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With live mehndi, colourful bangles, antique to modern jewellery besides lots of entertainment and fun and frolic events, the Chaand Raat will take the centre stage of the Eid preparations at the at...

Be it Zakah (compulsory donation of a per cent of your wealth annually), Sadaqah (voluntary donation) or Zakat Al Fitr (donation of edible grains just before Eid to ensure none is starving), donate...

Tailors who make the traditional Omani male dresses called 'dishdasha' are in demand as Eid is almost here.Tailors who were badly affected during the pandemic have all pulled their socks up to make...

Just as a few more days are left for the holy month of Ramadhan, the believers, and social workers are busy distributing iftar meals to the needy, passersby, and low-income groups daily and without...

MUSCAT: Dr Idris Mia, the Ambassador of the Syrian Arab Republic to the Sultanate of Oman, met with Abdulsalam bin Mohammed al Murshidi, head of the Oman Investment Authority in a bid to explore areas...

In the holy Quran, it is said that there is a night which is more powerful than 1,000 nights and believers from different ethnic origins throng the mosques during the last phase of the holy month...

Every aspect of the holy month of Ramadhan is well blended with science and do's and don'ts are based on various facets of science, according to the speakers who took part in the third edition of the...

Muslims in Nepal, a country where Islam is the third-largest religion, have been observing fasting since the beginning of the holy month and a variety in the cultures, diversity in the delicacies if...

MUSCAT: An Omani youth has launched a mobile application for the Holy Quran.The mobile app by Mohammed bin Ali al Maamari, a resident of Kahanat, in the Wilayat of Ibri, has become an instant hit with...

The Oman Convention and Exhibition Center (OCEC) has turned out to be the venue for iftars, while last week a large Iftar reception of 1,000 took place at the same venue. People from various walks of...

MUSCAT, APRIL 15Muscat Projects and Environmental Services LLC (MPES), a leading Omani water and wastewater treatment services company which provides service to public sector organisations such as...

Muscat Municipality has announced that applicants requested for the issuance of commercial signboard licences received after April 4, 2023 will be directed to submit the application through Invest...

A unique collection of photos titled ‘Religious Architecture, Geometry and the Spiritual Meaning’ clicked by Mohammed al Zubair was unveiled under the auspices of Mohammed bin Said bin Khalfan al...

A typical gathering for iftar is over quite quickly once the fast is broken and the congregation has prayed together, listened to a speech by a senior member of the community, and shared the evening...

Collective iftars organised by NGO’s, associations, and corporates, the platforms that reassure bonding and enhance networking, have been on the rise as the holy month is entering the final...

Authorities have advised people to be modest in their appearance and respect the cultural values of the country while being outside of their homes and dress appropriately as the country upholds...

The Sultanate of Oman has urged mosques in the country to limit the use of loudspeakers to call for prayers and not during the prayers. The directive will come into force from Monday.Dr Mohammed bin...

As many as 52 Omani families who run home-based businesses got a fillip when the Ministry of Social Development represented by the Department of Family Development and Empowerment organised 'Tamkeen',...

With traditional Omani dresses for both men and women dangling in every nook and corner at Friday Market in Wadi al Kabir, the whiff of air within emanated a feel of Eid.With around two weeks left and...

MUSCAT: Dr Mahmoud bin Nasser al Rahbi, Senior Consultant - Emergency Medicine and Head of the Emergency Department at Al Nahda Hospital, has become the first Omani doctor to have been awarded the...