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All products imported to the Sultanate will be checked for their compliance with quality and standards before they reach the markets. According to a statement from the Ministry of Commerce and...

Muscat: To facilitate the national workforce in more sectors, the Ministry of Manpower has set new Omanisation targets in the private sector. According to ministerial decision based on labour laws...

Indians working abroad including Oman are not required to pay income tax to the government of India. A clarification in this regard was issued on Sunday by the government saying that the new provision...

Muscat: All products imported to the Sultanate will be checked for their compliance with quality and standards before they reach the markets. According to a statement from the Ministry of Commerce...

Muscat: In a major announcement in the Indian Budget 2020, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has tightened the rules for Indian citizens to claim NonResident Indian (NRI) status. According to a...

This is why we are determined to promote the role of our people in the agricultural, fisheries and the livestock industries. Their effective participation in our development march reflects the...

We are now into the fifth year of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set by the United Nations aimed at bringing peace and prosperity for people in general and the planet, in particular. The 17...

In the wee hours of Friday night, January 10, not only the people of Oman but the world as a whole lost a great light, His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said bin Taimour as he left for his eternal abode,...

Thanks to the deep-rooted faith in peace, the Sultanate had the ability and courage not only to clearly and honestly express its opinions and vision towards situations and developments in the global...

Since the day of blessed renaissance when His Majesty Sultan Qaboos took to office, a glorious chapter opened in the history of Oman. This has been an era marked with development, progress and...

The Sultanate’s has always put environment first even as it embraced rapid development. Late His Majesty Sultan Qaboos always insisted on the conservation of environment. “It is the responsibility...

Under the wise leadership of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos, Oman could make tremendous development in health care. In the World Health Organisation’s Universal Health Coverage (UHC) index, Oman ranked...

Muscat: The expatriate population in Oman fell by four per cent to reach 1,721,035 in November 2019 compared to the corresponding period in 2018. According to the latest figures from the National...

MUSCAT: The expatriate population in Oman fell by four per cent to reach 1,721,035 in December 2019 compared to the corresponding period in 2018. According to the latest figures from the National...

The life today — for both the old and young — is different from what it had been a few decades back. The technology had not been as advanced and convenient as today. There was neither Internet for...

MUSCAT: While prices of crude oil rose significantly to reach a four-week high, gold jumped to almost seven-year peak on Monday. Major share markets also ran into turbulence following the geopolitical...

MUSCAT, JAN 4 - More nationals may get jobs thanks to enhanced funds for training and infrastructure spending in the State Budget 2020. According to 2020 state budget figures, an anticipated amount of...

MUSCAT, JAN 1 - The state budget for 2020, approved by His Majesty Sultan Qaboos, aims at fiscal sustainability, lower public debt and higher economic growth in the Sultanate. The budget unveiled on...

January 1 is the first day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. But the dawn of this year assumes more importance as it marks the beginning of a new decade. While a new calendar has already replaced...

The bilateral relations between Oman and India have reached new heights and the momentum is set to lead to big achievements. Both the countries have signed a number of agreements in different fields...