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Muscat, Nov 22 - The Oman National Transport Company (Mwasalat) will start the operation of Mwasalat taxis from December 12. In the first phase, the service will be available at Muscat International...

Muscat, Nov 20 - The total insurance spending in the Sultanate touched RO 68.8 million in 2016 as against RO 58.6 million in 2015, a RO 10.4 million increase (17 per cent growth). Old-age pensions...

Muscat, Nov 15 - A total of 6,442 new cases of diabetes were registered in 2016, taking the total number to 78,000 by end of that year, according to the National Centre for Statistics and Information...

Unscientific diets could cause serious health problems, and even prove fatal sometimes, warn experts - Zainab al Nassri - “I am on a diet’ is a phrase heard often from those obsessed with...

Muscat, Nov 11 - An Omani company that makes perfumes has won two international awards in a global competition held in Dubai. Oman Luxury Fragrances Company, founded by three young Omanis, Mutassim...

Muscat, Nov 8 - A training programme to enhance the skills of top officials in the government sector began on Wednesday. The second edition of ‘Government Competence Program’ started at...

A total of 354 farm fire incidents occurred in the Sultanate in 2016, according to the Public Authority for Civil Defence and Ambulances. (PACDA). Such incidents mostly occur in summer because of...

Years after the Ministry of Education outlawed corporal punishment in schools following a flurry of complaints by parents against teachers, there is a rising chorus of voices calling for the...

Her passion for books started eight years ago when she fell in love with reading after buying her first English children’s novel. From that awakening, Manar Zahir al Hosni, a law student studying at...

Muscat, Nov 4 - The Royal Oman Police (ROP) has warned against leaving children inside vehicles as that can prove fatal. Citing a study, it said 18 per cent of children are intentionally left behind,...

In light of the steady climb of oil prices, which continues to add to the cost burdens of consumers, many people are weighing options to cut back or put off non-essential purchases. Besides spending...

MUSCAT, Oct 30 - The Second International Scientific Conference kicked off on Monday at Sultan Qaboos University will focus on “Arab Society and Social Networks in a Changing World”. The...

MUSCAT, Oct 29 - As many as 42 expatriates fishing illegally in Oman’s coastal waters have been arrested by authorities over the last four days in an intensifying crackdown under way along the...

In a significant triumph for the government’s ongoing anti-narcotics drive, in-stances of drug abuse plummeted an impressive 51 per cent in 2016, according to the Royal Oman Police (ROP). Figures...

MUSCAT, Oct 21 - Omani coffee has always been an integral part of the Omani’s life over the years. It has been considered a deep-rooted legacy that can never be dispensed. Omani coffee is present in...

First phase to be launched on October 24 - Zainab al Nassri - Muscat, Oct 19 - The Oman Science Festival (OSF), the first of its kind to be held from October 24 to 28, aims to encourage...

Muscat, Oct 18 - The Public Authority for Social Insurance (PASI) has launched an award for best researches in the field of social insurance. It will be presented every two years. This was announced...

Plastics have the potential to cause serious harm to health because of the use of chemical additives during its production. Yet, we continue to use or overuse plastic in our daily lives in the form of...

Muscat, Oct 15 - In response to calls for regulating voluntary work, the Omani Network for Volunteers (ONV) will issue ‘volunteering licence’ and ‘volunteering passport’ for youth interested...

Muscat, Oct 11 - The Omani Forum of Partnership & Social Responsibility began on Wednesday under the auspices of Shaikh Mohammed bin Said al Kalbani, Minister of Social Development. It was attended...