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@conrad prabhu - Robust growth: Six new industrial cities under development; Goal to develop 50m sq metres of new acreage for industrial investment A long-term strategy drawn up by Oman’s...

The Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zones (OPAZ) hosted the second phase of experiments involving the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (drones) to help deliver postal and...

Oman, represented by the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion (MoCIIP), is celebrating the World Standards Day on October 14, 2021 under the slogan: ‘Our shared vision for a...

[email protected] - Recently, the sisterly State of Qatar announced the provision of a number of facilities and incentives for those wishing to invest in various economic and commercial projects in...

A former policy director at the Center for Humane Technology, he is the author of seven books If the testimony of whistleblower Frances Haugen, a former Facebook data scientist, before...

Muscat: The government civil and military authorities ratcheted up operations to restore normalcy in the cyclone-hit areas in North Al Batinah Governorate. The North Al Batinah Municipality is making great...

When people call Musandam the 'Norway of the Middle East', it is a compliment that is well-grounded on reality. The governorate not only boasts some of the best fjords in...

Hollywood's French film festival unveiled its line-up Monday, with organizers hoping to capitalize on a pandemic-sparked shift towards non-English language programming in the United States. The 25th edition of COLCOA...

From an image of Hulk who suddenly leaps over your head to a painting that changes its colours, one Berlin street art exhibition offers visitors a chance to experience paintings...

Billionaire U.S. businessman Jeff Bezos's company Blue Origin is set for its second suborbital tourism flight on Wednesday, with actor William Shatner - who embodied the promise of space travel...

A figure of a young Indigenous woman is to be erected on the former site of a statue of Christopher Columbus in the centre of Mexico City. It is an...

Muscat:The Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation and OQ signed an agreement on Wednesday for funding the development of vocational colleges to enable students of colleges and schools, as...

Muscat: The Authority for Small and Medium Enterprises Development (ASMED) signed an agreement of cooperation with Takatuf Oman to provide technical and organizational support to small and medium enterprises (SMEs)...

Muscat: Qais Mohammad al Yousef, Minister of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion met in his office on Wednesday with Ranil Jayawardena, UK Minister for International Trade. The meeting discussed areas...

Muscat: The Coasts Guard Police Command in cooperation with the Directorate-General for Combating Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, foiled an attempt to smuggle in 73 pieces of hashish and heroin...

Manama: His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik has sent a written message to King Hamad bin Isa al Khalifa, of the Kingdom of Bahrain, regarding bilateral relations between the two...

MUSCAT: Based on the Royal Directives of His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik, Majlis Ash’shura will begin its third annual session (2021-2022) of the ninth term, on Sunday November 7,...

Muscat: As part of the outcomes of the recent Food Security Lab forum, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning on Wednesday signed five land development (usufruct) contracts with private...

Muscat: The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Wednesday reported 14 new cases of Covid-19 and no death. The total number of cases registered in the Sultanate has now reached 304,013,...

Muscat: India will resume the issuance of group tourist visas from October 15, 2021, and for individual tourists from November 15. Foreign nationals intending to visit India for tourism purposes...