents in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) can now get a Saudi tourist visa regardless of their profession, the Saudi tourism minister Ahmed al Khateeb said on Thursday.“The visa...

Muscat: With the Sultanate frequently exposed to various natural disasters such as flash floods, and tropical weather systems, including cyclones, the concerned authorities have launched an alert...

Muscat: Airports Council International (ACI) has recognized big and small airports across the world for their customer service excellence in 2022 during ACI’s annual Airport Service Quality (ASQ)...

Oman Tourism Development Company (Omran) has affirmed that work on several projects is progressing at a steady pace and is in various stages of implementation.Speaking to the Observer, Ammar al...

Muscat: The Sultanate's passport is currently ranked 99 in the most powerful passport index, with a total score of 65.50, which is based on the government's approach not just to travel, but also to...

The Sultanate of Oman’s tourism sector performed exceptionally well, and exceeded expectations in 2022, two senior officials of the Ministry of Heritage and Tourism told the Observer in an exclusive...

The aviation sector in the Sultanate of Oman reported a robust recovery in 2022 in line with the global demand for travel.The number of inbound and outbound international flights through the airports...