Clamping down plastic menace
Muscat: Eliminating the use of plastic bags is one of the major challenges the authorities around the world are confronted with. Plastic bags represent a great burden on the environment because they...
Royal Academy programme set to build national capacities
MUSCAT: The Royal Academy of Management announced implementation of the first educational module ‘The National Programme for Developing Leaders and Future Foresight’ with 30 participants.The...
Health sector highlights facilities at science fest
The health sector is displaying the availability of a diverse range of health services and facilities in Oman at the Oman Science Festival.Abdullah al Salti, one of the organisers of the health...
Students, parents throng 1st day of Science Festival
Muscat: Oman Science Festival is open for visitors after it opened under the auspices of Eng Said bin Hamoud al Maawali, Minister of Transport, Communications and Information Technology, in the...
3rd edition of Oman Science Festival begins
MUSCAT: The activities of the Oman Science Festival in its third edition, under the slogan “Together we live the passion for Science”, started on Monday at the Oman Convention and Exhibition...
Strong cultural bond between Oman and Jordan
Muscat: Relations between the Sultanate of Oman and Jordan assume significance due to their deep-rooted historical ties. It became stronger after the beginning of the Renaissance in the country. The...
Oman science festival from October 10-15, with 70 corners and many activities
Muscat: The third edition of Oman Science Festival will take place at the Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre (OCEC) from October 10 to 15 under the theme titled ‘With science we meet...
Free vehicle inspection for manufacturing defects
Muscat: Every year the number of vehicles increases on the roads in the Sultanate of Oman. Almost all major international carmakers have their products in the market, and due to the large inflow,...
Report it and stop abuse
Muscat: Violence against children is rare in the Sultanate of Oman. If some cases come to the notice of authorities, action is swiftly taken.A few days ago, the Ministry of Social Development followed...
SMEs can apply for Creative Industries Incubator
Muscat: The Authority for Small and Medium Enterprises (ASMED) announced registration for Creative Industries Incubator in a strategic partnership with the Youth Center.The move aims to boost young...
Oman strong in food security and safety measures
Muscat: The Sultanate of Oman ranks first in the Arab world and third in the food quality and safety index, according to the Arab Food Security Report, 2021, issued by the Arab Organisation for...
Tumour tissue genetic analysis helps quick cancer treatment
Muscat: For the first time in the Sultanate of Oman, the research laboratory of Sultan Qaboos Comprehensive Cancer Care & Research Centre has started conducting comprehensive genetic analysis of...
Sports for students
Muscat: 'A sound mind in a sound body,' is an evergreen quote for fitness, particularly for school students. It goes beyond doubt that schools should strike a balance between academic and sporting...
12.9% increase in run-over accidents
MUSCAT: Even as road accidents in Oman have decreased by 60 per cent to 1,539, run-over cases in 2021 increased by 12.9 per cent compared to 2020.Run-over cases in 2020 stood at 297 claiming 93 lives....
Drive to remove abandoned vehicles intensifies
Muscat: The Muscat Municipality has launched a drive to move abandoned vehicles in Bausher and adjoining areas.Besides being a risk to general health and the environment, abandoned vehicles consume...
Watch out for children
Muscat: The death of a student on the very first day of the new academic year sounded an alarm bell for traffic safety for school-going children in the Sultanate of Oman.It was a painful incident not...
Amerat gets new facility for recreation
Muscat: Muscat Municipality announced the completion of the Al Nahda City Walk in the Wilayat of Al Amerat, which will offer more open space to people for recreation.Within the framework of its vision...
Water is a future source of fuel for cars
Muscat: An 18-year-old student has developed a prototype of a car that runs on hydrogen produced from water. Boutaina Boujrada, a student of University of Technology and Applied Sciences, said, "With...
100 SMEs to list with Amazon
MUSCAT: There is a move to provide marketing support to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). To make their products visible globally, the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority is...
Exceptional khareef gives big boost to Dhofar hotels
MUSCAT: A total number of 32,914 guests stayed in three and five-star hotels in Dhofar Governorate during June and July, said a recently released official data.The increase in the number of visitors...