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The fifteenth international karate training course, organised by the Karate Academy in the Sultanate of Oman in cooperation with the Nizwa Club, concluded recently. The course was held from February...

Nizwa: A workshop titled 'Reading skill' held in Nizwa focused on inculcating reading habits among students. The Creativity Center for Culture and Innovation organised the workshop in cooperation...

NIZWA: A swimming course for children has been launched at the Nizwa Sports Complex, under the supervision of swimming coach Ayman Mohammed. The course is being implemented for the eighth time as part...

Residents of Oman's Wilayat Al Hamra were treated to a rare sight this week when a snowfall blanketed the region's highest peak, Jabal Shams. Standing at 3,000 metres above sea level, the mountain,...

NIZWA: Irrational use of water is causing groundwater depletion. The situation in some areas has assumed an alarming proportion. Jumah School for Basic Education has a dedicated team called...

NIZWA: Al Dakhiliyah Governorate elected 18 candidates to the municipal council elections from about 85 who contested. Fifteen were from Nizwa, 14 from Bahla, five from Manah, six are from Al Hamra,...

NIZWA: The Directorate General of Education in Al Dakhiliyah Governorate celebrated the International Day of the Arabic Language, which falls on December 18 of each year, under the slogan (The...

NIZWA, DEC 18 Shaikh Hilal bin Said al Hajri, Governor of Al Dakhiliyah, met with the technical team of National Employment Programme (NEP) in his office last week. During the meeting, a memorandum...

NIZWA, dec 17 The University of Technology and Applied Sciences (UTAS), Nizwa branch, and the Department of Heritage and Tourism in Al Dakhiliyah Governorate, signed a memorandum of cooperation at...

NIZWA: The Nizwa Cultural Center held a closing ceremony of the Cultural Week's activities, titled "Towards Sustainable Cultural Development," under the auspices of Sayyid Said bin Sultan al Busaidy,...

NIZWA: Students of Oman College of Health Sciences in Al Dakhiliyah Governorate recently organised an exhibition entitled “My Health in a Day”. The exhibition was held in cooperation with the...

NIZWA, DEC 10 The Directorate-General of Education in Al Dakhiliyah Governorate organised a talent festival under the auspices of HH Sayyid Mohammed bin Salim al Said. Approximately 160 students...

NIZWA: The Culture Week organised by Nizwa Cultural Centre began on Tuesday. The week included many cultural, artistic and theatrical events with the broad participation of governmental and private...

NIZWA, DEC 6 Students from various schools of Al Dakhiliyah Governorate participated in the meeting hosted by the UNICEF office of Oman with Dr Laila bint Ahmed al Najar, Minister of Social...

NIZWA, DEC. 5 An open day was hosted celebrate the International Day of the Disabled for the year 2022 in Al Naseem Park in the Wilayat of Bahla recently. The event was organised by the Directorate...

NIZWA, NOV 26 To celebrate the 52nd Glorious National Day, the Nizwa Motorcycle Club (Nizwa Bikers), affiliated with the Oman Automobile Association, organised a bike rally in the public square in...

NIZWA: It is ten to eight in the morning. Mohammed Tariq sits in the corner of a computer lab at the left wing of the Information Technology and the Business building in University of Technology and...

NIZWA, NOV 21 The Directorate General of Education in Al Dakhiliyah Governorate organised a diverse artistic activities in celebration of the 52 Glorious National Day. The ceremony was held under the...

NIZWA: To mark the 52nd National Day, the Ihsaan Association branch of the Al Dakhiliyah Governorate is organising ‘Joy of a Nation’ in Nizwa on November 26. Many elderly people will take part in...

Unlike his peers, Hilal al Shibani stays close to his ancestors’ traditional craft of gold and silver jewellery making. Hilal learned the skill from his father who in turn acquired it from his...