Oman News

The Sultanate of Oman is expected to witness an increase of 37 per cent in the number of visitors during the next four years.The tourism sector in the country has...

The GCC Railway Network has regained its momentum with Saudi Arabia completing nearly 200 kilometres of the track laying within its territory.With the work continuing the rest of the project,...

Muscat: Dr Hussein Mwinyi, President of Zanzibar, will pay an official visit to the Sultanate of Oman on Tuesday for two days.This came in a statement issued by the Diwan...

Muscat: For the first time in the Sultanate of Oman, Oman Data Park (ODP) launched   - Amazon Outpost cloud services, in cooperation with Amazon International, one of the largest American...

Muscat: The Royal Decree No. 56/2022 issuing the Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OCCI) is evidence that the Sultanate is moving steadily towards achieving Oman Vision 2040 goals and...

MANILA: Jailed Philippine human rights campaigner Leila de Lima was briefly taken hostage on Sunday during an attempted breakout by three detained militants who were shot dead by police, authorities...

VIENNA: Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen has been re-elected, projections showed on Sunday, after campaigning on promises of stability as the Alpine country struggles with an energy crisis and...

KYIV: A Russian missile attack early on Sunday struck an apartment block and other residential buildings in Ukraine's southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia, killing at least 13 people and wounding 87...

TOKYO: North Korea fired two ballistic missiles early on Sunday, authorities in neighbouring countries said, the seventh such launch by Pyongyang in recent days that added to widespread alarm in...

His Highness Sayyid Theyazin bin Haitham Al Said, Minister of Culture, Sports and YouthMuscat: His Highness Sayyid Theyazin bin Haitham Al Said, Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth will preside...

Do we not need a revisit to our education system, which is creating a rural-urban divide and creating a situation for mass migration towards cities from the villages? Under the...

Muscat: As many as 66 horses were able to win the qualification card in the second endurance competition organised by the Oman Equestrian Federation for this season 2022-2023, at Al...

Muscat: Oman Olympic Committee, represented by the Oman Committee for Women’s Sports and Gender Equality, organised the Oman Challenge programme for women sports leaders in the Wilayat of Al Jabal...

ASTANA, Kazakhstan: Novak Djokovic claimed the 90th title of his career and the fourth of 2022 with a dominant straight-sets victory over Stefanos Tsitsipas in the ATP final in Astana...

Suzuka, Japan: Max Verstappen said he was capable of dominating Formula One for years to come after clinching his second straight world title at the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday.The...

Grenchen, Switzerland: Italian Filippo Ganna made up for a disappointing season so far by powering to a new track one-hour world record of 56.792km at the Grenchen velodrome in Switzerland...

Muscat: Shonal Kunimal began his 2022-23 season in Oman on a victorious note as the 11-year-old claimed the top honours in the Mini Max category of the opening round of the...

BUSINESS REPORTERMUSCAT, OCT 9Receiving an overwhelming response from investors, Sohar International has announced a fully subscribed rights issue of RO 160 million. The funds raised will contribute to enhancing the...

MUSCAT, OCT 9An Omani technology start-up has been awarded the first ever licence by the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) to provide Internet-of-Things (IoT) related services in the Sultanate of Oman.Muscat-based...

MUSCAT, OCT 9Buoyant international oil and gas prices will help the Sultanate of Oman deliver a budget surplus of 6.3 per cent of GDP, according to a new report by...