Oman News

Muscat: To attract foreign investment, improve competitiveness and boost the private sector, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) has reduced, merged or cancelled 288 service fees in the Supreme Judicial Council;...

MUSCAT: The Oman daily newspaper, a leading Arabic-language broadsheet in the Sultanate of Oman, marks its golden jubilee on Wednesday.The celebration is scheduled to be held under the auspices of...

Several new roads and other infrastructure projects, as well as existing ones, are currently gaining pace to ease traffic and give a fillip to the developmental initiatives. The Ministry of...

Aviation activities in the Sultanate of Oman, especially flight operations, have recovered to 90 per cent of the pre-pandemic levels due to effective measures implemented by the government, according to...

Duqm: The Centralised Utilities Company (Marafiq), a joint venture, owned by OQ and Gulf Energy Development Corporation of Thailand, organised the first annual gathering with its partners from government and...

Muscat: Sayyid Badr Hamad Al Busaidi, Foreign Minister, received a copy of credentials of Pascal Gregoire, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium appointed to the Sultanate of Oman.Sayyid Badr wished...

MOGADISHU: More than 200,000 Somalis are suffering catastrophic food shortages and many are dying of hunger, with that number set to rise to over 700,000 next year, according to an...

Paris: President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday said Ukraine needed emergency aid for its energy sector totalling around 800 million euros to help his country survive Russia’s bombing of its civilian...

DOHA: Defending champions France will bank on their experienced squad against an energetic and spirited Moroccan squad who are relishing their first ever appearance in the semifinals of the Fifa...

Doha: Defending world champions and title favourites France face African history-makers Morocco on Wednesday in what is sure to be a high-octane World Cup semifinal at the Al Bayt stadium.France,...

DOHA: France goalkeeper Hugo Lloris sent a text to England striker Harry Kane after his Tottenham Hotspur team mate blazed a late penalty over the crossbar in his side's 2-1...

Muscat: Al Nahdha remained in the top of the league order as they defeated Sur 2-0 in the 13th week of 2022/23 Omantel league on Tuesday.At Al Buraimi Sports Complex,...

Barcelona: Brazilian football superstar Neymar was cleared of corruption charges on Tuesday related to his transfer to Barcelona from Santos in 2013.A court in Spain acquitted all nine defendants in...

Mumbai: India’s G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant attended the press briefing on G20 summit in Mumbai. While addressing the media persons, Kant informed that when G20 Summit takes place in India,...

New Delhi: India’s bio-economy has grown eight times in the last eight years under from USD10 billion in 2014 to over USD80 billion in 2022.India’s Minister of State for Science...

Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global leader in cybersecurity solutions, today launched its Middle East and Africa (MEA) headquarters in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The new MEA HQ...

Dhaka: President Mohammed Abdul Hamid of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh received at the Presidential Palace in Dhaka on Tuesday Ambassador Abdulghafar Abdulkarim Al Balushi, who presented his credentials as Extraordinary...

Muscat: The Central Bank of Oman (CBO) raised OMR10.9 million by way of allotting treasury bills on Tuesday.The treasury bills are for a maturity period of 91 days, from December...

In our postmodern, image-focused age, in which each individual may imagine himself at the center of the universe, limelight-craving divas can be found in many professions. Soccer is no exception....

Muscat: The Golden Tulip Nizwa Hotel recently sponsored the 2022 'Himam Mountain Run', which this year witnessed the participation of 570 male and female runners in distances of 100 km,...