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...
by B&W Oman | Mar 12, 2026 | Featured Articles, Oman
MUSCAT — The Diwan of Royal Court today issued a statement, reading as follows: “(O tranquil soul, return to your Lord, well-pleased and pleasing [to Him], And enter among My [righteous] servants, and enter My Paradise) With hearts that surrender to the will and...
by B&W Oman | Mar 12, 2026 | Featured Articles, Oman
MUSCAT — On the advent of the Eid Al-Fitr 1447 AH, it has been decided that the Eid holiday for employees in the units of the State’s Administrative Apparatus and other legal entities, as well as workers in private sector establishments, commencing on Thursday, 29th...
by B&W Oman | Mar 5, 2026 | Featured Articles, Oman
MUSCAT — As part of ongoing humanitarian efforts and in light of regional developments, the Sultanate of Oman is facilitating the repatriation of travelers from brotherly and friendly nations to their home countries, who are arriving from the GCC states. This is being...
by B&W Oman | Mar 5, 2026 | Featured Articles, Oman
CANBERRA — Canada and Australia today called for de-escalation in the conflict with Iran during a meeting between Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese in the Australian capital, Canberra. The meeting follows the United...
by B&W Oman | Mar 4, 2026 | Featured Articles, Oman
MUSCAT — Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi, Foreign Minister, convened in Muscat this evening with the ambassadors of ASEAN member states to the Sultanate of Oman.The meeting formed part of ongoing diplomatic endeavors concerning the war being waged by Israel and the...
by B&W Oman | Feb 12, 2026 | Featured Articles, Oman
MUSCAT – The British Omani Society hosted an event to mark the launch of ‘A Journey to Arabia Felix’, a compelling new book by British explorer and author Mark Evans, MBE, under the auspices of Azzan Al Busaidi, undersecretary of the ministry of heritage and tourism...
by B&W Oman | Feb 11, 2026 | Featured Articles, Oman
MUSCAT — The Main Committee for Moon Sighting said that based on confirmed astronomical evidence indicating that the moon will set on Tuesday, the 29th of Sha’ban 1447 AH, corresponding to February 17, 2026, before or at sunset in all governorates of the...
by B&W Oman | Feb 9, 2026 | Featured Articles, Oman
MUSCAT — When Abdul Sattar Edhi, a globally revered philanthropist and the man who started the Edhi Foundation, Pakistan’s largest welfare organisation, died in July 2016, his legacy was deeply mourned by the residents of Oman, particularly the Pakistani...
by B&W Oman | Jan 19, 2026 | Featured Articles, Oman
A young Omani padel player and coach has set his sights on elevating the sport to new heights in the Sultanate. “My goal is to see padel become the best sport in Oman, cherished for its fun, fitness, and social interaction, and to make it a part of our culture...
