Oman launches rotavirus vaccine in immunization programme
Muscat: The Ministry of Health has inaugurated the inclusion of the rotavirus vaccine in the national schedule for the immunization programme, the fourth edition of the national guide for the...
Labour Law provides a platform for employees to air grievances
Muscat: The Labour Law issued by Royal Decree 53/2023 ensures that an effective platform is provided by the employer for his employees to convey their grievances alongside effective tools to address...
Aircraft movement at Muscat Airport is up 28%
Muscat: The number of passengers using the Muscat International Airport increased 32 percent to 1,015, 235 in October 2023 compared to the same period last year, according to the figures released by...
Over 200,000 cruise tourists likely this season
The Ministry of Heritage and Tourism (MoHT) expects the number of cruise ship passengers to be around 240,000 at the end of this year.This will be a record high from 85,092 in 2020, 16,588 in 2021,...
Cruise season picks up in the Sultanate
Muscat: The Ministry of Heritage and Tourism (MHT) is expecting the number of cruise ship passengers will be around 240,000 at the end of this year.This will be a record high from 85,092 in 2020,...
Women with no income call for social security consideration
Muscat : While the Social Protection Fund (SPF) opened online registration to avail of childhood and the elderly benefits two weeks ago, it is likely to expand the scope for benefits to more...
Consultancy bid floated to study traffic management in Muscat
Muscat: Muscat Municipality has issued a tender for consultancy services to study the traffic situation in the capital.Bids have been invited from specialized international companies with experience...
Food aid from Oman reaches Rafah crossing for Gaza
Muscat: Oman Charitable Organisation (OCO) shipped the first batch of food aid through the Rafah crossing to the Gaza Strip.Recently, OCO, in coordination with the Embassy of the Sultanate of Oman in...
Schengen visa online application to begin in 2026
Muscat: The digitalization of Schengen visa application procedures, which was approved by the European Council last week, will be completed by the end of 2028.In 2026, the EU visa application platform...
97,000 German tourists visited Oman in 2023
Muscat: Around 97,000 of the total 2.9 million visitors who came to the Sultanante of Oman at the end of September 2023 were German nationals.According to the National Centre for Statistics and...
Over 12,000 Saudi visitors to Jabel Akhdar this year
Muscat : The number of visitors to Jabel Akhdar was 173,655 until the end of October 2023, according to the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI).The number of Omani visitors to Jabel...
Future of aviation industry depends on innovation: Al Hosni
The Airports Council International (ACI) inaugurated the first edition of the "Airport Innovate" Conference and Exhibition in Muscat on Tuesday in the presence of Engineer Hamoud bin Said al Maawali,...
New E-gates with face recognition at Muscat Airport soon
Muscat: In line with several technological advancements planned in the near future, new E-Gates have been installed at the Muscat International Airport, which will be operational this week.Speaking to...
Oman Consulate in Mumbai lays guidelines for body repatriation
Muscat: The Oman Consulate in Mumbai has released the procedures to be followed for repatriation of bodies of citizens who die in India. The procedures to be followed include coordination with the...
Bids invited for a new road to Jabel Shams
Muscat: The Ministry of Transport and Communications and Information Technology (MTCIT) has invited a tender for supervision consultancy services for the construction of the Road to Jabal Shams...
Registration to avail elderly, childhood benefits begins: SPF
Muscat: The Social Protection Fund (SPF) announced the opening of online registration, to avail childhood and the elderly benefits which are two of the benefits stated under the Social Protection Law...
Online registration opens to avail childhood, elderly benefits
Muscat: The Social Protection Fund (SPF) has announced the opening of online registration on Saturday, to avail childhood and the elderly benefits, one of the two benefits of the social protection...
Schengen visa application to go online, bar code to replace sticker
Muscat: The EU Council has adopted new rules that allow people who plan to travel to the Schengen Area to apply online for a visa.The date of the application of the new rules will be decided once the...
TRA urges users, operators to activate VoLTE services
Muscat: The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has urged the mobile users to activate the voice calling experience over 4G VoLTE networks.While VoIP uses Wi-Fi to make calls, VoLTE uses 4G...
Holiday dates a surprise, but set to boost local tourism
Muscat: The National Day holidays were announced on Monday at the time when temperatures dropped in recent days in the Sultanate of Oman. While the sun continues to be bright during the day, nights...