MUSCAT  (ONA)— The Supreme Committee tasked with tackling developments resulting from coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic held a meeting as part of its ongoing session under the chairmanship of Sayyid Hamoud Faisal al-Busaidi, Minister of Interior, to discuss...

MUSCAT - The Supreme Committee decided to impose nighttime closure of commercial activities and a ban on movement of people and vehicles from 8 pm to 5 am with effect from Sunday 28 March 2021 till the morning of Thursday 8 April 2021. A glimpse of Ruwi area...

MUSCAT (ONA) – The Sultanate is currently experiencing an alarming rise in Covid-19 infection cases, causing an influx of patients admitted to hospital wards. The epidemiological curve is spiking steadily.Dr Faryal al-Lawati, Senior Consultant of Infectious Diseases...

MUSCAT - The Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2019 is being conferred on (Late) His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said of Oman.Gandhi Peace Prize is an annual award instituted by Government of India since 1995, the 125th Birth Anniversary commemoration year of...

MUSCAT - Indian Ambassador Munu Mahawar, along with Defence Advisor Capt Nilesh L Khokle visited Bharat Electronics Limited (Govt of India Undertaking under Ministry of Defence) Commercial Representative Office in Knowledge Oasis Muscat (KOM-4) recently.Bharat...

Reju Mathew Zacharia Freelance corporate trainer/consultant (INDIA)This COVID is a real worry. Just when we thought that we are going to see the less (of course NOT the end of it) of it, the virus suddenly unleashes its renewed fury in a new, much more potent, form.A...

Give him a block of wood and Mohamed Al Khaifi transports himself to another world, downright content. And, within no time, a wooden miracle would be carved right in front of your eyes. As unique as the wood from which it was crafted.But would Khaifi call his woodwork...

MUSCAT - The National Committee to Combat Human Trafficking announced the launch of its second awareness campaign – ‘Insan’ as part of its continuous endeavour to combat types of crimes against humanity. The campaign aims to promote and spread awareness among...

MUSCAT – The members of the Women’s Forum of The World Malayalee Council (WMC) Oman Province will be celebrating International Women’s Day on Saturday, March 6, 2021 at 7.30pm on Zoom Platform. A well planned panel discussion with an open forum on the topic of “Women...

MUSCAT - Many in Oman mourned the recent passing away of Sheikh Kanaksi Gokaldas Khimji, 85, a legend and an iconic figure in the business community of Oman. While top businessmen and women in the community voiced their sadness over the loss of this business giant,...

Vincent Francis,  Printer Almost a year ago, Mother Nature gave us a shock treatment, from which we are yet to recover. Maybe ‘she’ felt it necessary to give us this shock treatment but my God, what a major blow this pandemic has been!What to do?The world turned...