Oman News

Muscat:  His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik has sent a cable of condolences to King Hamad bin Issa Al Khalifa of the Kingdom of Bahrain on the death of Sheikha...

Muscat:  His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik has sent a cable of congratulation to President Mohammad Abdul Hamid of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh on his country’s Independence Day anniversary....

The iconic Royal Opera House Muscat turned off its lights to mark Earth Hour, which fell this year on Saturday, 26 March. Photo: Shabin E. Muscat:   Oman joined other countries...

The government has already granted an array of incentives to investors, including a 30-year licence to develop and operate facilities in the free zones. Muscat: His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin...

Nakhal: A shooting championship titled Al Ahd Al Mushriq ‘Shining Era’ was organised at the shooting ground in the Wilayat of Nakhal under the supervision of the Ministry of Culture,...

Muscat: The conclusion of the camel race of His Majesty the Sultan’s Cup will be on Thursday as part of the 19th Annual Camel Race Festival, organised  by the Royal...

Muscat: Twenty-seven CEOs from the world governing board of the Airports Council International will meet in Oman to discuss future recovery and long-term sustainable growth of air travel after being...

 According to a new clinical trial led by King's College in the US, daily consumption of cranberries for one month can improve cardiovascular function in healthy men.The findings of the...

Reopened to the public in 2015 after renovations took place, Al Sunaysilah Fort in the Wilayat of Sur in the Sharqiyah Governorate now features an open air theatre, in addition...

Muscat: Muscat Municipality will launch a pesticides spraying campaign to kill mosquitoes. The municipality said: "Tomorrow, Sunday, March 27, 2022, an intensive joint campaign will be launched between Muscat Municipality...

Washington: G7 nations have condemned the continued testing of ballistic missiles by North Korea, including the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) launch conducted on Thursday (Local Time), said a US State...

DOHA: The Sultanate of Oman, represented by the Foreign Ministry, is taking part in the 20th edition of the Doha Forum patronised by Shaikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani, Emir...

Thanks to the new Royal Directives, tourism, which is one of the targeted sectors in the 10th Five-Year Plan, is all set to get further momentum. According to the announcement...

The Sultanate of Oman joined the rest of the world in marking the Earth Hour by keeping the lights off at major public buildings and ministries from 8.30 pm to...

With oil prices at a record high, the Sultanate of Oman will use the surplus revenues to support the government spending on more projects and reduce public debt. “Any surplus...

The United States has announced that it has canceled planned talks with the Taliban after the rulers of Afghanistan made a U-turn on the topic of girls' education, shuttering girls...

US President Joe Biden was in Warsaw on Saturday for meetings with Polish and Ukrainian government officials, followed by an address underlining the global response to Russia's war in Ukraine....

For international air traffic to reach the pre-pandemic levels of 2019 will take more than two years, it was revealed by the top officials of the Airports Council International in...

Vincent Keaveny, 693rd Lord Mayor of the City of London, will be visiting the Sultanate of Oman from March 28. On the eve of his visit, Keaveny issued a statement,...

NIZWA, MARCH 26 The five-day Nizwa Fort Festival ended on Friday. The festival was organised by Bawader International, the operating company of Nizwa Fort, in cooperation with the Ministry of...