Efforts on to make Oman a floral tourism destination
With 18 countries in participation at the International Conference for Floral Artists at National Museum, Oman is making attempts to make the country a floral tourism destination.The International...
OJA recognises members
Oman Journalists Association (OJA) felicitated journalist members working in different media under the auspices of Dr Abdullah bin Nasser al Harrasi, Minister of Information, in the presence of Dr...
'Late Abdullah bin Saeed al Shueili will be remembered forever'
Oman media fraternity continued to pay tributes to their late colleague and a well-known journalist, Abdullah bin Saeed al Shueili, who passed away in an accident over last weekend.Al Shueili was a...
Oman sought-after choice for real estate investment
Demand for real estate in the Sultanate of Oman has been on the rise post pandemic after the country positioned itself as the first choice for people to buy or own a house, which is partly driven by...
Stroke cases among youth on the rise
Stroke is a silent killer and the number of people, majorly the youth, succumbing to stroke has been on the rise, according to the President of the Oman Stroke Society.Worldwide, 15 million people...
Exhibition attempts to delve into cultural links between Oman and Italy
The exhibition ‘The Faerie Tale of Venice and the Incense Trade Route’ along with the first show of the film by Italian artists Luca Moretti, Lucia Oliva and Luca Rajni, began at Bait al Zubair...
An expat artist's reflections of Oman on display from today
MUSCAT: Just as any non-Omani who fell in love with the Sultanate of Oman and made it his home away from home, an artist who lived in the country for 34 years is reflecting this country that's 'close...
Driving licence to stay valid despite change in residency status
The Royal Oman Police (ROP) confirmed that the driving licence issued by the concerned authority in Oman is valid till its expiry period and any change in the residency status of the holder of the...
Pakistan community hosts reception for Pak hockey team
The visiting Pakistani hockey team in Oman was accorded a warm reception by the Pakistani community in Muscat under the auspices of Abdul Rahman, entrepreneur and a sports lover at the Al Hakal...
Is AI ethical in healthcare?
While LMMs (Large Multi-modal Models), a type of fast-growing generative artificial intelligence (AI) technology can be used for specific health-related purposes, the question of how ethically they...
Oman’s child population to touch 1.5m in 2040
Muscat: The number of Omani children aged between 0 to 17 is expected to touch 1.5 million children in 2040, while the number of Omani women is expected to reach 2 million and 62,045 (20,62,045),...
Boycott should not harm local businesses: OCCI chairman
Faisal bin Abdullah al Rawas, Chairman of Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OCCI), has reiterated Oman's stand in Palestine issue describing that the Palestinian cause is the foremost cause for...
Ministry to launch lab for differently-abled
MUSCAT: Ministry of Social Development will be organising the closing ceremony of the Laboratory for the Development of Services and Programmes for Persons with Disabilities on Wednesday.The...
14,000 Umrah pilgrims used Rub Al Khali road: Saudi Minister
As many as 53,000 Umrah pilgrims from Oman visited the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia last year, marking an increase of 207 per cent compared to 2022, according to Dr Tawfiq Fawzan al Rabiah, Minister of Haj...
National training programme for psychological first aid launched
For the first time, Oman launched the national training programme for psychological first aid under the auspices of Dr Said bin Harib al Lamki, Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Health, at Al Masarra...
School children to get flu vaccines soon
School children in the country will be receiving their flu vaccines, the schedule of which will be announced soon.The Ministry of Health's Department of School Healthcare had earlier urged parents to...
OJA Board of Directors elections on February 12
Elections for the Board of Directors of the Oman Journalists Association (OJA), the body of journalists working in the Sultanate of Oman, will be held on February 12.Nominations were invited from...
Oman, Saudi seek ways to support pilgrims
The Sultanate of Oman represented by the Ministry of Awqaf and Religious Affairs (MoARA) and the Ministry of Haj and Umrah (MHU) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are poised to enhance relations in terms...
'Shaping the Future of Pharmaceutical Services'
Dr Hilal al Sabti, Minister of Health inaugurated the Oman International Pharmacy Congress and Exhibition (OIPCX), at the Oman Convention and Exhibition Center on Sunday in the presence of a large...