Oman News

A new report from the World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF) and partners provides the first truly comprehensive look at whale migrations and the threats they face across all oceans,...

The Environment Society of Oman (ESO) has contributed towards this assessment. Protecting Blue Corridors, released by WWF, has for the first time, visualised the satellite tracks of over 1,000 migratory...

  Muscat: His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik has sent a cable of congratulation to Zeljko Komsic, Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina on his country’s Independence Day...

Muscat: In a landmark for the Middle East, the first spot market for electricity in the region has begun operating in Oman, helping the country in its efforts to lower...

Tunis: Sayyid Hamoud bin Faisal Al Busaidi, Minister of Interior met on Tuesday with Bassam Mawlawi, Lebanese Minister of Interior and Municipalities in the Tunisian capital of Tunis, which will...

Phnom Penh: Saleh bin Mohammed Al Saqri, The Sultanate’s resident ambassador to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam presented on Tuesday his credentials to His Majesty King Norodom Sihamoni of Cambodia...

Muscat: Prices of Oman crude breached the $100 per barrel mark for the first time in seven years, pointing to a positive outlook for oil exporters, say economists in the...

If you want to see the cherry blossom-like blooms of the apricot trees, it's time to visit Wakan Village in the months of February and March. On the Western slopes...

Has it ever happened that you've brought someone very dear to you to an expensive place, but when you check your wallet, there's barely enough funds to pay the bill?...

Geneva: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) expects overall traveller numbers to reach 4.0 billion in 2024 (counting multi-sector connecting trips as one passenger), exceeding pre-COVID-19 levels (103 per cent...

Muscat: At the end of this month, the curtains will fall on Expo 2020 Dubai and the Sultanate of Oman's pavilion will also close for visitors. The pavilion has forged...

The 193 members of the UN's General Assembly held a minute's silence on Monday for the victims of the war in Ukraine as delegates met for an emergency session to...

KYIV: Russia warned Kyiv residents to flee their homes on Tuesday and rained rockets down on Kharkiv, as Russian commanders who have failed to achieve a quick victory shifted their...

The Ukrainian president on Tuesday addressed the European Parliament by videolink, saying Ukraine had earned the right to be immediately accepted into the bloc as a member. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's...

MUSCAT: The State Council will convene its fourth regular meeting of the third annual session under the chairmanship of Shaikh Abdulmalik bin Abdullah al Khalili, Chairman, on Wednesday. During the...

MUSCAT: The State Council will convene its fourth regular meeting of the third annual session under the chairmanship of Shaikh Abdulmalik bin Abdullah al Khalili, Chairman, on Wednesday. During the...

Brussels: The geopolitical tension of recent months intensified the focus on gas and electricity infrastructure in Europe. In the face of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, interest in alternatives to...

Tokyo: Asia's factories sustained a brisk recovery in February amid signs the coronavirus was having less of an impact on business, but the Ukraine crisis has rapidly emerged as a...

Excavating mountains or removing rocks without license will attract a fine of RO 2,500. Article 2 of the Resolution No 212/2017 of Muscat Municipality stipulates that it is not permissible...

If you work in the learning space, experiential learning is an expression you probably have come across over the last years. Experiential learning is an active learning process through which...