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Muscat: For the first time in the Sultanate of Oman, the research laboratory of Sultan Qaboos Comprehensive Cancer Care & Research Centre has started conducting comprehensive genetic analysis of...

Muscat: 'A sound mind in a sound body,' is an evergreen quote for fitness, particularly for school students. It goes beyond doubt that schools should strike a balance between academic and sporting...

MUSCAT: Even as road accidents in Oman have decreased by 60 per cent to 1,539, run-over cases in 2021 increased by 12.9 per cent compared to 2020.Run-over cases in 2020 stood at 297 claiming 93 lives....

Muscat: The Muscat Municipality has launched a drive to move abandoned vehicles in Bausher and adjoining areas.Besides being a risk to general health and the environment, abandoned vehicles consume...

Muscat: The death of a student on the very first day of the new academic year sounded an alarm bell for traffic safety for school-going children in the Sultanate of Oman.It was a painful incident not...

Muscat: Muscat Municipality announced the completion of the Al Nahda City Walk in the Wilayat of Al Amerat, which will offer more open space to people for recreation.Within the framework of its vision...

Muscat: An 18-year-old student has developed a prototype of a car that runs on hydrogen produced from water. Boutaina Boujrada, a student of University of Technology and Applied Sciences, said, "With...

MUSCAT: There is a move to provide marketing support to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). To make their products visible globally, the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority is...

MUSCAT: A total number of 32,914 guests stayed in three and five-star hotels in Dhofar Governorate during June and July, said a recently released official data.The increase in the number of visitors...

Food poisoning, a foodborne illness, is caused by eating contaminated food. Infectious germs, including bacteria, viruses, parasites, and toxins caused by them, cause food poisoning.Infectious germs...

Muscat: With the khareef season nearing an end in the Dhofar Governorate, the owners of small and medium enterprises registered the upper hand in contributing to the season's success. The season this...

Muscat: The best way to stay safe in the event of a thunder flash – stay indoors. Although they last just 0.1 to 0.01 seconds, lightning strikes carry an amount of energy greater than 10 million...

MUSCAT: Based on the interest of the Gulf Health Council to strengthen the bonds of cooperation and awareness among the various media agencies in the GCC countries, the Council held a meeting here on...

Muscat: The National Centre for Statistics and Information revealed that the frankincense export from the Sultanate of Oman reached RO 239,100, an increase of 148 per cent, in 2021 compared to the...

Muscat: The ban on fishing and trading of kanaad or kingfish in the Sultanate of Oman came into effect on Monday, marking the beginning of its reproduction season, the Ministry of Agriculture,...

Muscat: Authorities have foiled an attempt to smuggle wild animals through the Sultanate of Oman's borders."The Directorate General of Environment in the Governorate of Dhofar, in coordination with...

Muscat: Ministries and other government agencies announced safety measures and asked the people, especially those who are in the coastal areas of South Al Sharqiyah and Al Wusta, to follow precautions...

Muscat: The recent cases of drowning in the Sultanate of Oman have increased the state of alertness of the rescue teams of the Civil Defence and Ambulance Department in various governorates. In this...

MUSCAT: To extend support for craft sector and to enhance its sustainability, the last date to apply for support to craft institutions and establishments (which have obtained a home production)...

Muscat: The work on the Oman Botanic Garden, located between the mountains and wadis of the Al Khoudh area in the Wilayat of Al Seeb, is progressing well and will be completed by the end of 2023,...