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Salalah: The COVID-19 has exposed everyone to an entirely new situation. People have to be compulsorily at home but active at the same time to meet their job requirements, studies, and even...

Salalah: Salalah is witnessing below normal Khareef this year. The annual of Khareef (monsoon) season is hampered by two factors one is COVID-19 and the other is weather disturbance that Dhofar...

Salalah: It was a big relief for the expatriates from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu to get a direct flight from Salalah to Madurai. It was the first direct flight from Salalah to Tamil Nadu. The...

Salalah:The COVID-19 has given a situation in which people have to be fully dependent on online platforms, at the same time they have to be extra cautious to keep safe from the unseen criminals called...

Muscat: –The low-pressure system in the Arabian Sea brought heavy rains in eastern parts of the Dhofar Governorate with chances of moderate to heavy rains in the coastal areas. Salalah city also...

SALALAH: The Dhofar Governorate is bracing up for another weather disturbance due to the low-pressure system, which is catching up over the Arabian Sea. According to a source in the Salalah Met...

Salalah: Dhofar Governorate is all set to carry out the National Serological Survey, an initiative of the Ministry of Health to identify antibodies that are created by the immune system when someone...

Salalah: The number of COVID-19 positive cases among men is very high compared to women in DhofarGovernorate. Among the infected, 94 per cent are men and six per cent are women. As of Tuesday, there...

SALALAH – At a time when the whole world is battling with the Covid-19 pandemic, a section of groups is not shying away from the responsibility of working for those who need extra care. People with...

SALALAH:  The plains of Salalah received the first proper rains of the monsoon (Khareef) season even as the mountainous villages around the city have been receiving sporadic rains for the last 15...

Salalah: The charter flights from Salalah Airport to various Indian destinations are big relief for the stranded Indian expatriates. Due to ongoing lockdown in Dhofar Governorate, it is difficult for...

Salalah: At a time when there is an effort to adjust with the ‘new normal’ amid the opening of offices and businesses, education is one sector where no one wants to take chance due to the volume...

Salalah: Among various problems being faced due to the COVID-19, the plight of the parents of special children needs to be understood. Both the children and their parents need support from society, as...

Salalah: Nine days into the season and there is no sign of Khareef except for building humidity. People here are thinking, has the season also have some corona impact. Not really, because the mist is...

Salalah: A community club in Salalah is working on the possibility of engaging charter flights to facilitate the repatriation of Indians stranded in the Dhofar Governorate. The club is exploring the...

Salalah: A pandemic like Covid-19 could not stop fitness enthusiasts from gathering on the occasion of International Yoga Day (June 21) and raising awareness for health and wellness,which are issues...

SALALAH: The market area in Salalah, which was put under isolation on Saturday, over COVID-19 scare would remain under lockdown for another 17 days. The Royal Oman Police on Sunday confirmed that the...

SALALAH: Some astronomy enthusiasts in Dhofar watched the rare phenomenon of an annular solar eclipse by setting all possible equipment including telescope, safety glasses, and cameras. The...

Salalah: With a shortage of blood reported due to the pandemic crisis, a campaign was organized recently to meet the demand of the blood donors. The employees of Crowne Plaza Salalah Resort donated...

Pic by Salah al Sahri SALALAH:  The recent rains received in the region have revived all the water bodies in the Dhofar Governorate. Data from the Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Water...