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Muscat: The courts of the Sultanate of Oman handled 143,960 lawsuits during 2022, an increase of 13,000 lawsuits over 2021 figures.The lawsuits were undertaken by 59 courts, among them 45 courts of...

Muscat: Sayyid Badr Hamad al Busaidi, Foreign Minister, received here on Thursday a phone call from Hussein Al Shaikh, Secretary General of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation...

Gaza: The death toll from the ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza Strip and the West Bank has surged to 974, with over 5,000 injured, the Palestinian Health Ministry announced on Wednesday.According to...

New York: The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) reaffirmed that the agency has been unable to bring any aid into the Gaza Strip since Saturday. It added that UNRWA...

Gaza: Palestinians in the sealed-off Gaza Strip struggled to find any safe area, as Israeli strikes demolished entire neighborhoods. Hospitals ran low on supplies and a power blackout was expected...

Muscat: The Joint GCC-EU Ministerial Council stressed the importance of restraint and de-escalation between Palestinians and Israelis, as well as the release of detainees from both sides.This was...

Duqm: The future of green industries, developing trends in the renewable energy sector, and the most significant projects being carried out in the region in this sector will be covered at the Duqm...

Muscat: Foreign ministers taking part in the 27th meeting of the Joint GCC-EU Ministerial Council hailed the Sultanate of Oman’s foreign policy and the country’s regional and international efforts...

Muscat: Qais Mohammed al Yousef, Minister of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion, met separately in Muscat on Tuesday Olivier Bechet, Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade, Economic...

New York: The United Nations (UN) on Monday said that over 123,000 people have been displaced in the Gaza Strip considering the persistent Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip for the third day."Over...

Muscat: A delegation from the European Union (EU) on Monday visited Operation Atalanta’s frigate “Navarra” at Port Sultan Qaboos.The visiting delegation comprised Josep Borrell, High...

Riyadh: Within the framework of the visit of HH Sayyid Theyazin bin Haitham al Said, Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth, an official session of talks was held in Riyadh on Sunday with HH Prince...

Muscat: The Sultanate of Oman has expressed its sympathy with Afghanistan on the devastating earthquake that struck western Afghanistan yesterday (Saturday).In a statement issued by the Foreign...

Duqm: Numerous projects and service facilities are being carried out by the Special Economic Zone Administration in Duqm (SEZAD) in Saay, the new commercial District, as the construction works in the...

Muscat: The Sultanate of Oman will host a meeting of the 27th session of the EU-GCC Joint Ministerial Council on October 9 and 10, 2023.The GCC’s side will be headed by Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr...

Muscat: The Sultanate of Oman congratulated Morocco, Portugal and Spain on winning the bid to host FIFA World Cup 2030.Oman also congratulated Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay on obtaining...

Riyadh: The Sultanate of Oman ranked 6th in the Arab world and 65th internationally in the 2023 Integrated Index for Postal Development (2IPD) and bagged the “Excellence Award” of the same.This...

Muscat: The Ministry of Social Development launched here on Thursday an electronic platform for charitable donations codenamed “Jood” or “Give Generously”.The digital platform aims to serve...

Muscat: Air Vice Marshal Khamis Hammad al Ghafri, Commander of the Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO), on Thursday honoured Wing Commander Majid Saif al Maamari in appreciation for his heroic role in...

Muscat: Oman oil price (December delivery 2023) on Thursday reached 86.25 US Dollars, comprising a decline by 4.43 US Dollars from the price of yesterday (Wednesday), which stood at 90.68 US...