Beware of wet roads on khareef trip
SALALAH, July 16 - Certain driving tips may go handy for those who are coming to Salalah during the khareef season, because most of the people come here from dry places and those drivers are not used...
Respect work of inventors by not pirating them, urges expert
SALALAH, JULY 15 - Protecting an individual’s original work is an easy as well as a difficult assignment in the wake of advancement of technology. This has a positive effect on both — innovators...
Cheer is back for Salalah hospitality operators
SALALAH, JULY 14 - The booking registers of the hospitality operators in Salalah have brightened as the weather entered into a ‘pleasant zone’ from hot and humid just a week ago. Even as the...
Oman successfully adapts to Islamic finance
SALALAH, JULY 14 - Oman has successfully adapted to Islamic finance with a legal framework in force for this and some 82 channels already offering Islamic financial services. This was stated by Taher...
Rains make Salalah abuzz
SALALAH, July 13 - It’s raining in Salalah and the news of it is spreading far and wide. It was a long wait for the people here to beat the continuous humidity, which was becoming unbearable and...
Salalah the atmosphere and Spectacle
Kaushalendra Singh - If festivity is in the air, Salalah is a stage for all sorts of entertainment during Khareef. It is nature which does not allow people to remain located at one place. They keep...
Salalah Tourism Festival opens
The Salalah Tourism Festival (STF) started on Thursday with the opening of the gates of the Itin Recreation Centre, which is the main venue of the festival. The festival opened the floodgates of...
All roads lead to Dhofar
SALALAH, July 10 - An evening drizzling on Wednesday was some kind of an announcement to the residents of Salalah that the all important Salalah Tourism Festival (STF) is opening on Thursday with...
Technical support vital for entrepreneurs
SALALAH, July 10 - Entrepreneurs and budding businessmen from Dhofar got valuable tips on managing businesses and getting technical support to understand the financial implications of their businesses...
Salalah: Entrepreneurs and budding businessmen from Dhofar got valuable tips on how to manage businesses and getting technical support to understand the financial implications of their businesses and...
Stress on protecting intellectual property to boost local talent
SALALAH, JULY 7 - At a high-level meeting on copyright and patenting policies on Sunday, experts from the Sultanate’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry, US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and...
Enhanced air connectivity to buoy Salalah’s economy
SALALAH, JULY 6 - A natural, cultural and tourism destination in its own right, Salalah is also fast emerging as a major business hub in the region supported by road, air and maritime networks....
UNODC praises Oman’s fight against drugs
SALALAH, July 1 - Oman’s efforts in combating illicit drugs gained praise from UN Regional Office on Drugs and Crime, as the agency called the challenge of drugs more pronounced in countries which...
Khareef is knocking Salalah
SALALAH: Khareef is knocking Salalah as it has already arrived on the adjoining mountains and outskirts of Salalah. It is Dhalkout which receives the monsoon first and then travels down to Salalah...
Expo held for private health sector in Salalah
SALALAH, June 30 - The private health institutions in Dhofar showcased their facilities and services at an exhibition held at Salalah Gardens Malls. The exhibition was organised by the Department of...
Looking at health from the perspective of Yoga
Yoga is in vogue and it has its reasons. In today’s lifestyle, people have time for everything except for themselves. Here lies the purpose of Yoga which tells its practitioners to be in tune with...
Salalah festival preparations reviewed
SALALAH, JUNE 27 - The organising committee of the Salalah Tourism Festival (STF) met on Wednesday evening at the festival ground venue in Itin and took stock of the preparations and upcoming...
Salalah receives first drizzle of khareef
SALALAH, June 26 - Salalah warmly welcomed the dark clouds and first drizzling of the khareef season early on Wednesday morning. Certainly it brought some respite from hot weather Salalah was having...
Work together to fight curb drugs
SALALAH, June 26 - The National Committee for Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances sought to deal with sternly any effort to spread narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances. At an important...
Safety essential to save outdoor workers from scorching heat
Salalah: Heat susceptibility is an issue every employee and employer should take note of with the rising temperatures. It is time for the employers to review their policy for the outdoor employees,...