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MUSCAT, SEPT 16 Companies wishing to take advantage of the FTA between the Sultanate of Oman and the US and of the CEPA between Oman and India could set up genuine value-added manufacturing and...

MUSCAT: Anitha Shaiq, acclaimed Sufi singer and music composer, will be performing to a packed audience in Muscat at the Al Falaj Grand Sphere on September 18, as part of the Onam festivities of the...

MUSCAT: The fifth edition of HORECA Oman, bringing together more than 200 exhibitors representing over 1,500 local and international brands from seven countries, opened at the Oman Convention and...

MUSCAT: Backed by the massive drive to empower Omani youth, an Indian technology company has offered to train 1,000 citizens to become entrepreneurs, giving them the capabilities needed to drive their...

MUSCAT: Thousands of satellite dishes and antennas, most of which are unused as households switch to streaming platforms, pose growing public safety, structural, and environmental risks. "We are...

MUSCAT: Thousands of satellite dishes and antennas, most of which are unused as households switch to streaming platforms, pose growing public safety, structural, and environmental risks. "We are...

  “The expertise and contribution of the ICAI Muscat (Oman) Chapter have been highly useful for the financial experts of Muscat, and we believe that its continued support will significantly...

KABEER YOUSUF MUSCAT, SEPT 8 The number of Omanis visiting Rwanda has been on the rise, and with the new MoU’s signed between the two, the number would shoot up, according to travel and tourism...

MUSCAT, SEPT 6 As many as 876,117 students began the new academic year 2026/2027 across the Sultanate of Oman’s 1,298 schools on Sunday which include 440,899 male students, 435,218 female students,...

MUSCAT: The Oman–India business forum 2026 will be held with the objectives of broadening the base of bilateral economic diversification, strengthening international trade and investment...

For early risers and night walkers who kept putting off the gym membership, Muscat Municipality has just given them a reason to move — and it is free. Across the capital, open-air fitness areas and...

MUSCAT: It was a routine call for Shuresh Tamang, a Nepali citizen working for a private cleaning company in Oman, when he spoke to his family in Rasuwa district in northern Nepal on August 25. Within...

Oman’s historic role in trade with India and China is part of the story of how Arabic loanwords moved into Swahili, Indonesian, Malay and other languages. Oman’s ports were key nodes in that...

On a Royal Enfield Himalayan 450, with her hijab tucked under the helmet and the mountains of the Sultanate of Oman in the background, Noor calls Oman “beautiful from the soul.” For the Chennai...

While thousands of visitors flock to Al Mughsail and Fazayah during the Khareef season, a quieter stretch of coastline about 35 km east of Salalah is attracting growing interest as one of Dhofar’s...

MUSCAT: The scent of flowers and banquet of multi-course vegetarian feast fill homes, hotels and halls across Oman as thousands of Malayalis celebrate Onam, the Indian state of Keralam’s harvest...

MUSCAT: His Eminence Shaikh Ahmed bin Hamed al Khalili, Grand Mufti of the Sultanate of Oman, has urged Muslims to use the commemoration of Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH) birthday as an opportunity for...

MUSCAT: Twice a year, millions of migratory birds cross national borders without passports, following ancient routes that connect continents, ecosystems and communities. Their remarkable journeys...

MUSCAT: Buying an imported vehicle may appear attractive because of its lower price, but buyers could face hidden risks ranging from accident and flood damage to registration problems and unexpected...

One person was killed and several others injured when a vehicle carrying two families travelling from Abu Dhabi to Salalah overturned near Haima at around 1:30am on Saturday. According to the Royal...