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Muscat: As a sign of significant improvement in the epidemiological situation, Oman recorded zero Covid-19 deaths for the fifth consecutive day on Wednesday.While 22 new cases and 388 new recoveries...

Whether carbon capture for climate mitigation, renewable energy for our daily consumption and protection from storm surges, ocean and marine systems provide us with many essential services.As the...

We all have been optimistic that we will overcome the pandemic and that we will go back to work, gather in restaurants and theatres and sports stadiums. We also are confident that our children will...

Since the beginning of National Campaign for Immunisation against Covid-19 in the Sultanate, 80 per cent of the total target population has been vaccinated with one dose till Sunday.According to...

Amid new strategies and stringent health protocols and guidelines, thousands of students will return to schools in Oman as they reopen today.According to a statement from the Ministry of Education,...

As students are preparing to return to schools today for the new academic year, the Royal Oman Police (ROP) stressed on the need for adhering to Covid-19 protocols, and traffic laws and regulations.In...

Oman is among eight countries which will be taken off the United Kingdom’s red list from September 22.In a huge overhaul of the international travel system announced by the UK government on Friday,...

To provide a safe and healthy environment in schools, the Ministry of Education unveiled plans as it completed preparations to receive students on September 19 in the new academic year amid the...

The time gap for the second dose of Covid-19 vaccine has been reduced to four weeks, according to an announcement by the Ministry of Health.Earlier, the duration between the two doses of the vaccine...

For tens of thousands of students who will be returning to schools, the first day ritual will be tinged with anxiety, if not fear, as they begin a new academic year unlike the previous ones.While...

The epidemiological situation in Oman has improved significantly with the report of zero Covid-19 deaths for the second time on Monday since the beginning of this month.According to data from the...

Written examination for a total 1,541 job seekers for opportunities in different public sector entities began at Al Khuwair on Monday. “A total of 1,541 applicants will write examinations for 80 job...

As part of its initiatives to ensure a smooth new school year, the Ministry of Education said that it will include e-textbooks on its educational portal.According to a statement issued by the...

Digital transformation will be a large part of the progress that the Sultanate is going to witness over the coming years thanks to Oman Vision 2040 — an ambitious roadmap for transforming the...

With strict adherence to Covid-19 protocol including vaccination, the academic year for Oman’s schools begins on Sunday following significant improvement in the epidemiological situation.However,...

Leading military charity Walking With The Wounded (WWTW) has decided to move its expedition from the Sultanate to the United Kingdom.According to WWTW, the expedition will still cover the original...

It was a happy moment for thousands of expats stranded in different countries when the Omani authorities announced the decision to lift travel curbs. But their enthusiasm was dented by the sky-high...

As part of the measures to preserve the unique ecosystems, the Sultanate seeks to enforce environmental laws covering everything from a broad array of endangered plants to animals.To preserve this...

Along with several developmental projects, wadis in Muscat will be enhanced into public parks as part of the new urbanisation patterns.An indication to this regard is given in Oman National Spatial...

With the continuous fall in the number of expatriates, the Sultanate’s total population dropped above five per cent during the two-year period up to September 2021.According to the National Centre...