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Muscat: The best way to stay safe in the event of a thunder flash – stay indoors. Although they last just 0.1 to 0.01 seconds, lightning strikes carry an amount of energy greater than 10 million...

MUSCAT: Based on the interest of the Gulf Health Council to strengthen the bonds of cooperation and awareness among the various media agencies in the GCC countries, the Council held a meeting here on...

Muscat: The National Centre for Statistics and Information revealed that the frankincense export from the Sultanate of Oman reached RO 239,100, an increase of 148 per cent, in 2021 compared to the...

Muscat: The ban on fishing and trading of kanaad or kingfish in the Sultanate of Oman came into effect on Monday, marking the beginning of its reproduction season, the Ministry of Agriculture,...

Muscat: Authorities have foiled an attempt to smuggle wild animals through the Sultanate of Oman's borders."The Directorate General of Environment in the Governorate of Dhofar, in coordination with...

Muscat: Ministries and other government agencies announced safety measures and asked the people, especially those who are in the coastal areas of South Al Sharqiyah and Al Wusta, to follow precautions...

Muscat: The recent cases of drowning in the Sultanate of Oman have increased the state of alertness of the rescue teams of the Civil Defence and Ambulance Department in various governorates. In this...

MUSCAT: To extend support for craft sector and to enhance its sustainability, the last date to apply for support to craft institutions and establishments (which have obtained a home production)...

Muscat: The work on the Oman Botanic Garden, located between the mountains and wadis of the Al Khoudh area in the Wilayat of Al Seeb, is progressing well and will be completed by the end of 2023,...

Muscat: Khareef marks the peak time of mosquito breeding as days are mildly hot and nights are pleasantly cooler.If one is in Dhofar, one must take steps to avoid mosquito bites. Dr Haifa bint Ahmed...

Among the diverse home based projects in the Sultanate of Oman, the most distinct is making of soap and perfumed products from the aloe vera plant.The aloe vera plant is the miracle plant and...

Muscat, August 1If you are using a mobile phone before going to bed as a routine habit, there are chances of sleep deprivation resulting in hypertension, heart attacks and strokes, obesity, diabetes,...

Muscat, July 30The Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology (MoTCIT) on Saturday formed an emergency technical team to repair roads damaged by heavy rains and flash floods in...

Work is in full swing to restore roads, power and telecom services hit by heavy rains that lashed the northern parts of the Sultanate of Oman in the last three days. The National Committee for...

Muscat, July 27The Health Affairs unit of the Muscat Municipality held a training programme for 20 employees in rescuing snakes and handling emergency situations arising out of snake sightings at...

Muscat: The number of small units licensed to practise home-based business activity stood at 9,000 as of July 24. This was stated by the Authority for the Small and Medium Enterprises Development...

Muscat, July 25With the advent of the Khareef season in the Governorate of Dhofar and the influx of tourists, the Environment Authority (EA) launched the environmental protection campaign to focus on...

In an updated report, the World Bank confirmed that the Omani families spend about 24 per cent of the household budget on food, which is the highest percentage in the Gulf Cooperation Council...

Muscat, July 19The National Committee for Emergency Management announced today the deactivation of sub-committees in the Governorates of Muscat, South Al Sharqiyah and North Al Sharqiyah as the...

Muscat: Ban on visitors to Al Mughsayl beach in the Dhofar Governorate was lifted on Monday after the authorities closed it due to search and rescue operations.Due to the heavy rains and and...