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Muscat: Khareef marks the peak time of mosquito breeding as days are mildly hot and nights are pleasantly cooler.If one is in Dhofar, one must take steps to avoid mosquito bites. Dr Haifa bint Ahmed...

Among the diverse home based projects in the Sultanate of Oman, the most distinct is making of soap and perfumed products from the aloe vera plant.The aloe vera plant is the miracle plant and...

Muscat, August 1If you are using a mobile phone before going to bed as a routine habit, there are chances of sleep deprivation resulting in hypertension, heart attacks and strokes, obesity, diabetes,...

Muscat, July 30The Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology (MoTCIT) on Saturday formed an emergency technical team to repair roads damaged by heavy rains and flash floods in...

Work is in full swing to restore roads, power and telecom services hit by heavy rains that lashed the northern parts of the Sultanate of Oman in the last three days. The National Committee for...

Muscat, July 27The Health Affairs unit of the Muscat Municipality held a training programme for 20 employees in rescuing snakes and handling emergency situations arising out of snake sightings at...

Muscat: The number of small units licensed to practise home-based business activity stood at 9,000 as of July 24. This was stated by the Authority for the Small and Medium Enterprises Development...

Muscat, July 25With the advent of the Khareef season in the Governorate of Dhofar and the influx of tourists, the Environment Authority (EA) launched the environmental protection campaign to focus on...

In an updated report, the World Bank confirmed that the Omani families spend about 24 per cent of the household budget on food, which is the highest percentage in the Gulf Cooperation Council...

Muscat, July 19The National Committee for Emergency Management announced today the deactivation of sub-committees in the Governorates of Muscat, South Al Sharqiyah and North Al Sharqiyah as the...

Muscat: Ban on visitors to Al Mughsayl beach in the Dhofar Governorate was lifted on Monday after the authorities closed it due to search and rescue operations.Due to the heavy rains and and...

Muscat: To ensure a healthy society, the Sultanate of Oman banned the import and use of partially hydrogenated oils from July 24. So, what are partially hydrogenated oils? While scientists are split...

MUSCAT: The telecommunication services, hindered by technical problems during the past few days, have been restored in the Musandam Governorate. The communication traffic had gone haywire after one of...

MUSCAT: As the world slowly crawls out of the pandemic, people are packing their bags to beat lockdown blues and reset mind and body. The World Health Organization (WHO) describes mental health as...

MUSCAT: An amount of RO 159 million was saved after reviewing the budgets proposed by government institutions within the plan of the Digital Transformation Programme 2021-2025.This was revealed by...

MUSCAT: Zakat al Fitr is one of the most prominent obligations of Muslims at the end of Ramadhan. It is a charity that Muslims give during the holy month. It has manifestations of social solidarity in...

Muscat: The World Health Organisation has included Barka Health City in the healthy city network of the region. This recording came after Shaikh Abdullah bin Mohammed al Buraiki, Wali of Barka, signed...

MUSCAT: An environmental activist in the Sultanate of Oman is trying to preserve Omani deserts as worthy of protection because they are full of biodiversity.The activist Erica Cuellar Soto, a...

Many fasting people drink large amounts of cold water to quench their thirst in Ramadhan when they hear the call of prayer, especially during summer when the temperature is high. Unfortunately, they...

Muscat: People with dengue fever have been asked not to donate blood as a precautionary measure to prevent the spread of the disease. The Department of Blood Banks at the Ministry of Health has also...