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Muscat: The tenth meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) tourism ministers held in Manama have adopted Al Jabal Al Akhdar the Gulf Tourism Capital for 2027. It also extended support to...

Aviation fuel prices that dropped in June and July following the announcement of interim peace deal between Iran and the United States are scaling back to the post February 28, 2026  levels, when it...

Muscat: Apple will hold its annual launch event, 'Surprise and Shine' on Wednesday, September 9 to unveil new products. The new products will be presented by John Ternus who took over as CEO...

The Household Income and Expenditure Survey, conducted by the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI), shows that the average income of a non-Omani household is RO 717.15. Currently,...

MUSCAT:  The Port of Duqm is emerging as a major vehicle distribution hub for the GCC, with increasing numbers of Roll-on/Roll-off (Ro-Ro) vessels arriving with thousands of vehicles for onward...

Middle Eastern carriers recorded a 9.5% year-on-year decrease in passenger demand in July, while capacity dropped 5.8% and the load factor fell to 80.9%—down 3.3% compared to July 2025.  The region...

The Directorate General of Oman Customs has been playing a vital role in combating the trafficking of drugs and psychotropic substances across multiple fronts. Its primary operations involve...

Muscat: The tragic accident on Friday, due to a collision between vehicles near Samail in the Al Dakhiliyah Governorate, led to the death of six people and injuries to 18 others, eight of whom are in...

The Royal Oman Police (ROP) has reported that six people died while 18 others suffered injuries. According to sources, all six victims were women from the same family. Eight people are critically...

MUSCAT: Omran, Oman’s tourism development company, has invited qualified contractors to undertake preparatory and enabling works for a multi-storey car park at the Port Sultan Qaboos Waterfront in...

The Sultanate of Oman saw a 12% increase in the production of aviation fuel in the seven months to 16,788,400 barrels from 14,998,200 barrels during the same period in 2025. The exports of aviation...

Aviation fuel prices surged last week as the shipping blockade of the Strait of Hormuz continued and the hopes of an immediate peace deal faded. According to the Jet Fuel Price Monitor, the global...

Muscat: Muscat Municipality has unveiled plans to construct a new generation of pedestrian bridges based on an approved modern concept design. Engineered to optimize daytime usability, the new...

Muscat: The Port of Duqm recently handled over 900 vehicles in a single shipment. The port received a roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) vessel carrying over 900 vehicles, demonstrating the scale, efficiency,...

While the Sultanate of Oman recorded varying rainfall totals across its governorates in 2025, Muscat, South Al Sharqiyah, and North Al Batinah Governorates recorded annual rainfall totals of less than...

Over the past 20 years, global travel freedom has expanded dramatically, according to the latest  20th anniversary of the Henley Passport Index  In 2006, the most powerful passports — held by...

MUSCAT: The severity of heatwaves in the Sultanate of Oman is projected to increase under all emissions scenarios, according to the country’s third Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) report...

Aviation fuel prices surged last week as the shipping blockade of the Strait of Hormuz continued. According to the Jet Fuel Price Monitor, the global average jet fuel price rose 7.1% from the previous...

Muscat: Middle Eastern carriers saw a 14% year-on-year decrease in demand. Capacity fell 11% year-on-year, and the load factor was 76.3% (-2.6 ppt compared to June 2025), according to International...

Muscat: The Sultanate saw 1.8 million inbound visitors in the first six months of 2026,  The top five nationalities that visited the country during this period are Emiratis (491,503), Indians...