Oman News

1. His Majesty to preside over military parade in Dhofar on National DayHis Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik will preside over the military parade that will be held in Al-Nasr...

Vienna: The Sultanate of Oman, represented by the State’s Audit Institution (SAI), took part in the second meeting of the 13th session of the team tasked with implementing follow-up of...

Muscat: His Highness Sayyid Fahd bin Mahmoud Al Said, Deputy Prime Minister for the Council of Ministers received yesterday Thabo Mbeki, ex-president of the Republic of South Africa.The meeting reviewed...

Salalah: Salalah Port on tuesday received Viking Mars cruise ship with 1,332 passengers onboard including 881 tourists from various nationalities.The tourist programme of the cruise ships included tours to major...

Muscat: The Special Economic Zone at Duqm (Sezad) concluded yesterday evening the activities of the second edition of the Future Makers Programme.The initiative is implemented by Tawasul Foundation and Salikon...

Muscat: The 10th Regional Cybersecurity Conference kicked off, with the participation of 400 specialists from 45 countries around the world. It is held as part of the Regional Week for...

Muscat: The Environment Authority launched the second phase of the project of tracking sea turtles via satellite technology. The project aims to enhance informational contributions to study the nesting conditions...

The number of on-demand taxis in the Sultanate of Oman has been expanding since the first such company-provided service in 2018."On-taxi demand has been a boon, especially to access remote...

SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt: Developing and emerging countries -- excluding China -- need investments well beyond $2 trillion annually by 2030 if the world is to stop the global warming...

MOSCOW: Russia and India are considering joint production of modern defence equipment, according to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.He had spoken with Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar about the prospects...

GENEVA: Israel's decision to outlaw several Palestinian rights groups as organisations was "like an execution" designed to stop them from probing abuses, the head of one of the bodies told...

The United Nations on Tuesday warned of a worsening food crisis in bankrupt Sri Lanka and said the number of people needing urgent humanitarian help had doubled to 3.4 million....

RIO DE JANEIRO: Liverpool's Roberto Firmino was left off the list on Monday as Brazil coach Tite named his World Cup squad, seeking a sixth title with a team led...

SYDNEY: Pakistan's best is yet to come and struggling skipper Babar Azam is due "something very special" in their Twenty20 World Cup semifinal against New Zealand on Wednesday, team mentor...

MUSCAT: It was a start that the young Muscat-based go-karting racer Shonal Kunimal wished as he climbed the podium in the opening race as the 2022-2023 Bahrain Rotax Max Challenge...

MUSCAT: Muscat CT beat Oman Stallions by 9 wickets and Yalla Shabab beat AER Bin Ali by 3 wickets in the Premier Division of Oman Cricket’s Season 2022-23 powered by...

Muscat: The world’s most popular obstacle races, the Spartan Race, is returning to the capital for the 2022 Muscat Trifecta Weekend. The result of a partnership between Oman Tourism Development...

Muscat: The Governorate of Muscat will play host to Spartan Challenge and Endurance Race, which will be held on December 16 and 17, 2022. The race, the most prominent of...

Sharm El Sheikh: Oman Investment Authority (OIA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with ACWA Power of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), to explore the feasibility of investment of...

Of late, Russia has suddenly intensified its “grain diplomacy”. In the last week of October, Moscow abruptly suspended its participation in the secure Black Sea grain corridor but rejoined after...