Oman News

Vaccines are a major weapon in the fight against Covid-19, offering effective protection against even highly contagious strains such as the Delta variant. They can flatten the curve provided the...

MUSCAT: Assigned by His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik, Dr Rahma Ibrahim al Mahrooqi, Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation will preside over the 31st batch graduation ceremony of...

LONDON: G7 leaders will discuss the crisis in Afghanistan on Tuesday in a virtual summit, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Sunday, a week after the Taliban retook power....

KHASAB: The fishing port in Khasab is one of the main pillars of economic and social development in the Governorate of Musandam, especially in Khasab. It is an important infrastructure...

KHASAB: The fishing port in Khasab is one of the main pillars of economic and social development in the Governorate of Musandam, especially in Khasab. It is an important infrastructure...

The Oman LNG Development Foundation signed an agreement with the Oman Medical Specialties Board (OMSB) to finance the training of medical personnel at Sur Hospital in South Al Sharqiyah Governorate...

US Vice President Kamala Harris arrived in Singapore on Sunday, kicking off her trip to Southeast Asia where she is expected to offer reassurances of Washington's commitment to the region....

Haitians grew more desperate on Saturday over delayed foreign aid a week after an earthquake left more than 2,000 people dead and thousands more homeless. The UN said it was...

It is a common sight these days to see masks and gloves littered in the parking lots, on the roads, grounds, sidewalks, beaches, and parks. Masks are the first line...

MUSCAT: The National Center for Statistics and Information (NCSI) released "the youth and labour market brochure" in which the total Omani youth (18 to 29 years) amounted to about 549,969...

stood The number of doctors per 10,000 population in the Sultanate stood at as high as 20, while for nurses it was 44 in 2020. “This is against nine doctors...

The Sultanate will seek to tap the potential of its mountainous topography and long pristine beaches to tap adventure lovers. As per the initiatives of Vision 2040, the Ministry of...

Gaza City: Israeli warplanes bombed Gaza Saturday after clashes between its troops and Palestinian protesters left dozens injured, including an Israeli border policeman and a 13-year-old Palestinian boy who were...

ARBIL, Iraq: Two civilians were killed on Sunday in Iraq's northern Kurdistan region by a Turkish army bombardment as forces battled the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) rebels, local officials said....

Dubai: Alongside a grinding seven-year military conflict, Yemen's government and the Ansar Allah are locked in battle on another front -- a currency war that has opened up a gulf...

New York: Tropical Storm Henri was on course to make landfall on the US east coast Sunday, with millions in New England and New York's Long Island preparing for flash...

KABUL: The Taliban fired in the air and used batons to make people line up in orderly queues outside Kabul airport on Sunday, witnesses said, a day after seven people...

MELBOURNE: Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Sunday defended the country's lockdown strategy to combat coronavirus outbreaks until at least 70 per cent of population is fully vaccinated. On Saturday,...

Wellington: New Zealand conceded its ambitious "Covid zero" elimination strategy may no longer be viable on Sunday as an outbreak of the virulent Delta variant spread further. Covid-19 Response Minister...

The first phase of a major abalone farming project is set to come into operation at Mirbat in Dhofar Governorate later this year – an initiative that will showcase the...