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SALALAH: Interior architect Eng Sumw Tabook, founder of Sumw Design Studio, believes good design is more than decoration; it is a language that shapes behaviour, productivity and place. “Design must...

Trust isn’t a press release. It’s the interest rate on a bond, the colour on a ratings screen and the quiet confidence that tells an investor: “Your money is safe here”. Over the past five...

MUSCAT, Oct 24Oman has restored investment-grade status and cut public debt sharply while building a pipeline of green-hydrogen projects, Central Bank of Oman Governor Ahmed bin Jaafar al Musalmi told...

MUSCAT, OCT 22Oman’s State Financial and Administrative Audit Authority reported that Oman India Fertiliser Company (OMIFCO) did not utilise all funds allocated to its Corporate Social...

Muscat: Oman’s General Federation of Workers (GFOW) wrapped up two days of discussions on Tuesday examining the retirement system for Omani women, the impact of recent Social Protection Law...

MUSCAT, OCT 20Oman’s State Financial and Administrative Audit Authority has found wide inconsistencies in how oil and gas companies apply the In-Country Value (ICV) programme, alongside unpaid...

We talk a lot about money — budgets, projects and big numbers — but the real engine of any economy is people who know what they are doing and feel trusted to do it. Non-monetary empowerment is the...

Muscat: The Social Protection Fund (SPF) announced that the total number of beneficiaries of social protection benefits in Oman exceeded 1.54 million by the end of September 2025.The Fund stated that...

MUSCAT: The establishment of a National Innovation Centre in Oman marks a turning point in Oman’s technological transformation, positioning the country as a regional hub for semiconductor design and...

MUSCAT: ITHCA Group — the tech investment arm of Oman Investment Authority (OIA) — has invested $20 million in Movandi, a California-based developer of semiconductor and smart wireless solutions,...

MUSCAT— Oman’s ITHCA Group has invested US$20 million (about RO 7.7 million) in US-based Movandi to accelerate the Sultanate’s semiconductor and smart-communications ecosystem under Oman Vision...

In Dhofar’s misty highlands, teacher Ahmed al Maashani turns farmer, merging tradition with science to grow a sustainable future.The school bell rings off the Salalah coast and by mid-afternoon,...

MUSCAT: Oman’s economy expanded in the first half of 2025 as non-oil activity strengthened and natural gas output surged, while inflation stayed low and the country maintained a healthy trade...

Oman has opened two new investment gateways on its map: the Special Economic Zone in Al Dhahirah Governorate (Wilayat of Ibri) and the Special Economic Zone in Al Rawdah (Wilayat of Mahadha, Al...

MUSCAT, OCT 10 The Port of Salalah has signed a strategic lease agreement with Horizon Energy Salalah to establish a Bio-Fuel Storage Hub, marking a new milestone in Oman’s renewable-energy...

MUSCAT: The Port of Salalah has signed a strategic lease agreement with Horizon Energy Salalah to establish a Bio-Fuel Storage Hub, marking a new milestone in Oman’s renewable-energy logistics and...

MUSCAT, OCT 7The Muscat Stock Exchange (MSX) has approved the listing of Energy Development Oman’s (EDO) inaugural sukuk issuance, worth RO 50 million, on the Bonds and Sukuk Market, effective...

MUSCAT, OCT 6Oman Housing Bank (OHB) is accelerating access to affordable homes through tailored financing and closer collaboration with real estate developers, according to Ammar al Nasri, Manager...

MUSCAT : Speaking on the sidelines of the “October Urbanism” events, Ammar Al-Nasri, Director of Media and Public Relations,  said Oman Housing Bank is accelerating access to affordable homes...

MUSCAT, OCT 5Camel herds began their climb from the coastal plains into Dhofar’s uplands this weekend, marking the start of Khatla — the post-khareef migration that resets grazing from lowland...