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MUSCAT, APRIL 4Muscat Municipality announced that it is in the process of designating and reallocating sites for mobile vending businesses in the governorate.In an interview with Radio Oman, Director...

US-based international space tourism agency SpaceVIP is launching operations in the Middle East – a move that will also have beneficial implications for the Sultanate of Oman in light of the Omani...

The Consumer Protection Authority (CPA) launched an online version of its consumables price list on Monday.The database, known as the 'Price Observatory', contains information of more than 750,000...

MUSCAT, MARCH 26The Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion (MoCIIP) began the implementation of the regulations of online marketing and promotion in accordance with Ministerial...

An international competitive programming training bootcamp wrapped up today in Muscat. The Hello Muscat ICPC Bootcamp, took place at the German University of Technology campus from the 8 to the 16th...

Hydrogen Oman (Hydrom), a subsidiary of Energy Development Oman (EDO), signed multiple binding green hydrogen project agreements worth $20 billion yesterday in Muscat.Hydrom Chairman Eng Salim bin...

Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) unveiled its new corporate strategy yesterday at the Oman Sustainability Week in Muscat.According to Managing Director Steve Phimister, the new strategy is a direct...

The latest edition of ‘Oman Sustainability Week’ was launched launched yesterday at the Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre with the aim of promoting sustainability as a crucial element in...

The Consumer Protection Authority inaugurated the events of the 'Arab Consumer Protection Week' in a forum yesterday, under the auspices of Sayyid Mohammed bin Sultan bin Hamoud al Busaidi, Vice...

A power symposium organized by the International Council on Large Electric Systems (CIGRE) was inaugurated under the auspices of Mohsen bin Hamed al Hadhrami, Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Energy...

MUSCAT, MARCH 5Eng Said bin Hamoud al Maawali, Minister of Transport, Communications and Information Technology, shared that the estimated cost of the Ministry’s road projects in 2023 will amount to...

The Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology (MTCIT) announced that it attracted technology-related investments worth more than RO 300 million during 2022.Dr Ali al Shidhani,...

Oman Investment Authority (OIA) unveiled four new in-country value programmes yesterday in Muscat.The programmes fall under the Authority’s ICV project ‘Qimam’ launched in 2021 with the aim of...

MUSCAT, FEB 26The Omani-Japanese Business forum took place yesterday in Muscat under the aims of enhancing trade and economic cooperation between the two nations. The forum is a collaboration between...

The International Semiconductor Executive Summit (ISES) launched yesterday in Muscat under the auspices of the Minister of Labour Dr Mahad Said Ali Baawain.The two-day summit, organized by The...

MUSCAT: “[Cryptocurrency] is an asset that we at the Central Bank and many central banks around the world do not recognise as a currency,” shared the Chief Executive Officer of the Central Bank of...

MUSCAT: The Ministry of Labour launched the third edition of the “on-the-job training” programme in cooperation with the Authority for Small and Medium Enterprises Development (ASMED).The...

Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) celebrated the inauguration of its Rima water treatment plant project under the auspices of HH Sayyid Marwan bin Turki al Said, Governor of Dhofar, yesterday.The RO 87...

The Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zones (OPAZ) held a partnership and development forum yesterday in Muscat.The one-day forum focused on corporate social responsibility (CSR),...

The Sultanate of Oman’s executive space sector programme, unveiled by the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology earlier this month, envisions promising opportunities for...