Oman News

@conradprabhu - With cyclonic storms striking Oman with increasing frequency and rising intensity, the need for a new risk management and loss mitigation solution has become a pressing imperative, according...

Leading Omani construction firm Galfar Engineering and Contracting SAOG said it has been awarded a contract valued at RO 21 million for undertaking key rehabilitation works at Muscat International Airport....

Omantel has acknowledged that Cyclone Shaheen, which struck the Sultanate during October 3 – 4, 2021, damaged some of its network sites in Muscat, Al Batinah North and South and...

Oman crude gained $0.83 per barrel to settle at $81.97 per barrel in trading on the Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME) on Monday, returning to a level last seen around three...

Earlier this year, the World Bank commissioned me and five fellow academics to develop recommendations on how to improve the methodology behind its annual Doing Business report, which ranked countries...

From the energy that goes into making smartphones to the fact that even emails create carbon emissions, the world's internet addiction comes with costs to the climate. But could digital...

The International Monetary Fund said it still had not decided whether its embattled chief would keep her job, with the lack of clarity over Kristalina Georgieva's future threatening to overshadow...

To someone seeing her in one of her outdoor photo walks, she might look like an aimless wanderer taking photos of inanimate objects that don't make sense at all. Artist...

Muscat: The annual report of the Industrial Innovation Center (IIC) showed that the center supported startup companies inside the Sultanate with an amount of RO 2,85,057 during the period from...

Muscat: On behalf of His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik, Sayyid Asaad bin Tarik Al Said, Deputy Prime Minister for International Relations and Cooperation Affairs, Personal Representative of His Majesty...

Muscat: The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth o Monday awarded a group of Omani talents in art namely: artist Anwar Khamis al Zedjali for the field of visual arts,...

Muscat: His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik on Monday addressed the Sultanate. Highlights His Majesty: Our country, especially the governorates of North and South Al Batinah, have been subjected to...

Muscat: The Ministry of Health (MoH) on Monday released the latest statistics on the number of vaccinated people in the Sultanate against the covid-19 virus. A total of 1,096,838 persons...

Muscat: The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Monday reported 13 new cases of Covid-19 and zero death. The total number of cases registered in the Sultanate has now reached 303,978,...

Muscat: The Minister of Finance, Chairman of the Ministerial Committee to assess damages resulting from Shaheen, held a meeting with excellencies in North and South Al Batinah Governorates. During the...

Muscat: With an aim to ensure the safety of houses affected by the tropical cyclone (Shaheen) and to contain damages on internal wiring of electricity networks, a number of licensed...

Muscat: The Ministry of Health (MoH) has resumed vaccinating the target groups since Thursday and any person in the target group can get their jabs done at the Oman Convention...

For the past 18 months, people have been spending more time at home, a trend that has impacted breakfast attitudes and behaviours. A recent study done in the US evaluated...

Dubai : Ruturaj Gaikwad and Robin Uthappa smashed respective fifties before skipper MS Dhoni's cameo fired Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 final here at...

Muscat: Be'ah has listed out several locations which have been earmarked for the transportation and disposal of dead animals by volunteers. “Be’ah invites volunteers in North Al Batinah to contribute...