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Martin Griffiths, the Special Envoy of UN Secretary-General to Yemen, on Sunday affirmed the importance of Oman’s neighbourly relations with Yemen, saying they have a “long history of dialogue and...

Muscat, April 8 - Smart management in water/ power sectors and investment opportunities for government and private establishments in these sectors are focus of the Oman Energy and Water Conference &...

Muscat, April 4 - Oman has achieved 75.7 per cent self-sufficiency in vegetable production, having invested $4,941 million in agriculture and fisheries-related infrastructure projects and upgraded...

Muscat, April 2 - An international conference that aims to enrich performance of employees and achieve best standards of performance evaluation to ensure fulfilling satisfaction of beneficiaries...

The private sector’s contribution is a meagre 19.9 per cent of the total expenditure on healthcare in the Sultanate, it was stated at a symposium on Wednesday. Titled ‘Investment in the Health...

The government seeks to increase the spending on the health sector from eight to ten percent of the total of the state budget by 2050, as well as find alternative and new sources for funding in...

March 24 - A study conducted recently by the Ministry of Social Development reveals an alarming increase in the number of drug users in the Sultanate. It was based on people’s visits to the...

Muscat, March 20 - A total of 56 disabled people, 10 with mental disability, were employed by the private sector in 2017, according to the Follow-up Department of Vocational Rehabilitation and...

Muscat, March 19 - A sum of RO 19 million has so far been given as grants to 39 women’s associations across the Sultanate, said Shaikh Mohammed bin Said al Kalbani, Minister of Social...

Muscat, March 18 The Ministry of Social Development (MoSD) plans to establish a society for the welfare of Omani fishermen, come out with a law to help the elderly and set up an Autism Children...

Muscat, March 14  - The Public Authority for Electricity and Water (Diam) will soon implement a new system of reading water meters, called “remote reading”. Mohammed bin Abdullah al Mahrooqi,...

Muscat, March 14 - The number of robbery related cases in the Sultanate declined 83.6 per cent between 2011 and 2016, according to a study titled ‘Problems of theft among juveniles and adults in...

Muscat Feb 28 - The Mars simulation experiments being conducted in the Sultanate concluded on Wednesday. Launched in the desert of Dhofar, which is geologically closest to the surface of Mars, it...

WITH an increase in the number of Human Immunodeficiency Virus, or HIV, cases in the Sultanate, it has become imperative for couples to go for a pre-marital test to avoid complications in the...

Oman’s Mars simulation mission aimed at preparing scientists for future Mars expeditions has come to an end today. The Sultanate hosted astronauts and scientists from across the globe to foster...

  Muscat, Feb 26 - For children and students, the Muscat International Book Fair had plenty to offer, including pavilions dedicated to children’s books, stories, educational games and...

Logistics sector is expected to provide 80,000 jobs to Omanis by 2020, according to Minister of Transport and Communications, Dr Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Salim al Futaisi. The number far exceeds the...

Muna al Balushi, a citizen and a resident of Muscat, had paid more than RO 1,000 before she could get a driving licence. “My instructor had asked for RO 7 for every one-hour driving class. Each...

Muscat, Feb 18 - A law is in the offing in the Sultanate to prevent the export of meteorites and any kind of stones without approval from the competent authorities, said Dr Mohammed al Kindi, CEO, Geo...

Children accounted for 15 per cent of the beggars arrested in the Sultanate in 2017, according to the figures released by the Ministry of Social Development. Out of the 1,152 beggars (225 Omanis, 972...