MUSCAT - Oman has emphasised its spirited drive to further promote and develop local content including focusing on finding more jobs and look into various other aspects of localisation.This was evident in His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik’s speech before the...
MUSCAT - The Secretariat General of the Council of Ministers today announced the start of registration for a forum codenamed “Together Forward”. The forum will see the launch of “Idea Makers” initiative, which seeks to encourage innovation and creative thinking in...
MUSCAT - Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) organised the 3rd edition of a forum titled “Parental Upbringing as a Measure to Counter the Impact of Social Media”. The two-day forum kicked off today under the auspices of Dr Abdullah Nasser Al Harrasi, Minister of...
MUSCAT - The total number of vehicles registered in the Sultanate of Oman reached 1,660,803 by the end of November 2023, according to the data issued by the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI). Private registration vehicles constituted 79.5 percent...
NIZWA - The Royal Oman Police (ROP) today celebrated its annual day, which falls on January 5 every year. HH Sayyid Shihab bin Tarik Al Said, Deputy Prime Minister for Defence Affairs, presided over the ceremony, held at the military parade grounds of the Sultan...
MUSCAT - The Ministry of Social Development has said that the total number of individuals benefiting from the social security scheme stood at 123,491. The ministry pointed out that 67,693 beneficiaries of the social security scheme received a sum of RO 72,350,109 by...
MUSCAT - Upon Royal orders of His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik, it has been decided that Thursday, January 11, 2024 will be an official holiday for employees in units of the State’s Administrative Apparatus and other legal entities, as well as employees in private...
MUSCAT - The Ministry of Labour signed today a cooperation programme with Oman College of Health Sciences (OCHS) to groom 109 job seekers in various health specialties. The programme was signed by Sayyid Salim Musallam Al Busaidi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of...
MUSCAT - The Government Communication Centre, in cooperation with the Media Training Centre at the Ministry of Information, organised today the 22nd government communication gathering. The gathering included a training programme on “Managing Digital Content and...
MUSCAT - Oman Human Rights Commission (OHRC) today held its 1st meeting of the 1st annual convening of the 5th term, under the chairmanship of Dr Rashid Hamad Al Balushi, Chairman of OHRC. The meeting discussed a spectrum of topics, namely steps implemented to upgrade...
MUSCAT - The Embassy of the Syrian Arab Republic in Muscat has announced that citizens of the Sultanate of Oman can obtain an entry visa to Syria at border checkpoints of the Arab republic. This was unveiled in a statement made to Oman News Agency (ONA) by Dr Idris...
MUSCAT - The Ministry of Health represented by the National Programme for Organ Transplant Department marked today the Omani Organ Donation Day. The event was held under the auspices of HH Sayyid Kamil Fahd Al Said, Secretary-General at the Secretariat-General for the...
