Stressed Private Firms Allowed To Cut Staff Salaries In Oman
Hard-hit private sector firms, under the current circumstances, can cut down the salaries of their employees for a period of three months in return for reducing their working hours (after the expirati...
January 03, 20210649Category: General
537 New Corona Cases In Oman, Total Cases Reached To 129,404
The Ministry of Health has registered 537 new coronavirus cases and 2 deaths in Oman and 13 number of cases admitted in last 24hrs, bringing the total cases to 129,404. Total number of patients admitt...
January 03, 20210601Category: Coronavirus
Expired ID Cards Of Expat Workers Stuck Outside Oman Can Now Be Renewed
Expatriate workers outside the country whose ID cards have expired due to the pandemic can now get them renewed, according to the Ministry of Labour.
The measure is one of many made available...
January 03, 20210905Category: General
Oman, Sri Lanka To Cooperate In Academic Field
The ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Sultanate of Oman, Ameer Ajwad, met with the new Vice Chancellor of the Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) HH Dr Fahad Al Julanda Al Said on December 29, 2020 on the uni...
January 03, 20210541Category: General
Circular Rationalises Increments, Allowances And Remunerations
The Ministry of Finance issued a financial circular on allowances, increments and other remunerations disbursed to some employees of the State’s Administrative Apparatus.
The circular reads a...
January 03, 20210572Category: General
2021's First Children In Oman Born In Muscat Governorate
The first two children to be born in the Sultanate in 2021 were delivered in Muscat Governorate according to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).
A statement issued online by UNICEF'...
January 03, 20210747Category: General
Over 600 Commercial, Professional Licenses Issued In Oman
The number of commercial agency and professional licenses issued during the Q3 of last year 2020 reached 661, up by 113.2 per cent compared to the same period of 2019, according to statistical data of...
January 02, 20210509Category: General
MoCIIP Continues Inspection Campaign Of Scales In Oman
The Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion (MoCIIP) is continuing its inspection campaign carrying out verification of trade and goldsmith scales, which aims to verify if the scales a...
January 02, 20210639Category: General
Ministry Of Economy Launches 10th Five-year Plan
The Ministry of Economy confirmed the launch of the tenth five-year development plan (2021-2025), starting from Friday, according to the Royal Decree No. (1/2021).
The tenth five-year development p...
January 02, 20210709Category: General
10th Five-year Plan Aims To Create 135,000 Jobs
The tenth five-year development plan aims to provide 135,000 jobs at a rate of 27,000 jobs annually in the public and private sectors, according to His Excellency the Minister of Economy.
HE ...
January 02, 20210603Category: General
Oman May Record Marked Decrease In Temperatures
A marked decrease in the maximum and minimum temperatures can be expected in all governorates and wilayats of the Sultanate starting from Saturday, 2nd January 2021, continuing for the next three days...
January 02, 20210555Category: General
His Majesty Issues Two Royal Decrees
His Majesty the Sultan has issued two Royal decrees. The first decree adopts the tenth five-year plan 2021-2025 AD, while the second decree approves the state's general budget for the fiscal year ...
January 02, 20210594Category: General
More Than 5000 Vaccinated In First Phase
More than 5,000 people have vaccinated with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in the past four days, the Ministry of Health (MoH), announced on Thursday.
A statement issued online by the MoH said,...
January 02, 20210571Category: General
Vaccination Drive In Armed Forces Begins
Vaccination against COVID-19 was started on Thursday in the Sultan's Armed Forces as part of the national campaign for vaccination.
A statement issued online by the Ministry of Defe...
December 31, 20200608Category: General
EA Denies Rumours On Single-use Plastic Bags
The Environment Authority has denied rumours circulating on social media regarding the postponement of implementation of single-use plastic shopping bags.
A statement issued online by Environment A...
December 31, 20200663Category: General
Cement Production Company Temporarily Closed
An institution that specialises in the sale and production of cement products has been temporarily closed after repeated complaints from consumers.
In a statement issued, Consumer Protection Auth...
December 31, 20200600Category: General
Oman Condemns Aden Airport Attack
Oman has condemned the terror attack at Aden airport on Wednesday, which led to a number of deaths and injuries.
In a statement issued by the Foreign Ministry on Thursay, the Sultanate urged all pa...
December 31, 20200591Category: General
More Than 3,000 People Vaccinated In Oman
More than 3,000 people have vaccinated with the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in the Sultanate during the last three days, The Ministry of Health (MOH), said on Wednesday
A statement issued online by MOH...
December 31, 20200612Category: Coronavirus
No Side-effects Among Those Who Took COVID-19 Vaccine In Oman
Omanis who’ve been administered the COVID-19 vaccine have said they’ve felt no side-effects since, and have urged others in the country to get vaccinated when called upon to do so.
The ...
December 31, 20200555Category: Coronavirus
