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MUSCAT, JAN 13 - Sales representatives and vendors have henceforth been barred from engaging in door-to-door sales, which implies they can no longer visit homes to promote their goods/ services, the...

Muscat, Dec 19 - The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries on Wednesday warned the public against the sale/ consumption of toxic fish. The ministry, as part of the Omani Fish Quality Control...

Zainab al Nassri  - Muscat, Dec 18 - Watch out for the double swiping of your debit/ credit cards at shops or malls as the card details could get stolen or be misused, the Central Bank of Oman...

Muscat, Dec 17 - Eleven-year-old Maysoon bint Hamoud al Rawahi lost her battle with cancer, leaving thousands of people grief-stricken in the Sultanate. Maysoon, who was receiving treatment abroad...

Muscat,Dec 17 - The Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Water Resources organised on Monday a forum on awareness, information and public relations under the auspices of Nasser bin Sulaiman...

Muscat, Dec 16 - Three people have so far been diagnosed with dengue fever in the Sultanate, the Ministry of Health (MoH) has said. The MoH had last week said a case of dengue had been detected in...

MUSCAT, DEC 11 - A workshop on ‘Management of Naturally-Occurring Radioactive Material’ (NORM) began on Tuesday under the auspices of Najeeb bin Ali al Rawas, Under-Secretary of the Ministry of...

MUSCAT, DEC 10 - Muscat Municipality and Oman Investment and Finance Company (OIFC) will work together to check unregistered leases and evasion of fees. The agreement for cooperation was signed by...

Muscat, Dec 9 - Delegated by His Majesty Sultan Qaboos, Dr Rawya al Busaidiyah, Minister of Higher Education, presented HM Cup for Scouting and Guidance Excellence for 2017-2018 at the Ministry of...

Muscat, Dec 9 - The Ministry of Social Development offered a number of donation opportunities available in Social Care House for the Elderly in Rustaq, during a meeting held on Sunday with a number...

Muscat Dec 5 - More than 50 per cent of Omani women do not exercise, says National Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and their Risk Factors Survey carried out in 2017 across all governorates in the...

Muscat, Dec 3 - National University of Science and Technology was officially inaugurated on Monday by His Highness Sayyid Asaad bin Tareq al Said, Deputy Prime Minister for International Relations and...

Zainab al Nassri - Muscat, Nov 27  - A ceremony to celebrate the publication of the document on the protection and development of the environment in the Arab world, was held on Tuesday at the State...

Muscat, Nov 14 - The foundation-stone for the RO 5 billion Madinat al Irfan, a city of the future, was laid on Wednesday. The project, to be developed over a period of 20 years, is expected to...

Muscat, Nov 13 - The draft law on Selective Goods Tax was approved on Tuesday during a joint session of Majlis Ash’shura and the State Council. The new tax is expected to rake in a revenue of RO...

Muscat, Nov 12 - Fourteen reports have been received by the Ministry of Social Development this year from the Financial Intelligence Unit about individuals and institutions receiving money from public...

Muscat, Nov 7 - Only 7.07 per cent of land is suitable for cultivation in Oman out of a total area of 31.43 million hectares, the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MoAF) has said. The area of...

Muscat, Oct 3 - With the number of humpback whales dipping to less than 100 in Oman’s waters, there is fear the precious species is facing a threat of extinction, says an environment expert. “They...

Muscat, Oct 2 - The Sultanate will host a conference on ‘Ocean Economy and Future Technology’ early next year as part of International Forum for Science and Technology Diplomacy. In a press...

Muscat, Oct 2 - A total of 412 calls were received on the child protection helpline in the second quarter of this year. Of these calls, 177 were related to abuse, 89 were requests for services for...