Oman News

Muscat: The Saudi Council of Ministers has approved a license for Sohar International Bank to open a branch to conduct banking business in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. “The Council...

Muscat: HH Sayyid Theyazin bin Haitham al Said, Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth, on behalf of the Omani youth, has expressed thanks and gratitude to His Majesty Sultan Haitham...

Staff Reporter Muscat, Oct 26 Abdullah bin Ahmed al Arafati, Senior Operations Manager, at the Oman Water and Wastewater Services Company, said the improvement works in Al Dakhiliyah Governorate and...

Dates energy bars displayed at the dates exhibition organised by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources at Oman Avenues Mall drew the attention of most of the visitors...

Dates energy bars displayed at the dates exhibition organised by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources at Oman Avenues Mall drew the attention of most of the visitors...

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia pledged more than $1 billion for new global environmental initiatives on Monday, taking further steps to bolster the green credentials of the world's top oil exporter. Two...

KHARTOUM: Roads were blocked, shops were shut, phones were down and mosque loudspeakers blared calls for a general strike in Sudan on Tuesday, a day after the army seized power...

DAMASCUS: The Damascus bookshops and publishing houses that once stood as beacons of Syria's intellectual life are being replaced with shoe shops and money changers, as culture falls casualty to...

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: Southeast Asian leaders sharply criticised Myanmar's junta as a regional summit opened on Tuesday without a representative from the country, following its top general's exclusion for ignoring...

A research team led by Mariam bint Said al Bartamaniyah, doctoral researcher in history and an employee at the College of Education, Sultan Qaboos University (SQU), has won a UNESCO...

Staff Reporter Muscat, Oct 26 Majid bin Saeed bin Sulaiman al Bahri, Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Education for Administrative and Financial Affairs, concluded his visit to schools in Dhofar....

THE HAGUE: Police around the world arrested 150 suspects, including several high-profile targets, involved in buying or selling illegal goods online in one of the largest-ever stings targeting the dark...

Covid-19 has accelerated the digitalisation of the global economy. According to OECD estimates, nearly one-third of all jobs globally are likely to be transformed by technology in the next decade....

Vienna: Andy Murray secured his first win over a top 10 player in 14 months on Monday after the former world number one beat Hubert Hurkacz 6-4 6-7(6) 6-3 at...

Muscat: Oman’s number one racing driver Ahmad Al Harthy announced a new and exciting partnership with MHD ITICS – the Infrastructure, Technology, Industrial and Consumer solutions cluster of Mohsin Haider...

Muscat: The field teams of the Ministry of Social Development have completed the survey of the affected houses from the tropical condition Shaheen in the wilayats of Al Musannah, Al...

Muscat: The Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Investment Promotion (MOCIIP) has responded to the issue of fuel quality in some Governorates of the Sultanate. The Ministry said it conducted a...

Muscat: The Directorate General for Combating Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances arrested four people on charges of possession, trafficking and abuse of narcotic drugs, and seized more than 205 kilograms of...

Muscat: The Coast Guard Police Command foiled an attempt to smuggle more than 46 kilogrammes of crystal drug. Three infiltrators were also held and their boat was seized before reaching...

HAIMA: Maj Gen Mattar bin Salim al Balushi, Commander of the Royal Army of Oman (RAO), on Tuesday inspected the location of the joint Omani-British military exercise Khanjar Oman, being...