Oman News

Muscat: The Central Bank of Oman (CBO) increased its repo rate for local banks at a rate of 50 basis points to 5.00 per cent in accordance with the United...

Washington: After adding the disappearing messages feature in 2020, Instant messaging and voice-over-IP service WhatsApp, is now working on an extreme version of that option.According to Mashable, a tech news...

New Delhi: French Ambassador to India Emmanuel Lenain, on Thursday, said that he is proud to see 36 rafales with full equipment after all the 'Rafales' landed on Indian soil.Taking...

New Delhi: Bollywood actor Katrina Kaif has been named in the 'Most Searched Asian Worldwide 2022' list by Google.In the list of most searched Asians on Google this year, Katrina...

Manila: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has lowered its economic growth forecasts for developing Asia amid a worsened global outlook.The region's economy is expected to grow 4.2 per cent this...

London: The UK Supreme Court on Thursday denied fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi's plea against his extradition to India.Modi lost the bid to take his fight against extradition to India on...

With almost all community schools in the Sultanate of Oman closing for Christmas holidays and employees keen to exhaust pending leaves of the year, outbound travel is expected to see...

Budapest: Sayyid Badr bin Hamad al Busaidy, Foreign Minister, on Thursday held talks with Peter Szijjarto, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary. The meeting took place at the...

Muscat: The media committee for elections of municipal council members (3rd Term) held its fourth meeting in Muscat on Thursday.The meeting was headed by Mohammed bin Said al Balushi, Under-Secretary...

Muscat: The Ministry of Health put stress on raising awareness for organ donation and human tissue under National Organ Transplantation Programme.A workshop involving health educators threw light on cultivating organ...

New York: Oman Vision 2040 Implementation Follow-up Unit held a meeting with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) during which it reviewed a number of initiatives and projects related to...

Muscat: Abdullah al Shibli and Saud al Maqbali powered Sohar to a crucial 2-0 win over fourth-placed Al Suwaiq on Wednesday night in the 13th week of 2022-23 Omantel League...

AQBIYA: An Irish soldier of the UN peacekeeping force in south Lebanon near the Israeli border was killed and three wounded after their convoy came under fire, Irish officials said...

The Hague: The family of Palestinian activist Nizar Banat submitted a case on Thursday to the International Criminal Court accusing top Palestinian officials over his death in custody, relatives said.Banat,...

DAMASCUS: Facing crippling electricity cuts, Syrian dentist Ibrahim al Akzam has turned to solar power to keep his Damascus clinic going, a reflection of the deep energy crisis in his...

LONDON: National Health Service nurses in Britain staged a strike on Thursday, their first ever national walkout, as a bitter dispute with the government over pay ramps up pressure on...

MUSCAT: Marsa Al Duqm Investments Company, a multinational consortium, has signed a usufruct agreement with the Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zones (OPAZ), to develop the infrastructure...

MUSCAT: Leading space technology firm Indra has announced that it is establishing an advanced Earth observation satellite centre in the Sultanate of Oman – an initiative that will help authorities...

LONDON: The Bank of England has signalled it could continue to increase interest rates over the coming months, as it raised its base rate to a fresh 14-year high.Central bank...

Muscat: The Sultanate of Oman has welcomed the political framework agreement that was recently signed in the Republic of Sudan. In a statement issued by the Foreign Ministry, Oman expressed...