by B&W Oman | Apr 8, 2026 | Featured Articles, Oman
MUSCAT — The Shura Council today hosted Eng. Said bin Hamoud Al Maawali, Minister of Transport, Communications and Information Technology, during its fourteenth regular session of the third annual sitting of the tenth term to discuss the ministry’s performance across...
by B&W Oman | Apr 8, 2026 | Featured Articles, Oman
MUSCAT — The Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) Committee at Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OCCI) discussed proposals to develop the services of the ” Estidamah” platform during a meeting held today at the Chamber’s headquarters in Muscat. The...
by B&W Oman | Apr 7, 2026 | Featured Articles, Newsworthy
MUSCAT— Vodafone Oman has captured approximately 17 percent market share in four years of operations in the Sultanate, following strong growth in 2025, with its customer base increasing by 46 percent and net revenues rising by 66 percent compared to 2024. The...
by B&W Oman | Mar 29, 2026 | Featured Articles, Oman
MUSCAT — The latest forecasts and analyses from the National Multi-Hazard Early Warning Center indicate that the weather over the Sultanate of Oman will be affected by a trough of low pressure starting from the evening of coming Tuesday, 31 March, and continuing until...
by B&W Oman | Mar 26, 2026 | Featured Articles, Oman
MUSCAT — Sultan Qaboos University has achieved notable progress in the QS World University Rankings by Subject for 2026, a milestone that reflects the quality of its academic programs and reinforces its standing among the world’s leading universities.This...
by B&W Oman | Mar 25, 2026 | Featured Articles, Oman
MUSCAT — The Sultan Qaboos Higher Center for Culture and Science at the Diwan of Royal Court announced today the opening of nominations for the Sultan Qaboos Award for Culture, Arts and Literature in its 13th edition for 2026. This edition is designated for Omani,...
by B&W Oman | Mar 21, 2026 | Featured Articles, Oman
MUSCAT — Her Highness the Honourable Lady Assayida Ahd Abdullah Hamed Al Busaidi, Spouse of the Sultan of Oman, has addressed a message of greetings to mothers in the Sultanate of Oman and around the world on the occasion of Mother’s Day, observed annually on the...
by B&W Oman | Mar 20, 2026 | Featured Articles, Oman
MUSCAT — The Sultanate of Oman today celebrated the first day of the blessed Eid Al-Fitr 1447 AH. His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik offered the blessed Eid Al-Fitr prayers at Al Khor Mosque in the Governorate of Muscat.Joining His Majesty in the prayers were a...
by B&W Oman | Mar 18, 2026 | Featured Articles, Oman
MUSCAT — A ceremony was held today to celebrate the opening of the Embassy of the Republic of Armenia in Muscat. The event was held under the auspices of Ararat Mirzoyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia, and in the presence of Sayyid Badr bin...
by B&W Oman | Mar 15, 2026 | Featured Articles, Newsworthy
MUSCAT – A homegrown Omani perfumery is steadily gaining its foothold in the perfume market in the Sultanate. Al Saif Perfumes, which entered the Oman market five years back, has outlined plans to embark upon a new olfactory journey, set to propel them...
by B&W Oman | Mar 15, 2026 | Featured Articles, Oman
NIZWA — The Governorate of A’Dakhiliyah announced the launch of the Spring Rose Season Festival 2026 in the Wilayat of Al Jabal Al Akhdar with effect from March 30. The annual event celebrates the unique beauty of the governorate’s mountain nature. It also highlights...
by B&W Oman | Mar 13, 2026 | Featured Articles, Oman
MUSCAT — HH Sayyid Fahd bin Mahmoud Al Said is considered one of the most prominent Omani figures who contributed to the march of the modern Renaissance since its inception in 1970. The late HH Sayyid Fahd bin Mahmoud Al Said was born on October 5, 1940, in Muscat. He...
