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While it has been cloudy over most areas in the northern part of the Sultanate, Musandam and North Al Batinah were identified as two places that were expected to receive heavy rains.

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Daymaniyat Islands: New guidelines for visitors, activities

11/12/201911/12/2019 Oman Observer Daymaniyat Islands

Ministry of Environment and Climate Affairs (MECA) has issued a Ministerial decision 62/2019 regulating the activities at Daymaniyat IslandsNatural Reserve.

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Al Amerat Bridge to be partially closed

11/12/201911/12/2019 Oman Observer Wadi Adei

The Hamriyah -Al Amerat Bridge will be closed (in the direction towards Al Amerat) until December 31 for periodical maintenance work.

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Sultanate has made big strides in combating NCDs, says WHO

10/12/201910/12/2019 Kabeer Yousuf

MUSCAT, DEC 10 – Worldwide, 41 million people die of non-communicable diseases making NCDs the leading cause of premature death,

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No evening municipal services from January 1, 2020

10/12/2019 Oman Observer

Muscat: Muscat Municipality announced that, starting from January 1, 2020, all the directorates of services under the Municipality (Muttrah, Bushar,

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Traditional fishing fetches 300,000 tonnes of catch

10/12/201910/12/2019 Oman Observer

MUSCAT, DEC 10 – About 294,300 tonnes of fish was landed by traditional fishery methods in the Sultanate by the

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Abalone harvest season starts tomorrow in Dhofar

10/12/2019 Oman Observer

Salalah: The harvest season for abalone in the Governorate of Dhofar will start tomorrow /Wednesday/ and last for ten days.

Business Main

Oman’s be’ah plans reverse vending machines for plastic bottles

10/12/2019 Conrad Prabhu

MUSCAT, DEC 10 – Be’ah — the Sultanate’s solid waste management utility — is weighing efforts to support the introduction

Main World

New Zealand probes deaths at popular volcano eruption spot

10/12/201910/12/2019 Oman Observer New Zealand

Police said 47 people were on the uninhabited island at the time of the eruption – 24 from Australia, nine from the United States, five from New Zealand, four from Germany, two each from China and the UK and one from Malaysia.

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Sayyid Fahd to attend GCC summit today

09/12/201910/12/2019 Oman Observer

Muscat: On behalf of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos, His Highness Sayyid Fahd bin Mahmoud al Said, Deputy Prime Minister for

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Fine for housing expat singles

09/12/201909/12/2019 Oman Observer

Muscat: Muscat Municipality has reiterated its commitment towards providing a safe and peaceful residential neighbourhood for those staying with families.

Head stories Main

Oman, Bangladesh sign MoU to increase flights

09/12/201910/12/2019 Vinod Nair bangladesh, Oman, Oman Air, PACA, SalamAir

Meanwhile, both the national airlines, Oman Air and SalamAir, are hoping for an increase in weekly seats between India and Oman from the current figure of over 26,000, which is a financially important market.

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Spotlight: Reduce waste

09/12/201909/12/2019 Kabeer Yousuf

MUSCAT, DEC 9 – Waste and waste management have always been the point of attention for civic authorities as the

Front Stories Local Main

US Congress hails Sultanate’s experience in religious freedom

09/12/201909/12/2019 Oman Observer

Washington: A report published by the US Congress hailed the Sultanate’s experience in the field of religious freedom confirming that

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Winners of HM Scouting excellence competition announced

09/12/201909/12/2019 Oman Observer

Muscat: Dr Madeeha bint Ahmed al Shaibaniyah, Minister of Education announced the winners of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Cup for

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Oman LNG holds out hope for additional 4th train

09/12/201909/12/2019 Conrad Prabhu

MUSCAT, DEC 9 – Oman LNG is banking on its hugely successful revenue generating potential, which topped $3.5 billion last

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Foreign Ministers hold preparatory meeting for 40th GCC Summit

09/12/201909/12/2019 Oman Observer

Riyadh: The GCC foreign ministers held at the Secretariat General in Riyadh on Monday a preparatory meeting for the 40th

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ROP carries out 54 rescue operations in Al Dhahirah

09/12/2019 Oman Observer

Muscat: Royal Oman Police (ROP) handled 54 incidents resulting from heavy rains in Al Dhahirah Governorate. These included cases of

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Sayyid Fahd to head to Riyadh tomorrow

09/12/201909/12/2019 Oman Observer

Muscat: On behalf of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Said, Sayyid Fahd bin Mahmoud al Said, Deputy Prime Minister for

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Muscat Municipality to get tough on housing expatriate bachelors

09/12/201909/12/2019 Oman Observer Muscat Municipality

Muscat Municipality has urged all citizens to report any violations by contacting the Muscat Call Center (1111) or through the municipality’s accounts on social media.