Oman News

The pink O Taxis have been doing the rounds but the official launch took place on Tuesday coinciding with the International Women’s Day held at Muscat Mall. “The idea was...

Less than 1 km from the centre of the Wilayat of Ibri on the slopes of Al Raml Mountain lies the sprawling ruins of Haret Al Raml. Well-known British explorer...

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan: Imam-ul-Haq cracked a century in each innings and his opening partner Abdullah Shafique hit a maiden hundred as Pakistan's first home Test against Australia in 24 years ended...

MUSCAT, MARCH 8 The Oman Cycling Association will organise the Oman Mountain Bike Endurance Championship on March 12 where there will be participants from nine countries in the fray. It...

LONDON: Men's tennis governing body has handed world number three Alexander Zverev a suspended eight-week ban for smashing his racket against the umpire's chair at last month's ATP 500 event...

Muscat: There was an overall increase in electricity and water production in the Sultanate of Oman by the end of December 2021,  according to numbers released on Tuesday. Al Dakhiliyah...

Muscat: The Public Establishment for Industrial Estates (Madayn) organised a training programme on statistical analysis (SPSS) as part of a series of programmes organised by Madayn to qualify and develop...

Muscat: The Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology has announced that the issuance of truck pass permits on Suhar-Yanqul road has been shifted to the Naql online platform starting...

Oman crude traded at $122.93 per barrel on the Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME) on Tuesday, slipping marginally from a 12-year peak that was scaled a day earlier. Most international benchmarks...

Al Hadeetha Resources LLC, a partnership of Al Hadeetha Investment of the Sultanate of Oman and Alara Resources Limited, an Australian mining firm, has reported continued progress in its construction...

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region saw 21 IPOs raise proceeds of $7.9 billion in 2021, an increase of 133 per cent in total issuances and 325 per...

Muscat: The Sultanate of Oman’s production of electricity increased by 8.1 per cent by the end of December 2021 to reach 41,409.6 thousand GW per hour compared to the end...

Zanzibar: Sayyid Badr Hamad al Busaidi, Foreign Minister met here on Tuesday with President Dr Hussein Ali Mwinyi of Zanzibar. The meeting comes within the framework of Sayyid Badr’s visit...

Arwa al Hashimi Locally called "fursad'', Omani farmers had been growing mulberries along with other wild berries for as long as many people can remember. Oman’s natural and geographical features...

Tini Kasmawati uses a crude pulley system to raise a bucket of bananas into the canopy of an Indonesian rainforest. Within minutes, a silvery gibbon, a baby clinging to its...

Those words, written in block letters, were a motto for Virgil Abloh, the barrier-breaking designer, artist, DJ, furniture maker and conversationalist; founder of Off-White and artistic director of Louis Vuitton...

Maggie Gyllenhaal's "The Lost Daughter," a drama about the challenges and taboos surrounding motherhood, was named the year's best indie film at the Spirit Awards on Sunday. Gyllenhaal -- until...

Muscat: The exhibition of traditional Japanese crafts and arts of the Japanese Noh Theater kicked off at the Cultural Club on Tuesday. During the exhibition, a documentary was played to...

Muscat: A meeting was held here on Tuesday between officials from the Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) and the Italian University of Genoa (UniGe) to discuss areas of cooperation between the...

Oman Environmental Service Holding Company SAOC (be'ah) has announced its participation in the upcoming Oman Sustainability Week which will be held under the auspices of His Highness Theyazin bin Haitham...