Oman News

MUSCAT: Gen Sultan bin Mohammed al Numani, Minister of the Royal Office, received in his office on Monday Hamish Cowell, Ambassador of the United Kingdom (UK) to the Sultanate, to...

MUSCAT, Sept 5Salalah is set for cycling spectacle towards the conclusion of the much-famed Salalah Tourism Festival, organised during the ‘khareef season’. The Oman Cycling Association (OCA) in association with...

With the continuous fall in the number of expatriates, the Sultanate’s total population dropped above five per cent during the two-year period up to September 2021.According to the National Centre...

TOKYO: Tokyo bid a colourful farewell to the Paralympics on Sunday after 12 days of stereotype-defying, record-shattering performances despite a year-long pandemic delay.International Paralympic Committee chief Andrew Parsons declared the...

Zandvoort, Netherlands: Red Bull's Max Verstappen triumphed in his home Dutch Grand Prix on Sunday to take over at the top of the Formula One drivers' standings again.Verstappen led from...

Adil Al BalushiMUSCAT, Sept 5Oman Olympic (U-23) football team suffered a 3-0 defeat against Saudi Arabia Olympic team in a preparatory match late on Saturday at King Faisal bin Fahad...

LONDON: India's number eight batsman Shardul Thakur smashed his second fifty of the match and Rishabh Pant his first of the series to stretch their lead to 346 at tea...

MUSCAT: His Highness Sayyid Shihab bin Tarik al Said, Deputy Prime Minister for Defence Affairs, received an official invitation from Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum, Vice President of the...

CAIRO: The Sultanate took part in the 47th Arab Labour Conference held in Cairo, Egypt, on Sunday. The conference saw the participation of 500 representatives of parties to production in...

AMMAN: Syrian army units backed by militias resumed the shelling of a rebel enclave in southern Syria on Sunday after the collapse of Russia-brokered deal to allow the government to...

DAMASCUS: Syria has agreed to help crisis-hit Lebanon by allowing gas and electricity transit through its territory, an official said during the first high-level visit from Beirut to Damascus since...

PARIS: The biggest trial in France's modern legal history begins on Wednesday over the November 2015 attacks on Paris that saw 130 people slaughtered at bars, restaurants and the Bataclan...

Excessive smartphone use harms our bodies, minds, and even our feelings. While technology has benefits and advantages that make our lives easier, it is a double-edged sword, and it has...

STRONG GROWTH: 85,000 sq metre site earmarked for processing of tuna, sardine and other marine products BUSINESS REPORTER MUSCAT, SEPT 5 The Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free...

Dubai: The UAE announced a new visa Sunday allowing foreigners to work in the country without being sponsored by an employer, loosening residency requirements in an attempt to boost economic...

GAS REGULATION: The value of OQ Gas Network’s regulatory asset base (RAB) topped $2.5 billion at the end of 2020Wholly state-owned OQ Gas Networks (OQGN), a subsidiary of OQ –...

BUSINESS REPORTERMUSCAT, Sept 5Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, has signed a strategic agreement with tripsnstay, part of the Khimji Ramdas Group, to enhance its offering...

The Oman Construction Company (TOCO) has become the first Omani company to join The Global Business Collaboration for Better Workplace Mental Health Pledge.The Global Business Collaboration for Better Workplace Mental...

By Baida Al Zadjali and Ray Petersen“The song has ended, but the melody lingers...” go the words of an old song, that echo of Pramod MarchOne’s kindness to stray animals....

Muscat: His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik-issued Royal Decree No. 60/2021 amending some provisions of the Foreigners Residence Law.The decree came after reviewing the Basic Law of the State, the...