Oman News

The Supreme Committee may spell out details of opening-up decisions, which were announced recently, in a press conference on Thursday. It is likely to cover the school academic year, attendance...

Muscat: The Ministry of Labour, in cooperation with the Ministry of Education, has set a plan to appoint 997 Omani teachers in various disciplines. The plan aims to replace expats...

MUSCAT: More than 1,600 private hospitals and medical centres operate in the Sultanate, including 31 private hospitals, 335 health centers and complexes, and 129 public clinics, in addition to 1,201...

Fares between Oman and South Asian countries went sky high after airlines started bookings for September. A one-way Oman Air ticket from Kochi to Muscat now costs RO 340 while...

The role of teaching has widened during the pandemic as classes move from offline to online. Apart from regular lessons, they have to instill healthy habits and Covid-19 appropriate behaviour...

Algiers: Algeria's Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra said Tuesday that his country has severed diplomatic relations with Morocco due to "hostile actions", following months of resurgent tensions between the North African...

Gaza City: Palestinian organization Hamas, as well as other groups in the Gaza Strip, have called for protests at the border fence with Israel later on Wednesday against the Israeli...

Paris: More than five billion anti-Covid jabs have been given globally, an AFP tally of official sources at 1430 GMT on Tuesday showed, with the worldwide inoculation drive reaching cruising...

LONDON: How would pianists cope with suddenly having two thumbs on one hand? Would their brains become scrambled or would the extra digit add a new dimension to their playing?Neuroscientist...

TOKYO: The Sultanate participated in the opening ceremony of theParalympic Games hosted by Tokyo with the participation of4,400 athletes from 160 countries. The Games will continue until September 5.The Sultanate...

MUSCAT: Oman Cricket Board, in partnership with ITW Consulting has announced that they will be broadcasting 6 games of Mumbai’s white ball tour of Oman. Two T20 and four One-Day...

Despite the measures taken by governments to combat commercial fraud, these operations continue in the world, especially in our region, which depends on lot of foreign imports. In addition, there...

Substantial efforts are being made to further develop the tourism sector in Oman. The government is working on new ideas to make the sector more vibrant. It has made rules...

What money means to people was a hotly discussed topic among a group of friends recently. For most of us, money was defined as the means to a better life,...

In a further fillip to Omani-Saudi economic ties, the Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zones (OPAZ) has announced that a new road project planned in Duqm SEZ...

MUSCAT: Oman’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in cooperation with the Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zones (OPAZ), organised a visit for the Sultanate’s ambassadors to a number...

MUSCAT: The Public Establishment for Industrial Estates – Madayn, in cooperation with Oman Liquefied Natural Gas (Oman LNG), is all set to launch Industrial Innovation Programme in October. The programme...

WASHINGTON: Global corporate profits in the third quarter are likely to fall for the first time in 18 months after record earnings in April-June, Reuters calculations showed, as the spreading...

Creating a movie involves a lot of people working behind the scene making the magic happen on the screen. Like many behind the scenes crew, makeup artists are usually some...

Muscat: The Public Establishment for Industrial Estates – Madayn, in cooperation with Oman Liquefied Natural Gas (Oman LNG), is all set to launch an Industrial Innovation Programme in October. The...