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Muscat - The Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning and other authorities have made several announcements to make Muscat smarter by using advanced technologies.Digital transformation has been taking...

Muscat: As around 780,000 students return to their classes today (Tuesday), there is this unusual pressure on parents and teachers to keep their children healthy as temperatures continue to be in the...

With the new academic year to start today (Tuesday ), the Royal Oman Police (ROP) has started awareness campaigns to ensure the safe transportation of school students, in addition to educating vehicle...

Muscat: The new School Education Law, promulgated by the Royal Decree 31/2023, clearly specifies the obligations of the teachers and the administrative staff towards the welfare of the students.The...

Muscat: With the new academic year to start on Tuesday, the Royal Oman Police (ROP) has started awareness campaigns to ensure the safe transportation of school students , in addition to educating...

Collisions between vehicles and crashing against fixed objects are seen as the major cause of accidents in the Sultanate of Oman, according to the National Centre of Statistics and Information...

Muscat: Qais bin Mohammed al Yousuf, Minister of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion (MOCIIP), said that the Sultanate of Oman is looking forward to concluding a free trade agreement with...

Muscat: Oman Meteorology said that there will be a noticeable rise in the apparent temperature (the actual feeling of temperature as a result of high humidity levels) today and tomorrow in the coastal...

Muscat: With the new academic year to start on Tuesday, the Royal Oman Police (ROP) has started awareness campaigns to ensure the safe transportation of school students , in addition to educating...

The Indian community in Muscat and the GCC region celebrated the moment as the country became the first nation to land a craft near the moon’s south pole.Most of the messages received from the...

With a week left for the new academic year to begin in the Sultanate of Oman, there is a need to look at the new School Education Law that was promulgated by the Royal Decree No 31/2023 to ensure the...

Oman Meteorology has predicted a gradual rise in the maximum temperatures during the next three days, which may reach mid-forties (in degrees Celsius) and above in the desert areas.The warning was...

A report by the GCC Statistical Centre regarding ‘poverty eradication’ showed that GCC countries had crossed the international poverty line of $2.15 per day.The Sultanate of Oman has achieved high...

The New Labour Law issued by Royal Decree 53/2023 has underlined the role of an employer vis-à-vis the employee.Article 52 of the law states that the employer is obligated to create a special file...

The passenger movement at Salalah increased by 32 per cent to 183,167 in July 2023 compared to 137,741 in June 22.The aircraft movement increased by 26 per cent to 1,612 in July 2023 from 1,282 during...

Muscat: The passenger movement at Salalah increased by 32 percent to 183,167 in July 2023 compared to 137,741 in June 22.The aircraft movement increased by 26 percent to 1,612 in July 2023 from 1,282...

Muttrah and Nizwa forts are the most popular attractions among tourists in the country.In 2022, Muttrah Fort received 37,700 visitors compared to 8,112 in 2021 and 14,781 in 2020, while Nizwa Fort is...

Muscat topped the list of fire incidents in 2022 with 1,307 cases, which is 31.2 per cent of the total incidents reported in the country.According to National Center for Statistics and Information...

The Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology (MTCIT) announcement for a timetable for taxi owners to join licensed applications will make taxi services, especially those...

Muscat: The museum, forts, and castles in the Sultanate attract visitors generally during the months between August and March when temperatures are relatively moderate in the country for both...