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It is advised to divide Iftar meal into two small meals. It helps in reducing the belly fat during the holy month It always comes to mind that fasting in Ramadhan is related to weight loss and...

@zainabalnasseri The new cases of Covid-19-related deaths have set the alarm bell ringing, as 19 deaths were reported on a single day in the Sultanate. The rising number of deaths is a cause of...

@zainabalnasseri Many feel lazy or restricted this year for not doing the good that they used to in Ramadhan due to the prevailing Covid-19 conditions in the whole world. But the people who do good...

The Sultanate is all set to implement the Value Added Tax (VAT) from Friday with an expectation to raise about RO 400 million annually and to generate approximately 1.5 per cent of the value to the...

The Supreme Committee on Covid-19 held a media meeting with the editors-in-chief of the Oman News Agency, Oman TV, local newspapers and media officials at the Diplomatic Club on Monday. During the...

During the month of Ramadhan, the body of a fasting person undergoes hormonal changes which maintain the necessary vital nutrient supply to the body cells. For this, preparing the body for fasting,...

The Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion launched an automatic approval service for licences as an essential initiative to build an investment environment and ‘Ease of Doing...

We can donate a new life to someone by donating organs, but that needs proper ethics, therapeutic and clinical protocols. To address this issue, Dr Ahmed bin Mohammed al Saeedi, Minister of Health,...

If women are working shoulder to shoulder with men, they are not lagging when it comes to a tough sport like hiking. Hiking is a kind of sport in which people set a goal of wandering on foot for a...

Members of the Majlis Ash’shura stressed the need to urgently refer the Education Law to the Council keeping in mind its importance to the overall improvement of the education sector in the...

Registration for study programmes in higher education institutions (HEIs) for the academic year 2021-2022 will start from April 1 and continue till June 1, according to Higher Education Admission...

It is normal to have concerns over any new product in the market, and especially when the product is related to human health directly. This was stated by Dr Zaid bin al Khatab al Hinai, Assistant...

Some people take their budget for granted, others take a judicious approach when it comes to spending. The fact is, there are a few people who adhere to a budget. A study prepared in 2019 by the Board...

After about a month from today, Muslims across the globe will receive their most sacred month, Ramadhan, which like last year comes in exceptional circumstances. The Covid-19 has unprecedentedly...

The number of retirees by the end of January 2021 reached 68,456, with an increase of 1 per cent over the previous year, according to the new statistics of the Civil Service Employees Pension Fund....

When the world is celebrating the Women’s Day, some facts about Omani women indicate the country’s concern for the welfare and empowerment of women. According to the Public Authority for Social...

The second semester of the current academic year (2020-2021) in public schools started with distance learning mode on Sunday. The online learning mode will continue till March 11. The Supreme...

A study on the possibilities of promoting domestic tourism in the Sultanate was on the table of the sub-committee affiliated to the Culture, Media and Tourism Committee of the State Council, during...

The National Committee to Combat Human Trafficking (NCCHT) on Monday launched its second awareness campaign titled “Insan”, the Arabic word for ‘human being’. Through the campaign, NCCHT...

Muscat: The move to allocate government doctors to work in private health institutions after official working hours for a fee was aimed at reducing the number of Omanis going abroad for treatment,...