MUSCAT - Oman Football Association (OFA) announced the appointment of Rashid Jaber Al Yaf’ee as coach of the National Football Team in lieu of Czech Jaroslav Šilhavý, who was dismissed recently.Rashid Jaber qualified to the new position through his extensive...
Maria Al Rahbi wins second place in FIAP International Photography Competition
MUSCAT - Maria Mohammed Al Rahbi, a student of Sultan Qaboos University (SQU), won second place at the individual level in the World Photography Cup for Universities and Higher Education Institutions 2024.Maria Al Rahbi is a computer science major at the University’s...
“Youth Ambassadors” programme launched to discover diplomatic talents
MUSCAT - The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth launched a “Youth Ambassadors Programme”.The programme is being implemented in cooperation with the Foreign Ministry and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). The 4-day programme is carried...
Oman figures high in list of world’s cybersecurity-advanced countries
MUSCAT - The Sultanate of Oman occupied a prominent place in the top list of the worlds “cybersecurity-wise most prepared countries”, according to the 2024 Global Cybersecurity Index (GCI) edition released by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).The GCI's...
Health Ministry launches new service in Shifa App
MUSCAT - The Ministry of Health, represented by the Quality Assurance Center in collaboration with the Directorate General of Information Technology and Digital Health today launched a new service in Shifa App for the optimal use of appointments, under the...
Official holiday announced for Prophet’s Birthday
MUSCAT - On the occasion of Prophet Mohammed’s Birthday (PBUH) anniversary, Sunday, September 15 (11 Rabi’ Al Awwal 1446 AH) will be an official holiday for employees of units of the State’s Administrative Apparatus and other legal entities and establishments of the...
Ruqayya Al Badi’s novel shortlisted for Abdul Hameed Shoman Children Literature Award
AMMAN - A novel authored by Omani writer Ruqayya Abdullah Al Badi has been shortlisted for the 18th edition of “The Abdul Hameed Shoman Children’s Literature Award”.The novel, titled "The boy who ran with his heart", focused on the theme of adventure literature, a...
OHA outlines first edition of Oman Open Hockey 5-asides championships
MUSCAT - Oman Hockey Association (OHA) announced details of the First Edition of Oman Open Hockey Five-a-Asides (Hockey5s) Championships Schedule.The tournament, to be held from September 8 to 11, will see the participation of 8 teams: Those of the Royal Army of Oman,...
Health Ministry launches initiatives to reduce waiting lists for medical services
MUSCAT - The Ministry of Health, represented by the Directorate General of Khoula Hospital launched today several health initiatives that aim to address challenges and reduce waiting lists for medical services provided at Khoula Hospital and Al Nahda Hospital. The...
Report on weather condition over Arabian Sea
MUSCAT - The latest satellite imagery and analysis of the National Multi-Hazard Early Warning Centre indicate that a deep tropical depression is centered in the northwest of Indian subcontinent at a latitude of 23.7 north and a longitude of 69.4 east, and it's about...
Emergency medicine conference underscores need to develop unified protocols, use of technology
SALALAH - The International Conference of Omani Society of Emergency Medicine (OSEM) concluded today in the Wilayat of Salalah, with recommendations to develop unified protocols to respond to disasters and crises in emergency departments.The conference also stressed...
IELTS on computer results now available within two days
MUSCAT - Test takers in the Middle East and North Africa who take their IELTS test on a computer can now receive their results in 1-2 days. This includes the following countries: UAE, Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria,...