MUSCAT -  Hamdan Al Khatri and Hamed Al Harthi, Oman’s two best trail runners, will soon be taking their place on the start line in Chamonix, France, for the 2021 UTMB® Mont Blanc 170km trail running race.Having been forced to postpone last year’s attempt, Hamdan...

Muscat - The "Green Mosque" renewable energy program was launched by Amana Waqf Funds Management Company, in cooperation with the Authority for Public Services Regulation (APSR), energy companies and Islamic financial institutions.The program provides energy services...

SALALAH – Within the context of Royal directives of His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik to take appropriate action to address challenges posed by coronavirus pandemic during the next stage—to safeguard public health and, at the same time, sustain the continuity of...

SALALAH – His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik chaired a meeting of the Supreme Committee tasked with tackling developments resulting from coronavirus (Covid-19) at Al Mamourah Palace in Salalah today.At the outset of the meeting, His Majesty the Sultan gave thanks...

MUSCAT - Sabah Al-Bahlani, member of the State Council and CEO of the Association for Early Intervention for Children with Disabilities, appealed to philanthropists, companies and institutions to donate towards the construction of the Centre of Excellence for children...

MUSCAT - The 75th Independence Day of India was celebrated in Oman with great enthusiasm and patriotic fervour. India is celebrating this momentous occasion as “Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav”. The Amrit Mahotsav was inaugurated by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi in March...

MUSCAT - The Ministry of Health and Ministry of Education today started the vaccination campaign for 12-year-old students in all governorates of the Sultanate.In the meantime, the Health Ministry continues the vaccination campaign for 18-year old and above; in...

MUSCAT - On the occasion of the Holy Prophet’s Hijra Anniversary (PBUH) and the advent of new Hijri year 1443 AH, it was decided that the first day of Muharram 1443 AH will be an official holiday for the employees of the ministries, public authorities, other...

TOKYO - World Athletics announced at its annual congress in Tokyo that the Sultanate of Oman is the new host of the 2022 World Race Walking Team Championships. The event will take place during 1-6 March 2022 at Oman Convention & Exhibition Centre OCEC and will be...

MUSCAT -  4912 new cases of coronavirus (Covid-19) were registered during the period of July 15 to 24 2021, in Oman, in addition to 255 new Covid-19-related death cases. This brings the total number of positive Covid-19 cases to 293,954 in the Sultanate.The total...

MUSCAT - Citizens and residents expressed their glee at the lifting of the lockdown by making their physical presence at the Qurum beach today (July 24). People came in droves, right in the early morning itself, before sunrise, to catch the early rays.' Families with...

MUSCAT —The Covid-19 Supreme Committee has decided to extend the total lockdown on commercial activities and ban on movement of individuals and vehicles all day long starting from the 1st day of Eid Al Adha till the morning of Saturday, 24 July 2021.The lockdown was...