by B&W Oman | Mar 15, 2026 | Oman
MUSCAT — The Ministry of Energy and Minerals has launched the second edition of the “Majd” Award for Local Content. This initiative comes within the framework of the “Majd” program, which aims to enhance local content in the energy and minerals...
by B&W Oman | Mar 15, 2026 | Oman, Popular Stories
MUSCAT – General Sultan Mohammed Al Nu’amani, Minister of the Royal Office, opened today the Advanced Training Centre at Al Sumood Camp of the Sultan’s Special Force (SSF). This comes on the occasion of the annual day of the Sultan’s Special Force, which...
by B&W Oman | Mar 13, 2026 | Oman
MUSCAT — A security source has reported that two unmanned aerial vehicles crashed in the Wilayat of Sohar. One of the drones struck Al Awhi Industrial Zone, resulting in the fatalities of two expatriate workers and causing several additional injuries. The other drone...
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 | Oman
ABU DHABI — The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has expressed its strong condemnation and denunciation of the attack that targeted the Port of Salalah, which resulted in damage to several fuel tanks at the port. In a statement, the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs affirmed...
by B&W Oman | Mar 12, 2026 | Oman
DOHA — The State of Qatar has expressed its strong condemnation and denunciation of the drone attack that targeted the Port of Salalah in the Sultanate of Oman, which resulted in damage to several fuel tanks at the port. Qatar considers the attack a blatant hostile...
by B&W Oman | Mar 12, 2026 | Oman
Muscat, 11 Mar 2026 (ONA) —- A security source has reported that several drones were successfully intercepted and brought down, while other unmanned aerial vehicles struck fuel storage tanks at the Port of Salalah. No casualties have been recorded. The relevant...
by B&W Oman | Mar 12, 2026 | Oman
MUSCAT — Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi, Foreign Minister held a meeting today with the Head of the Government Communication and Performance Development Unit, along with the Editors-in-Chief of Oman News Agency, local newspapers and Omani radio stations. During the...
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 8, 2026 | Oman
MUSCAT — The Sultanate of Oman is joining the global community in celebrating International Women’s Day, which falls on 8 March every year. This year, the event takes the theme “Rights. Justice. Work. For all Women and Girls”. The Sultanate of Oman accords great...
by B&W Oman | Mar 8, 2026 | Oman
MUSCAT — Dr Abdullah bin Nasser Al Harrasi, Minister of Information and Chairman of the Main Committee of the Muscat International Book Fair, announced the postponement of the fair’s 30th edition, originally scheduled to convene from March 26 to April 5, 2026....