MUSCAT - The embassy of the People’s Republic of China today held a ceremony marking the 45th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations between the Sultanate of Oman and China.The event was held under the auspices of Sheikh Khalifa Ali Al Harthy, Undersecretary...
MUSCAT - Al Tabseel season - the annual harvest and processing of ripe dates – is a busy time when families gather in their farms for this much-awaited, yearly exercise.This year too, the annual dates’ harvest in the Sharqiyah region was conducted in an atmosphere of...
SALALAH - The first summer school of its kind, in Oman, for higher education institutions’ academic staff was organised in Salalah by Sultan Qaboos University (SQU).Activities of the 5-day programme took the slogan: "Designing educational materials for a...
SALALAH - The Sultanate of Oman, represented by the Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs, today celebrated the anniversary of the Prophet’s Migration (Hijra), for the Hijri year 1445 AH.The event was held at Sultan Qaboos Youth Complex for Culture and...
BASEL - Represented by the Royal Court Affairs’ Royal Cavalry and the Royal Guard of Oman, the Sultanate of Oman will take part in Basel Tattoo 2023 international military music show, which will be held in Basel, Swiss Confederation, from July 14 to 22.Oman was...
GENEVA - The Sultanate of Oman has affirmed its firm position on the need to end the Israeli occupation. It voiced strong support for all the rights of the Palestinian people and its recognition of their independent, sovereign state based on the 1967 borders, with...
SALALAH - An Agreement was inked today to implement Taqa Long Beach Project worth RO 10 million in the Wilayat of Taqa, Governorate of Dhofar. The project is set on an area of 33k square meters, while the construction area is 6,500 square meters.It consists of a...
MUSCAT - The Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation signed 23 agreements with private higher education institutions to provide 742 free scholarships during the academic year 2023/2024 to the tune of RO 9.104 million. This came during a seminar on the...
MUSCAT - The Capital Market Authority (CMA) has issued a decision to suspend the decisions of Oman Investment and Finance Company (OIFC)’s general assembly’s extraordinary meeting, held on 21 June 2023, that approved the merger of OIFC with Dhofar International...
MUSCAT - The National Museum, represented by the Learning Centre, in cooperation with Innotech, hosts the “FabTech” mobile laboratory camp, which targets school students from 10-16 years during the period 9-27 July 2023. This move reflects the museum’s efforts to...
MUSCAT - Thursday, 20 July 2023 has been announced as an official holiday for employees of the public and private sectors on the occasion of the Holy Prophet’s Hijra Anniversary and the advent of the new Hijri year 1445 AH.This was stated in a ministerial decision...
MUSCAT - One of Oman’s most respected and well-known businessmen, Maqbool Hameed Al Saleh, chairman of the board of directors of the OHI Group of Companies, passed away on Saturday (July 1), reports said. The company also announced the news of his demise in a note....
