Ensure that no child is left behind in school bus: ROP
Muscat: With the new academic year set to begin next week on September 1, the Royal Oman Police (ROP) has urged bus drivers and other stakeholders to take all steps hat are essential to ensure the...
Omanis eligble for visa-free entry to Sri Lanka
Muscat: The Sri Lankan government has announced visa-free entry for citizens of 35 countries, including the Sultanate of Oman, according to a statement from the Sultanate of Oman's embassy in...
ID details must be provided for delivery of shipments: Customs
Muscat: The General Administration of Customs of Royal Oman Police has said it is necessary to update the personal information details (civil number) of the beneficiaries of shipments through courier...
Muscat Municipality calls for light shades on buildings
Muscat: Muscat Municipality has urged all apartment owners to use white and its shades when choosing the colours of the exterior walls, architectural protrusions, and fences of buildings.According to...
EU announces biometric Entry/Exit System from November
The European Union (EU) will launch the Entry/Exit System (EES) on November 10, 2024. According to SchengenVisaInfo.com, the system will replace the current manual passport stamping and will register...
Muscat Airport receives 7.5 million passengers in 2024
Muscat: Muscat International Airport handled over 7.5 million passengers in the first seven months of this year.The number of international passengers increased by nine percent to 6,949,193 from...
Salalah airport flight delays: Airlines told to ensure passenger rights
Salalah: Over the past few days, there have been reports of frequent flight delays and some diversions at Salalah Airport due to adverse weather conditions in the southern governorate of the Sultanate...
Omanis travelling to India must follow visa regulations
Muscat: Omanis traveling to India have been urged to appropriate to possess visas according to the purpose of travel (tourism, medical, or education) to avoid any inconvenience before or during their...
MoHT to organise roadshows in India
MUSCAT: The Ministry of Heritage and Tourism will organise roadshows in India from August 20-28 to introduce and promote the tourism potential of the Sultanate of Oman in that market.The workshops...
Salalah Airport sees flight delays at night
Flight services at Salalah Airport were temporarily affected on Saturday night due to extremely low visibility issues and prevailing weather conditions in the governorate.Delays in departures started...
Oman awaits Apple Pay launch in September
Banks in the Sultanate of Oman are gearing up or are in the final stages of launching the Apple Pay digital payment service.According to top sources in the industry, dates have not been set yet but...
Made-in-Oman school buses to hit roads this year
Muscat: The Made-in-Oman school buses produced by Karwa Motors will hit the roads this academic year."As the school bus replacement project is under implementation, Karwa buses will enter service...
Why tourism roadshows in India are important?
Muscat: The Ministry of Heritage and Tourism will organize roadshows in India from August 20-28 to introduce and promote the tourism potential of the Sultanate of Oman in that market.The workshops...
Suspension of work permits to regulate labour market
Muscat : The ministerial decision to suspend issuing work permits for 13 professions issued on Tuesday will regulate and correct the discrepancies in the labour market.According to sources in the...
Fiber internet covers over 775,000 homes in Oman
Muscat: More than 750,000 (773,589) residential units in the country are now covered with fiber optic networks, according to the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority in its latest annual report,...
Cases of labour violations can be settled without a lawsuit
Muscat: Based on the Labour Labor Law issued by Royal Decree 53/2023, the Ministry of Labour has issued a decision that will allow cases related to labour violations to be settled without going to...
Judicial officers to deal with violations of Labour Law
The Minister of Labour has issued a decision on determining the procedures for dealing with private sector establishments that violate the provisions of the Labor Law.The decision is based on the...
Will students get a reprieve from carrying heavy bags?
With just around three weeks left until back-to-school season in the Sultanate of Oman, the focus shifts to the welfare of students, especially those in lower grades who have to carry the burden of...
Hotels in Oman improve occupancy rate in 2024
Muscat: The three-to-five-star hotels in the Sultanate of Oman reported 47.8 percent occupancy this year with 1,045,226 guests in the first six months of 2024 compared to 944, 268 in 2023 during the...
Oman receives 2 million visitors in H1, 2024
The Sultanate of Oman received around two million foreign visitors in the first six months of June this year, which is an increase of seven percent from last year.The top five nationalities visiting...