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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...

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...

Food poisoning, a foodborne illness, is caused by eating contaminated food. Infectious germs, including bacteria, viruses, parasites, and toxins caused by them, cause food poisoning.Infectious germs...

Muscat: With the khareef season nearing an end in the Dhofar Governorate, the owners of small and medium enterprises registered the upper hand in contributing to the season's success. The season this...

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...