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Mwasalat is operating shuttle services in Nizwa during the upcoming Eid holidays. Buses will operate between Nizwa Souq and Nizwa Grand Mall at a frequency of 10 minutes until April 5 between 4 pm and...

Muscat: To ensure reduction in airfares through competition, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) will issue temporary permits on the domestic Muscat-Salalah, Suhar-Salalah routes during peak winter and...

Muscat: The Starlink fixed public telecommunications services are now available in Oman using satellite communications systems.The Class 1 license was granted to meet the objectives of covering the...

The Sultanate of Oman is the fifth safest country in the world in the 2025 Safety Index by Numbeo.With a score of 81.7, Oman is only behind Taiwan (82.9), Qatar (84.2), United Arab Emirates (84.5),...

Muscat: The Al Dakhiliyah Governorate has invited tender for the implementation of the first phase of the Jebel Shams Grand Canyon Project in the Wilayat of Al Hamra.The first phase will include...

Muscat: The Ministry of Transport, Communications, and Information Technology (MTCIT) has urged that licensed taxi apps are essential to ensure transparency by setting fixed prices before the trip,...

Muscat: The Eid al Fitr holidays have been announced in the Sultanate of Oman as per the Royal Decree 88/2022, which states that it starts from 29 Ramadan until 3rd Shawwal.The Gregorian date of this...

Muscat: The World Happiness Report for 2025 has been released and the Sultanate of Oman has been ranked 52nd with a score of 6.147 out of 10, placing it fourth in the Arab World. The report is based...

Muscat: The World's Happiest Countries were released recently based on a three-year average of each population’s average assessment of their quality of life.The Sultanate of Oman was ranked 52nd...

Muscat: It is five years since the Sultanate of Oman implemented decisions to limit the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic as part of a worldwide outbreak.The schools were fully suspended from the second...

MUSCAT: The final design of the proposed Musandam Airport has been completed and a strategy is being prepared to start the tendering process. It was revealed by Sayyid Ibrahim bin Said al Busaidy,...

Muscat: The final design of the proposed Mussandam airport has been completed and a strategy is being prepared to start the tendering process.It was revealed by Sayyid Ibrahim bin Saeed bin Ibrahim Al...

MUSCAT, MARCH 15The Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology (MoTCIT) has said that all Orange and White taxis should be part of the licensed companies from April 1. Individual...

Muscat: The Muscat Municipality is planning to install height restriction signs on Al Jabal Road (Amerat-Bausher Mountain Road) at four different locations.The municipality has invited bids from...

Muscat: The Ministry of Transport, Communications, and Information Technology (MTCIT) has said that all Orange and White taxis should be part of the licensed companies from April 1.Individual taxi...

Muscat: The Ministry of Transport and Communications and Information Technology (MTCIT) has invited consultancy services for the supervision of construction of the Muscat Expressway Widening...

Muscat: The upcoming Eid al Fitr holidays are only a few weeks away, and it is time to get the best possible rates on airfares and hotel accommodations.For those travelling within Oman, suggestions...

Muscat: The Ministry of Heritage and Tourism (MHT) plans to offer a 12-day Grand Tour of Oman experience to visitorsThe ministry has sought bids from consultancy firms that can design a project that...

MUSCAT: As part of Oman’s digital transformation, the government has launched the National Platform for Suggestions, Complaints and Reports (tajawob.om). This centralised system, integrated with...

The National Platform for Suggestions, Complaints, and Reports (tajawob.om) is a unified, centralized system with multiple access points, seamlessly connected to over 55 government entities that can...