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  MUSCAT, March 7 - Oman’s first purpose-built outdoor training centre was formally opened in the Sharqiya Sands on Wednesday under the auspices of His Highness Sayyid Haitham bin Tareq al Said,...

The Muscat Municipality, as part of executing a court order, has issued an ultimatum of three days to bachelors to vacate their residences if they are staying in family areas. According to a...

MUSCAT March 6 - The Sultanate has been ranked the 10th best country in the world to invest by the US News & World Report 2018. The rankings evaluated 80 countries from a survey of more than 21,000...

The Muscat Municipality, as part of executing a court order, has issued an ultimatum of three days to bachelors to vacate their residences if they are staying in family areas. According to a...

MUSCAT, March 5 - Seven companies in Oman have been slapped with a fine of RO 3 million for illegal mining and misappropriation of accounts. According to the Public Authority for Mining (PAM), the...

MUSCAT, March 4 - The plan to provide 25,000 jobs to Omanis has crossed more than the halfway mark of the targeted number in just three months. According to a top official at the Ministry of...

MUSCAT, March 4 - Oman is positioning itself as a well-knit cruise tourism destination is evident from the rising number of tourists visiting the country in the recent years. December 2017 alone...

The government has finally provided some kind of relief to companies by deciding to postpone the implementation of certain municipal fees and taxes. The move to raise the licence fee and impose...

With great enthusiasm, thousands of visitors continued to flock to different stalls and pavilions at the 23rd Muscat International Book Fair on Friday. Hectic activities were seen at all the stalls...

MUSCAT, Feb 28 - Thrill-seeking drivers on Omani beaches and parks are in for trouble with violators facing fine and jail. The Muscat Municipality, in cooperation with the Royal Oman Police (ROP),...

Employees in the Sultanate are entitled to two consecutive days of rest per week after working continuously for five days. This clarification came from the Ministry of Manpower in response to...

Two more natural reserves will be transferred to the private sector as part of eco-tourism promotion in the Sultanate. “As a follow-up to the Tanfeedh initiative, two more nature reserves will be...

Some books become like good friends that are hard to say goodbye to. Fuel of Life by Abdulaziz al Jahdhami is such a book. It tells us of the importance of hope and inspiration for living a life full...

While more teeth are being added to the traffic laws in the Sultanate, one of the most necessary and much-awaited statute is the mandatory car seats for children under the age of four. According to...

MUSCAT, Feb 25 - Affordable housing for Omani citizens is all set to take off with the developer for the ambitious project expected to be finalised soon. “The committee, set up by the Supreme...

MUSCAT, Feb 24 - More than half of the Omanis registered with the Public Authority for Social Insurance (PASI) have insured monthly wages ranging from RO 325 and RO 500. Of the total number of...

The significant progress achieved by the Sultanate in the health of children again received a pat from United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef). While millions of young lives are lost every year...

IT is not just an ambition coming true, but the process of transforming Oman into a template for digital society. The eGovernance initiative by the government is a powerful tool that enables greater...

SAMUEL KUTTY - MUSCAT, Feb 19 - The Muscat Municipality has started razing illegal structures and abandoned houses that pose threat to safety and mar the beauty of the city. While issuing a...

MUSCAT, Jan 22 - The recruitment drive initiated by the Ministry of Manpower gathered pace with a further 2,097 Omanis getting jobs in just 15 days since the beginning of this month. This is in...