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The Ministry of Social Development on Monday celebrated the International Day of Persons with Disabilities for the year 2021 under the patronage of Her Highness Mona bint Fahd bin Mahmoud al Saeed, in...

Insects have of late become a popular delicacy in most countries of the world. With the rise in population, it is very necessary to check the depletion of natural resources by taking measures such as...

A proposal to study "legislative and regulatory controls for electronic commerce" was discussed by the sub-committee of the Technology and Innovation Committee of the State Council recently.The...

The Arabic language is the oldest living language on the earth. Although researchers disagree about the age of this language; there is no doubt that the Arabic we use today has passed for more than...

For the 40th day in a row no deaths related to Covid-19 were reported in the Sultanate of Oman, yet, infections continue to rise, as the Ministry of Health recorded 60 new cases of the virus in last 3...

@zainabalnasseri -The technical team at the Ministry of Health is following up on 12 suspected cases of the mutated omicron in the Sultanate of Oman, Dr Ahmed bin Mohammed al Saeedi, Minister of...

Muscat: The Ministry of Labor (MoL) will roll out the Individual Performance Measurement and Institutional Proficiency System (Ejada), covering 175,000 employees and 57 civilian units in the state’s...

The Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) sector is important in the economic diversification efforts of the Sultanate of Oman. The number of SMEs registered in the country has increased to 58,683 by the...

MUSCAT: Sultan bin Salim al Habsi, Minister of Finance, said the total general revenues of the proposed State Budget 2022 are estimated at RO 10.58 billion, 6% higher than revenues expected due to be...

@zinabalnasseri - The World Health Organization named the new coronavirus mutant as ‘Omicron’, describing it as ‘alarming’ due to the high number of mutations it has undergone and also...

The epidemiological situation of Aids in the Sultanate of Oman showed that the number of people living with HIV in the country reached 1,826 until the end of 2020 and 1,454 of them are under treatment...

@zainabalnassri - With Omicron reported in 30 countries including Saudi Arabia, UAE and India, the people of the Sultanate of Oman must strengthen guard against the new mutant of coronavirus. The...

As people spend long hours with heads bent over smartphones for texting and reading, they could risk text syndrome, warn doctors. Excessive use of the smartphone sometimes stretches the spine’s...

The national efforts, led by His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik, to transform the Sultanate of Oman among the ranks of developed countries, are based on a set of pillars to make its labour market...

On October 3, tropical cyclone Shaheen hit the Sultanate of Oman, causing great damage up to the extent of evacuation in coastal areas and postponement of flights to and from the capital city...

The Ministry of Social Development seeks to develop its programmes, activities, and services directed to various segments of society so that each individual can invest his full potential to achieve an...

The sub-committee of the Technology and Innovation Committee of the State Council on Monday discussed the study on ‘Legislative and regulatory controls on e-commerce’ in the presence of Ridha bin...

When we think of strokes, we often think of symptoms such as slurred speech, numbness, or loss of movement in the face or body. But, silent strokes do not show any such symptoms. In fact, silent...

The emergence of a new pandemic in the future is one of the things taken for granted by scientists, wondering “will we be ready to face it? This is the important question.”This was stated by Dr...

The first quarter of 2022 will witness the inauguration of the smart meter factory in Rusayl at the cost of RO 4 million. The factory’s production capacity would be 150,000 meters annually, as the...