Oman News

A maritime link between the Sultanate of Oman and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is expected to be expanded with more investments in this sector following agreements signed last week....

Muscat: His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik to pay a special visit to the United Kingdom that will last several days starting Tuesday, December 14, 2021. The visit will aim...

Muscat: The Ministry of Health on Monday announced the registration of the first two cases of the new COVID-19 variant Omicron. Two citizens coming from abroad tested positive for Omicron,...

Muscat: The Ministry of Health on Monday announced the registration of the first two cases of the new COVID-19 variant Omicron. Two citizens coming from abroad tested positive for Omicron,...

The Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) sector is important in the economic diversification efforts of the Sultanate of Oman. The number of SMEs registered in the country has increased to...

TEHRAN: Iran's chief negotiator on Sunday reported progress on an agenda for talks with global powers over its nuclear programme, as Britain said the Vienna negotiations were Tehran's "last chance"....

ADDIS ABABA: Rebellious Tigrayan forces have recaptured the Ethiopian town of Lalibela, witnesses said, less than two weeks after the military and its allies took control of it as part...

GAZA: An animal shelter in the Gaza Strip is using the wheels of toy cars and kids bicycles to build mobility devices for disabled cats and dogs, helping them walk,...

MAYFIELD: US emergency workers searched on Sunday for survivors of ferocious tornadoes that killed dozens of people across several states and left towns in ruins, as the governor of hard-hit...

STOCKHOLM/COPENHAGEN: Two Danish crew members of a capsized barge were missing in the freezing Baltic Sea on Monday after an overnight collision with a British vessel in a busy maritime...

KABUL: The head of the Kabul Passport Office has asked for patience from thousands of Afghans waiting for documents that would let them leave the country as large crowds continue...

Muscat: Following a series of qualifying events the team of four players have been selected who will travel to Egypt to represent the Sultanate in the 40th Pan Arab Golf...

Nyon: Paris St Germain will face Real Madrid in a titanic clash in the last 16 of the Champions League while Manchester United take on Atletico Madrid after UEFA declared...

@conradprabhu - An international consortium behind the proposed development of a green ammonia project in Salalah in Dhofar Governorate plans to invest around $1 billion in the implementation of the...

Businesses in the Sultanate of Oman are required to make e-payment options available for customers effective from early 2022, according to a notification issued by the Ministry of Commerce, Industry...

ISTANBUL: The Turkish lira crashed as much as 7% to a new record near 15 to the dollar on Monday, gripped by worries over President Tayyip Erdogan's risky new economic...

Following an unprecedented economic shock caused by the sudden global health crisis, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity stopped in its tracks in 2020. However, the segment has since rebounded strongly,...

In recent decades, central bankers’ job had become somewhat boring and frustrating. They were given independence in the 1990s, because that seemed the best way to ensure price stability. The...

We do not expect pineapples to come from Norway or papayas to come from the Sahara Desert. These fruits instead tend to grow in places with lots of sun and...

Gemological Institute of Ratnapura Director of research and development, Chamila Suranga, inspects the world's largest natural corundum blue sapphire, weighing 310 kilograms, which was found in a gem pit, at...