Midhun Raj - Oman Observer

Midhun Raj

Digital Editor at Oman Observer. Midhun manages the Online team at the Observer. Before joining Observer, Midhun worked with some of the leading media houses including Reuters News, Times of India, Vantage Magazine etc.

Cyclone Shaheen: Coastal belt residents asked to evacuate

Muscat: National Committee for Emergency Management on Saturday asked residents living in areas located within the direct impact of the cyclone starting from the Wilayat of Barka until the Wilayat of...

Cyclone Shaheen expected to make landfall on Sunday

Cyclone Shaheen: Mwasalat suspends services

Muscat: As the cyclone, Shaheen expected to make landfall on Sunday, Mwasalat, Oman's national transportation company, has decided to suspend its bus and ferry services in all governorates of the...

Reasons why tropical cyclones increasing in the Arabian Sea?

Muscat: Oman's Met Office on Friday said tropical storm Shaheen has intensified into a Category 1 tropical cyclone and is 500 km away from the Sultanate.What is a tropical cyclone?Cyclones are...

Tropical storm to intensify into cyclone, likely to make landfall on Sunday

Muscat: Oman’s weather office on Friday issued a tropical storm alert and warned it is likely to intensify into a category-1 cyclone and move towards the Muscat coast. The cyclone is expected to...

Tropical situation may form in next 36 hours: Met Office

Muscat: Oman Meteorology office on Wednesday said that the agency is expecting to form a tropical situation in the Arabian Sea within the next 36 hours.“We are closely monitoring the activity of...

Oman launches long-term residency program for expat investors

Muscat: The Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotions (MOCIIP) on Wednesday launched a program for granting long-term residency to expat investors in the Sultanate. Aimed at enhancing...

Oman oil price climbs to $76 amid supply concerns

Muscat: As the global oil prices climb, Oman oil price on Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME) on Monday reached $76 a barrel, reaching a high last seen in October 2018."Oman oil price (November Delivery...

Omani fishing enthusiasts rescue stranded turtle

MUSCAT: A casual weekend ended in a surprise of sorts for Saif Abdul Latif when he and his friend were on a fishing mission and rescued a turtle that was stranded amidst a heap of plastic waste.Saif...

Omani fishing enthusiasts rescue stranded turtle

Muscat: A casual weekend for Saif Abdul Latif ended up in a surprise of sorts rescuing a stranded turtle amidst a heap of plastic waste.Saif had decided to go on a fishing expedition with Hilal al...

Weather office issues tropical situation warning

Muscat: Oman's weather office on Sunday issued an early warning on a tropical situation in the Arabian Sea expected at the end of this week."Specialists at the National Center for Early Warning of...

Supreme Committee announces fine exemptions

Muscat: Supreme Committee in charge of tackling the Coronavirus spread in the Sultanate has decided to allow employers to renew expired work licenses for those workers stranded outside the Sultanate....

Omani cavers explore Well of Hell in Yemen’s Al Mahra

19% rise in wheat production in the Sultanate

Oman to reopen mosques for Friday prayer

Muscat: The Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs on Sunday has decided to reopen mosques for Friday. An online permit to perform the Friday prayer is a must, stated the Ministry. Those who...

Cycling from Musandam to Salalah

Nearly 50% of target population vaccinated in Oman

Did you get to taste Jabal Akhdar pomegranates this year?

Social media: Time to add some filters?

The advancement of smartphone technology in a short span of time has been impressive. And social media platforms have become an integral part of our social, political and economic lives ever since...

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