Oman News

MUSCAT: Oman's top golfer Azan al Rumhy will compete in the 12th Asia Pacific Amateur Championship to be played in the Unite Arab Emirates in November.As one of the 46...

MUSCAT: Seasoned campaigner Zeeshan Maqsood will lead Oman in the ICC Twenty20 World Cup to be co-hosted by the Sultanate with the United Arab Emirates in October.Aqib Illyas will be...

The decline in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the world during the past one year has happened due to several reasons, including global turmoil, and economic uncertainty caused by the...

The Sultanate's government is making extraordinary efforts to achieve food security. It established Oman Food Investment Holding Company in 2012 to work on ground with the vision of ensuring food...

AMMAN: Egyptian natural gas will be piped to Lebanon via Jordan and Syria to help boost its electricity output under a plan agreed by the four governments on Wednesday to...

LARNACA, Cyprus: Just as during the 1975-1990 civil war that ravaged their country, hundreds of Lebanese families are turning to neighbouring Cyprus to escape the miseries of everyday life back...

RABAT: Moroccans voted on Wednesday in parliamentary and local elections that will decide the fate of religious parties who have governed the kingdom since the Arab Spring uprisings. The vote...

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden on Thursday will present a six-pronged strategy intended to fight the spread of the highly contagious coronavirus Delta variant and increase US Covid-19 vaccinations, the White...

OQ Chemicals (formerly OXEA Chemicals), a wholly owned subsidiary of OQ — the Sultanate’s integrated energy group — achieved net revenues of €1.056 billion in 2020, down €1.265 billion a...

MUSCAT: Oman’s e-commerce market, which was valued at $2.19 billion in 2020, is expected to reach $6.52 billion by 2026, registering a CAGR more than 20 per cent by 2026,...

Muscat: Dr. Ahmed Mohammed Al Saeedi, Minister of Health, held a meeting with ambassadors, heads of diplomatic missions and international agencies at the Diplomatic Club here today. During the meeting,...

MUSCAT: In line with its Strategic digital Transformation Goals, Omantel has announced the launch of its Service Operations Centre (SOC), which adopts a service-centric approach towards 24x7x365 real-time service quality...

Muscat: His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik has sent a cable of greetings to Kim Jong-un, General Secretary of the Workers' Party, First Chairman of the National Defense Commission of...

Shinas: An Omani family has succeeded in establishing a specialized company in manufacturing of cosmetic products in the Wilayat of Shinas, using various types of natural materials according to the...

Muscat: Sayyid Badr bin Hamad al Busaidi, Minister of Foreign, on Wednesday received copies of the credentials of Stella Kluth, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Netherlands, Shivul Anwar Mohamed, Ambassador...

Muscat: The squid fishing season, known locally as "Al Gatro", is considered one of the most important fishing seasons because of its economic and social importance to the residents of...

Muscat: The squid fishing season, known locally as "Al Gatro", is considered one of the most important fishing seasons because of its economic and social importance to the residents of...

Muscat: The squid fishing season, known locally as "Al Gatro", is considered one of the most important fishing seasons because of its economic and social importance to the residents of...

Muscat: As many as 52 new cases of coronavirus (Covid-19) were registered in the Sultanate during the past 24 hours, in addition to 2 new Covid-19-related death cases.This brings the...

Muscat: The Ministry of Social Development, in cooperation with the Ministry of Finance, carried out a workshop on the implementation of the budget of programs and performance project.The workshop was...