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Muscat: The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth and Oman Sail Foundation on Sunday signed a cooperation programme to establish Oman Events Centre (OEC).The OEC was one of the outcomes of an...

Muscat: The Sultanate of Oman’s production of refineries and petrochemicals recorded an increase by 6.6 per cent till the end of November 2023 compared to the corresponding period in 2022, according...

Muscat: Sayyid Badr Hamad al Busaidi, Foreign Minister, on Sunday received a phone call from David Cameron, British Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs.The two...

MUSCAT: Oman Post, a member of Asyad Group, unveiled a joint commemorative stamp, honouring fraternal ties between the Sultanate of Oman and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.The main image, comprising...

SEOUL: The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and the Republic of Korea signed a Free Trade Agreement. His Excellency Jassim Mohammed al Bedaiwi, the Secretary-General of the GCC, signed on...

Muscat: His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik on Wednesday issued two Royal decrees reading as follows:Royal decree No (88/2023) ratifies the agreement establishing the Islamic Corporation for the...

Muscat: A medical team from the National Heart Centre of the Royal Hospital met with success in utilizing minimally invasive techniques for conducting heart surgeries for the first time in the...

Muscat: The Royal Academy of Management (RAM) has inaugurated a programme in partnership with the Ministry of Interior to introduce concepts of modern local administration.The programme focuses on...

Muscat: The National Competitiveness Office on Monday launched a new body named “Association of International Indices Interest Groups”.The association, which brings together experts from different...

Muscat: HH Sayyid Shihab bin Tarik, Deputy Prime Minister for Defence Affairs on Monday presided over the conclusion of a symposium titled “Strengthening national readiness to deal with advanced...

Muscat: The Municipal Councils Symposium, which concluded on Monday, came out with a number of recommendations aimed at upgrading performance in a manner that responds to the needs of the forthcoming...

Muscat: HH Sayyid Theyazin bin Haitham al Said, Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth, presided over a ceremony marking the passing out of a batch of Officer Cadets, University and Limited Service...

Muscat: The Sultanate of Oman has welcomed the statement issued by Hans Grundberg, UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy to Yemen, on securing a roadmap to resolve the Yemeni crisis. Oman hopes that...

Muscat: HH Sayyid Theyazin Haitham al Said, Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth, on Sunday presided over the opening of the 2023 Municipal Councils Symposium, organized by the Ministry of...

Muscat: His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik on Sunday issued Royal decree No (87/2023) on determining the specializations of the Secretariat General of National Celebrations and approving its...

In collaboration with the Directorate-General of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources, the Sunan Al Bahr Committee in the Wilayat of Sadah, Dhofar Governorate, successfully organised the Sadah...

MUSCAT: The Omani Astronomical Society has informed that this year’s winter solstice phenomenon will occur today, December 22, Friday, and will be the first day of winter astronomically in the...

MUSCAT: Dr Said Mohammed al Saqri, Minister of Economy received on Thursday Faisal Fadhil Alibrahim, Minister of Economy and Planning of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and his accompanying...

CAIRO: Represented by the Ministry of Social Development, the Sultanate of Oman took part in the meeting of the 43rd session of the Council of Arab Ministers of Social Affairs. The meeting concluded...

MUSCAT: The Central Bank of Oman (CBO) Board of Governors held its fourth meeting for the current year, on Wednesday.During the meeting, the CBO Board of Governors approved the plan for implementing...