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Medical face masks have been flying off pharmacy shelves over the last several days with consumers stocking up on this protective item as a safeguard against potential exposure to the deadly novel...

Buoyed by private sector-led investments estimated at RO 640 million ($1.6 billion), Oman’s fisheries sector is poised for the next phase of growth, according to a report by a consultancy firm that...

Travel agencies in the Sultanate have reported a dramatic decline in outbound business travel and inbound leisure holidays stemming from the outbreak of the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV)...

Contracts are due to be awarded shortly for three remaining sections of the Adam-Thamrait road dualisation project at a combined cost of around RO 243 million ($630 million). Parts 3, 4 and 5,...

With the exception of a small number of trades and services, 100 per cent foreign ownership of Omani companies is now a reality under the new Foreign Capital Investment Law that came into force in the...

A new steel complex is due to shortly come into operation at Sohar Industrial City in North Al Batinah Governorate, bolstering the nation’s production capacity of strategically important commodities...

French oil major Total is among a trio of investors that will shortly sign land-lease agreements with Sohar Port and Freezone for the development of their respective petroleum and industrial ventures...

An agreement was signed here on Monday for the establishment of a local Omani company that will support the development and commercialisation of hydrogen as a zero-emission energy source as well as...

The outbreak of a deadly, new strain of the coronavirus, currently spreading across parts of the world, does not bode well for the Sultanate’s travel and tourism industry presently in the midst of...

Oman’s first-ever road tunnels, which were opened to traffic earlier this month on the newly unveiled Al Sharqiyah Expressway, are offering a foretaste of the motoring experience that is in store...

Wholly Omani-owned Oxea, the world’s foremost producer of oxo-chemicals — intermediate chemicals used in the manufacturer of a wide array of products of everyday use —has announced its formal...

Construction work on Phase 1 of an industrial-scale dates processing complex is set to commence in the next quarter at a site in the Wilayat of Nizwa in Oman’s Al Dakhiliyah Governorate. The...

Construction work has commenced on one of Oman’s biggest water transmission projects — a strategically vital initiative of the government designed to secure the efficient transmission and supply...

The man handpicked by the Omani government to crystallise and spearhead the initial development of a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) at Duqm says the mega hub has the potential to unlock transformational...

A contract for the construction of Oman’s first integrated oilseeds crushing and extraction plant at Suhar Port and Freezone is expected to be awarded before the end of this year. The estimated...

Recognising the transformational benefits accruing to the national economy from a dynamic industrial sector, His Majesty Sultan Qaboos issued Royal Directives for the conceptualisation of a new...

MUSCAT, JAN 19 - In what promises to be a game-changer for the growth of domestic tourism in the Sultanate, a local Omani firm is preparing to roll out a comprehensive network of ‘rest areas’ —...

MUSCAT, JAN 19 - Shell Development Oman has unveiled its renewable energy arm under the brand name ‘Qabas’ in the Sultanate. Qabas’ maiden initiative is a 25 MW solar photovoltaic plant planned...

MUSCAT, JAN 18 - Climate change cannot be addressed in isolation from other pressing global challenges, such as hunger, energy insecurity, youth unemployment, and so on — interconnected issues that...

MUSCAT, JAN 15 - The benchmark MSM 30 Index gained 62.22 points to reach 4,039.27 on Wednesday, the first day of trading at the end of three days of national mourning announced by the Omani government...