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Muscat: To ensure a healthy society, the Sultanate of Oman banned the import and use of partially hydrogenated oils from July 24. So, what are partially hydrogenated oils? While scientists are split...

MUSCAT: The telecommunication services, hindered by technical problems during the past few days, have been restored in the Musandam Governorate. The communication traffic had gone haywire after one of...

MUSCAT: As the world slowly crawls out of the pandemic, people are packing their bags to beat lockdown blues and reset mind and body. The World Health Organization (WHO) describes mental health as...

MUSCAT: An amount of RO 159 million was saved after reviewing the budgets proposed by government institutions within the plan of the Digital Transformation Programme 2021-2025.This was revealed by...

MUSCAT: Zakat al Fitr is one of the most prominent obligations of Muslims at the end of Ramadhan. It is a charity that Muslims give during the holy month. It has manifestations of social solidarity in...

Muscat: The World Health Organisation has included Barka Health City in the healthy city network of the region. This recording came after Shaikh Abdullah bin Mohammed al Buraiki, Wali of Barka, signed...

MUSCAT: An environmental activist in the Sultanate of Oman is trying to preserve Omani deserts as worthy of protection because they are full of biodiversity.The activist Erica Cuellar Soto, a...

Many fasting people drink large amounts of cold water to quench their thirst in Ramadhan when they hear the call of prayer, especially during summer when the temperature is high. Unfortunately, they...

Muscat: People with dengue fever have been asked not to donate blood as a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of the disease. The Department of Blood Banks at the Ministry of Health has also...

As part of the partnership between the Ministry of Health and the private sector, the ministry has distributed home respirators to people with limited income and social security.The ministry said that...

Fishing in the Wilayat of Barka may boost with the government's initiative to equip fishermen with modern fishing technologies.The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources came out with...

Muslims are keen to fast in Ramadhan because it is one of the five obligations of Islam. Some sick people, however, fail to follow the norms of this obligation. Among many other complications during...

Muscat: The Ministry of Health has issued an update about the Tarassud Plus application, which emerged as an important tool to combat the Covid-19 pandemic. The application was helpful in tracing the...

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources has started an aerial spraying campaign to combat the dubas palm bug for the spring season 2022 in some governorates of the Sultanate of...

Muscat: The Ministry of Health's General Directorate for Disease Surveillance and Control launched a campaign to combat the Aedes mosquitos in association with the Muscat Municipality. The campaign is...

Muscat: The 29th press meet of the Supreme Committee on covid-19 advised being on guard even after the decrease in the number of coronavirus cases. “Even though the numbers have come down, the virus...

Eating dates in moderate quantities can protect the pancreas from several diseases including cancer, according to a study conducted by SQU research team. For centuries dates have been known to enhance...

Muscat, March 29The Sultanate of Oman's pavilion at Expo 2020 celebrated the launch of Elaf-HI by Elaf Technology Centre. This first of its kind device helps to reveal the existence of hydrogen...

Muscat, March 23Fish farming is one of the main economic activities in the Sultanate of Oman. The Food and Agriculture Organization confirms fish farming as one of the main pillars that diversify the...

Muscat: At a time when the supply of wheat in several parts of the world, including the Sultanate of Oman, has been disrupted due to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the current wheat harvest...