Oman News

Berlin: The pandemic still hasn't ended, there's a war in Europe and inflation is soaring. In challenging times like these, many people are longing for a vacation. Yet even going...

The dress was long. It was white. It was Versace. And it wasn’t just a wedding dress.Well, it was, literally, a wedding dress — the dress Britney Spears wore to...

Tokyo: The Japanese yen and India's rupee on Monday slid against the US dollar ahead of an expected move by the US to raise interest rates again.With $1 dollar worth...

On a hillside overlooking the azure blue waters of Greece’s Leros island harbour, a small group of workers in protective gear are busy smoking beehives.But these are not ordinary beekeepers....

As a tiny cub four years ago, Frida the Bengal tiger was found chained up in a restaurant parking lot in Mexico City, dirty, emaciated and unable to walk. Rescued...

Muscat: Gen Sultan Mohammed al Nuamani, Minister of the Royal Office received here on Monday Jota Yamamoto, Ambassador of Japan to the Sultanate of Oman.The two sides reviewed the march...

Vienna: The Sultanate of Oman, represented by the State Audit Institution (SAI), is taking part in the 13th session of the Implementation Review Group of the United Nations Convention against...

Muscat: Sohar Port and Freezone has signed an agreement with Sohar Steel Rolling to lease approximately 40,000 sqm of land for the construction of a steel rod manufacturing unit at...

Muscat: The Capital Market Authority (CMA) has started since the beginning of this year to adopt a new approach to calculating the solvency margin of insurance companies, which reflects the...

Muscat: There are chances of isolated rainfall over parts of the Sultanate of Oman on Monday, said Oman Meteorology.Oman Meteorology  said in a statement, "Continued presence of low clouds with...

Muscat: The Directorate-General for Combating Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, arrested three Asian nationals on charges of possessing drugs for trafficking.The anti-drug police seized 35 kg of crystal meth, a...

Muscat: A number of agreements have been signed between the Sultanate of Oman and the United Republic of Tanzania in various fields."The Sultanate of Oman and the United Republic of...

Muscat: At a cost of OMR 7 million,  Sohar Port Freezone will establish a steel rod manufacturing unit."Adding to Sohar Freezone’s flourishing metals cluster, we’ve signed an agreement with Sohar...

Muscat: The Coast Guard Police in Musandam and Dhofar governorates rescued eight fishermen after two fishing boats experienced engine failure at the sea.The two boats were towed by the Coast...

Muscat: Efforts are still on to find persons who went missing in the sea opposite Al Ashkhara shores.The Civil Defence and Ambulance Authority, Police Aviation, Coast Guard Police and Royal...

Muscat: The Royal Oman Police (ROP) has rescued eight citizens after their boats broke down at sea.According to ROP, the Coast Guard police boats in the governorates of Musandam and...

Muscat: Air Commodore Zahran Nasser Ambosaidi, acting Commander of the Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) received at the RAFO Command here on Monday Air Vice Marshal Said Ali al...

Muscat: President Samia Suluhu Hassan of the United Republic of Tanzania met here on Monday with some businessmen from both countries on the sidelines of the Oman-Tanzania Business Forum.The forum,...

Majan University College, one of the leading private higher education institutions in the Sultanate of Oman, has signed an agreement with IDP Education Oman to become an IELTS Test Venue....

Muscat: The Royal Oman Police (ROP) has seized 35 kilograms of crystal drug and more than 3,900 tablets of psychotropic substances found from three expats."The Directorate General for Combating Drugs...