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MUSCAT: Residential and commercial rents in the Sultanate continued to fall due to a combination of factors including the impact from COVID-19 pandemic, drop in expat population and low oil...

MUSCAT: Despite fluctuating COVID-19 infection and mortality cases, the Supreme Committee ruled out the possibility of lockdowns with the Minister of Health Dr Ahmed bin Mohammed al Saeedi asserting...

Muscat: The stage is set for the epic trek across the across the dunes of Rub Al Khali  (the Empty Quarter) in what will be the toughest challenge for a team of former military personnel. The...

Muscat: Despite fluctuating COVID-19 infection and mortality cases, the Supreme Committee ruled out the possibility of lockdowns with the Minister of Health Dr. Ahmed bin Mohammed al Saeedi asserting...

With almost nine months into a year that is earmarked as the worst year in the 21st century, the reality is that the novel coronavirus is still in charge and people are confounded by doubts despite...

MUSCAT: Although installation of fire detectors have not been made mandatory at homes in Oman, experts and rescuers insist on their installation to avoid casualties. Loss of lives and damage to...

MUSCAT: While the number of Omani health workers witnessed a rise of five per cent in 2019 compared to 2016, pharmacists registered the largest increase as their number exceeded the 40 per cent mark...

Despite making it mandatory and punishable under law, some people are stepping out onto the streets, beaches and other public places without wearing face masks while others carry them in their hands...

MUSCAT: Despite making it mandatory and punishable under law, some people are stepping out onto the streets, beaches and other public places without wearing face masks while others carry them in their...

It is confusion rather than anguish on the faces of parents and teachers when there is talk about the reopening of schools. Even students who are mature enough to understand the current situation are...

Muscat: Plastic waste has long plagued our seas and posed a threat to marine ecosystems, but now there is a new threat: personal protective equipment (PPE), widely used to curb the spread of...

MUSCAT: Oman’s Vision 2040, the gateway to become a developed country under His Majesty Haitham bin Tarik, aims at promoting the country’s position in different sectors over the next two...

MUSCAT: Even as the COVID-19 fear continues its relentless threat to the world, people have started to live with the situation as is evident from life in Oman. Most businesses including shopping...

Almost all businesses, souqs and offices have opened and roads have swelled with vehicles. Yet, all these do not mean that life is returning to pre-pandemic normality. And there is now no way left to...

The Royal Oman Police on Monday issued an alert, asking both citizens and residents to refrain from sharing details of their bank account or forwarding funds online to companies or people they do not...

Muscat: Even as the total population has dropped in the recent months, Omanis crossed the 60-percent mark on Saturday August 15. According to the latest figures from the National Centre for...

The average lifespan of Omanis reached as high as 77.2 years, with 75.2 for men and 79.2 for women at the end of 2019 against 49 years in 1970. At the same time, the total fertility rate stood at 2.7...

Muscat: As fears in the job market and slowdown in businesses mount, small-time landlords say they are the worst hit either by way of vacant flats or reduced rent amount. Already hit by supply-demand...

Anxiety was writ large on his face when my friend told me, “It is like entering a warzone when we return home from office. The discipline that our children had before the lockdown has gone out of...

Muscat: Ancient tools dating back to 8,000 years have been reportedly unearthed in Oman and Yemen by a group of archaeologists. The stone tools, discovered in Ad Dahariz in Oman and Manayzah in...