Largest egg farm to come up in Oman
BIG BOOST: $40 million-plant to produce 360 million eggs a year By Zainab Al Nasseri — MUSCAT: Dec. 20: The largest table-egg farm in the Sultanate will come up in Ibri, Governorate of Al...
Batinah farmers export farm produce to Japan
By Zainab Al Nasseri — MUSCAT: Dec. 20: The Batinah Farmers’ Association has achieved a breakthrough by exporting green beans to Japan, a country known for strict food standards. “They were able...
Students’ projects on display at ICTEX
By Zainab Al Nasseri — MUSCAT: Dec 19: The third edition of Information and Communication Technology Exhibition (ICTEX) was launched at Muscat Hall at the Ministry of Higher Education (MoHE) on...
Abalone fishing season ends
By Zainab Al Nasseri — MUSCAT: Dec 18: Abalone fishing season in Dhofar ended yesterday as specified by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. This season’s production, whose kilogram reached...
Rumours about drugging baby not true: Ministry
By Zainab Al Nasseri — MUSCAT: Dec. 18: The Ministry of Social Development has refuted rumours that a nursery in Seeb had drugged a baby under its care. Specialists from the Child Affairs Department...
Imphal: The unexplored beauty
[gallery columns="5" link="file" ids="333306,333304,333305,333307,333308"] ZAINAB AL NASSRI - On the far north-east of India, lies Imphal, the tiny capital city of the northeastern state of...
Parents can ease pain of bullying
By Zainab Al Nasseri — MUSCAT: Dec 13: Oman has seen an alarming increase in the number of bullying cases in the last five years, especially among schoolchildren, according to officials from...
Child safety, security focus of forum
By Zainab Al Nasseri — MUSCAT: Dec 13: The Oman Child Safety, Security and Health Forum was launched on Tuesday. It was presided over by Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamdan al Tobi, Advisor of the Ministry...
As bullying cases rise, parents’ role stressed
By Zainab Al Nasseri — MUSCAT: Dec 11: Oman has seen an alarming increase in the number of bullying cases in the last five years, especially among schoolchildren, according to officials from...
North Al Batinah wins HM’s Cup for Excellence in Scouts and Guides
By Zainab Al Nasseri — MUSCAT: Dec. 10: The Governorate of North Al Batinah won His Majesty’s ‘The Greatest Scout’ Cup in the Scouts and Guides Excellence Contest 2015-16 at an annual ceremony...
Ministry strives to provide job-linked education
♦ Majlis Ash’shura discusses challenges facing the higher education ♦ Two new colleges to be established in Musandam and Wusta Zainab al Nassri - MUSCAT - Dec. 8: The Majlis...
New labour law under process: Ministry official
By Zainab Al Nasseri — MUSCAT: Dec 7: The new labour law is under process with the authorities concerned, said Salim Nasser al Hadhrami, Director-General, Planning & Development, Ministry of...
New initiative to protect trees to be launched
By Zainab Al Nasseri — MUSCAT: Dec 5: The second phase of ‘Ashjar’ initiative, launched by the Ministry of Environment and Climate Affairs in March this year, will kick off soon and will focus...
‘Voluntary work is active part of development’
By Zainab Al Nasseri — MUSCAT: Dec. 4: A seminar on ‘Voluntary Work: Organisation and Performance’ was organised by the Ministry of Social Development on Sunday. Presided over by HH Sayyid Kamil...