MUSCAT — In the context of continuously monitoring the ongoing developments in the region, and in coordination with the competent authorities in the Sultanate of Oman and their counterparts in the GCC states, the Foreign Ministry has facilitated the repatriation of a...
PARIS — The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has issued a report assessing the Sultanate of Oman’s readiness to expand the scope of a human rights-based ethical and comprehensive governance of artificial intelligence. The...
MUSCAT — His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik convened telephone conversations with the following leaders: President General Joseph Aoun of the Lebanese Republic, Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic and Shehbaz Sharif, Prime Minister of the Islamic...
MUSCAT — A security source has reported that the commercial port of Duqm was targeted by two unmanned aerial vehicles. One of the drones struck a mobile workers' housing unit, injuring an expatriate worker, while the debris of the second drone landed in an area...
MUSCAT — The Sultanate of Oman has expressed its profound dismay over the military operations being launched by Israel and the United States of America against the Islamic Republic of Iran, cautioning against the peril of the conflict escalating into unforeseeable...
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...
KUWAIT — The Sultanate of Oman took part in the fifty-second meeting of the Regional Commission for the Middle East of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation, convened in the State of Kuwait. The engagement reflects Oman's ongoing commitment to strengthening...
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 Sultanate of...
MUSCAT — The activities of the Third International Conference on Unmanned Vehicle Systems (UVS-Oman 2026) commenced recently at Sultan Qaboos University (SQU). The opening of the conference was held under the auspices of Sheikh Dr Ali Masoud Al Sunaidi, Advisor at the...
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...
MUSCAT — Ahmed Al Wahaibi of Oman emerged champion at the 30th Assarain Golf Classic after overcoming stiff competition from a strong field at Ghala Golf Club. The prestigious tournament was held on February 6 -7, 2026 and attracted around 135 golfers, underscoring...
MUSCAT — Dr Chona Thomas, a renowned plastic surgeon in Oman, passed away at his residence, due to age-related illness, in Muscat, recently. He was 84.A pioneering figure in the development of plastic and reconstructive surgery, he was regarded as the father of...
