MUSCAT - Analysis made by the National Multi Hazard Early Warning Centre at the Civil Aviation Authority shows that the peak of the forthcoming adverse weather condition will begin at noon tomorrow, Thursday, May 2. The precipitation is likely to pervade the...
Oman hosts regional meeting of secretaries and representatives of Arab National Committees for UNESCO
MUSCAT - The Sultanate of Oman is currently hosting the regional consultation meeting for the secretaries of the Arab National Commissions for UNESCO. The two-day meeting is organised by the Ministry of Education, represented by Omani National Commission for...
NCEM activates national centre, subcommittees, other sectors to address adverse weather conditions
MUSCAT - The National Committee for Emergency Management (NCEM) decided to activate national centres, subcommittees and other sectors tasked with addressing adverse weather conditions that are expected to prevail in the governorates of Muscat, Dhofar, A’Dakhiliyah,...
Forum on future of higher education institutions kicks off
MUSCAT - Activities of the Future of Higher Education Institutions Forum kicked off today at the headquarters of the Royal Academy for Management (RAM). The two-day forum aims to groom and empower national competencies and comes in line with Oman’s future vision and...
HH Sayyid Theyazin participates in World Economic Forum
RIYADH - H Sayyid Theyazin bin Haitham Al Said, Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth took part today in the special meeting of the World Economic Forum. The event is hosted in Riyadh, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, under the theme “Global Collaboration, Growth and...
Health Minister, governors discuss means to improve governorates’ access to health services
MUSCAT - Dr Hilal Ali Al Sabti, Minister of Health, and governors from around Oman today held a consultative meeting to discuss cooperation and coordination about the best means to serve the public interest. The two sides considered means to unify efforts and ease...
Oman marks World Intellectual Property Day
SALALAH - Represented by the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion, the Sultanate of Oman today celebrated the World Intellectual Property Day under the theme of “Intellectual Property (IP) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)—Building Our Common...
Oman, FAO hold consultative meeting on climate risks
MUSCAT - The FAO Office in Muscat today organized a consultative meeting with the authorities concerned in the Sultanate of Oman. The meeting was attended by representatives of the sectors of agriculture, water, environment and climate change. The meeting relates to a...
Information Minister delivers statement before Shura Council, outlines media strategy
MUSCAT - The Shura Council today hosted Dr Abdullah Nasser Al Harrasi, Minister of Information, to discuss the ministry’s statement. In the statement, which coincided with the Council’s 8th regular session of the 10th Term’s first annual convening, the minister...
Human trafficking forum calls for updating laws to keep pace with crime rates, techniques
MUSCAT - The Government Forum to Combat Human Trafficking in the Middle East (2024), hosted by the Sultanate of Oman, came up with a number of recommendations, among them calls for updating laws to keep pace with human trafficking crimes and novel techniques that the...
Top German college awards Indian student from Oman ‘best postgraduate student of year’
MUSCAT - A former student of Oman Dental College (ODC), currently working as a dentist at a dental clinic in Al Dakhliyah region, was awarded the ‘best postgraduate student of year, 2023’ by one of the top medical colleges in Germany, recently.Best postgraduate...
Shura Council to discuss Draft Media Law, Information Ministry statement next week
MUSCAT - On 22 April 2024, the Shura Council will host Dr Abdullah Nasser Al Harrasi, Minister of Information, who will deliver the Information Ministry’s statement during a public session. The session is part of the 8th regular sitting of the council's first annual...