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Muscat: The population of the Sultanate of Oman has crossed the 5-million mark, according to the National Center for Statistics and Information (NCSI).The NCSI Clock indicated that the total...

While mobile banking has come of age, digital payments have still not taken off largely due to the reluctance on the part of the small retailers, who still prefer cash transactions, and the customers...

Muscat: The flexible working hours announced by the government on Tuesday will help ease usually-seen road traffic during Ramadhan as people seek to get home or workplaces in quickly.Long queues of...

Muscat: The Expat Essentials Index of the InterNations has released the list of 52 destinations that make life abroad easy and those that make life most challenging for foreign expatriates.The index...

Munich: The Expat Essentials Index of the InterNations has released the list of 52 destinations that make life abroad easiest and those that make life most challenging for foreign expatriates.The...

The civil aviation sector has achieved satisfactory recovery rates at all airports of the Sultanate of Oman in 2022 after the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.This was revealed by the Civil Aviation...

Boosting air connectivity between the Sultanate of Oman and the rest of the world will be one of the priorities of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) this year.Speaking to the Observer, Eng Nayef bin...

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...