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Salalah: The Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) on Wednesday operated a number of flights to return the residents of Al Halaniyat Islands to their homes after an evacuation mission that took place prior...

Muscat: Participants of the 9th meeting of GCC ministers of endowments and Islamic affairs, hosted by the Sultanate of Oman, sent a cable of thanks and gratitude to His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin...

Salalah: The Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology, represented by the Directorate General for Roads and Land Transport in the Governorate of Dhofar, on Wednesday announced...

Muscat: The annual inflation rate in the Sultanate of Oman reached 1.27% by the end of September 2023 according to data on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) which were issued by the National Centre for...

Muscat: Sayyid Badr Hamad al Busaidi, Foreign Minister on Monday discussed the tragic situation in Gaza, during telephonic conversations with a number of Arab counterparts.The minister exchanged views...

Muscat: Salim Mohammed al Mahrouqi, Minister of Heritage and Tourism, said that the new tourism law sets the general framework for organizing the tourism sector, which, he said, is undergoing rapid...

Salalah: The management of Port of Salalah announced on Monday that operations in the port will be resumed gradually starting from 11 AM tomorrow (Tuesday).The port’s management announced yesterday...

Salalah: The Defence Ministry’s Engineering Services deployed a force to lend technical and engineering support to Dhofar Governorate due to the tropical condition “Tej”.The force is acting in...

Salalah: The Medical Services division of the Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF) provided the medical sector in the Governorate of Dhofar with a field hospital ahead of Tej, the tropical condition making...

Muscat: Dr Abdullah Nasser al Harrasi, Minister of Information, held a meeting on Monday with a delegation from the Foreign Press Association (FPA), currently visiting the Sultanate of Oman.The...

Muscat: His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik on Monday issued three Royal Decrees reading as followsRoyal Decree No (68/2023) on promulgation of the Public Debt Law, after presenting the same before...

Muscat: A meeting was held at the Ministry of Information on Sunday to review preparations of the Media and Public Awareness Sector of the National Committee for Emergency Management for media...

CAIRO: On behalf of His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik, HH Sayyid Shihab bin Tarik al Said, Deputy Prime Minister for Defence Affairs, chaired the Sultanate of Oman’s delegation at Cairo Summit...

MUSCAT: The National Emergency Management Centre (NEMC) held a meeting under the chairmanship of Maj Gen Abdullah bin Ali al Harthi, Assistant Inspector-General of Police and Customs for Operations...

MUSCAT : The Sustainable Energy Research Center (SERC) at Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) has affirmed the Sultanate of Oman’s capabilities in emerging as a major producer and exporter of green...

MUSCAT: The total value added of non-oil activities in the Sultanate of Oman increased by 0.3 percent by the end of Q2 2023 to reach RO 13.8 billion compared to the same period a year earlier,...

Riyadh: HH Sayyid Shihab bin Tarik al Said, Deputy Prime Minister for Defence Affairs held a meeting on the sidelines of the GCC-ASEAN Summit on Friday with Phạm Minh Chính, Prime Minister of the...

Muscat: On behalf of His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik, HH Sayyid Shihab bin Tarik al Said, Deputy Prime Minister for Defence Affairs will leave tomorrow Saturday for the Arab Republic of Egypt to...

Riyadh: During the GCC-ASEAN Summit held in Riyadh on Friday, the leaders exchanged views and expressed grave concerns over the developments in the Middle East and agreed on the following:1. Condemn...

New York: Oman pressed for lifting Gaza siege immediately to allow humanitarian aid. Dr Mohammed al Hassan, Permanent Representative of Oman to the UN, said in a statement on Thursday at the Gulf...