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With the Sultanate of Oman’s scenic landscape, rains can become boon if people maintain caution and listen to advisories issued by the competent authorities. Spot excitement by some young...

With the number of Covid-19 cases growing globally, expatriates on leave are in a hurry to come back to the Sultanate of Oman even if they still have some more days of leave and tickets booked for...

@patkaushal -Unlike previous Covid-19 mutants, Omicron has given ample time to the world to be prepared and act. It was around the same time last year when Covid-19 cases had started rising....

To keep pace with the global standards, the Research and Innovation wing of the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation (MoHERI) has decided to upgrade its facilities and raise the...

If artists are beyond boundaries, they are beyond gender and even beyond species. They look at things from the perspective of art. They stop at a sight that ordinary people would ignore and start...

Art has no boundaries. It flourishes with the assimilation of cultures, interactions and participations.Farideh Zariv, an artist from the Sultanate of Oman reflected on her participation in the...

Tourism is picking up in the Sultanate of Oman with positive endorsement from charter and cruise travellers.Close on heels of charters arriving in Salalah for winter tourism, the first cruise ship has...

The Sultanate of Oman stands firm for the cause of the environment. It is known for adopting the best practices to conserve the environment. Since the world leaders have shown concern over climate...

Muscat: The Sultanate of Oman’s National Day is an opportunity for the people to express gratitude to the nation and His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik by organizing events and activities...

The Ministry of Labour issued a performance indicator report on the absorption of the Omani workforce in the labour market between January and September 2021. According to the report, a total of...

Two artists from the Sultanate of Oman have been selected for the Third International Biennale in Tashkent. They have been chosen to exhibit their work and do presentations on techniques of art. Dr...

It has been common now that the Sultanate of Oman has well-diversified its growth in the non-oil sector from total dependence on oil. But very few know the country’s inroads into agriculture, which...

It is for everyone to decide how to cut the consumption of gases that are warming the environmentThe Sultanate of Oman celebrated Tree Day on Sunday (October 31), with events and announcements marking...

Revival of charter operations on the Salalah sector is the sign of revival of international tourism in the Sultanate of Oman after almost two years of shutdown due to Covid-19 pandemic.With the...

With the tourism trend tilted in favour of the hospitality sector, the pandemic has left many unanswered questions for hospitality operators. The first and foremost is how to get into responsible...

Charters are back in Salalah almost after a gap of two years. The first charter that landed in Salalah after Covid-19 took the world into its grip was from Slovakia on October 16. The hospitality and...

The clash between ‘normal’ and ‘new normal’ started soon after the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, and the world is yet to settle into any situation fully. Of course, the pandemic did not...

The recent announcement of a long-term residency scheme for expatriates in the Sultanate has evoked a positive response from business people in the country. Those who received the permits on the...

Weather disturbances are coming and going. We are learning some lessons but ignoring many. It is time for us to make a checklist, not wait for another cyclone and implement the basic precautions to...

Friday being the first weekend after the Shaheen cyclone that hit Al Batinah, a sea of humanity was seen visiting the cyclone-affected areas with all sorts of relief materials like food, clothes,...