16K Nationals Apply For Electricity And Water Subsidy
The National Subsidy System (NSS) has resolved some technical glitches that prevented the registration of family members who have no civil number, and allowed registration via the birth certific...
December 24, 20200664Category: General
Jaishankar Hails Role Of Indian Expat Community
Contributions of expatriates from India to the economies of Oman and other countries in which they live and work have been praised by the Indian Minister of External Affairs.
Dr Subrahmanyam Jaisha...
December 24, 20200615Category: General
Oman Sail’s 49er Teams Resume Training For Olympic Qualifiers
Oman Sail’s 49er Olympic teams have resumed training and begun an intensive programme to regain their physical fitness, sharpness on the water and sense of teamwork in preparations for the...
December 24, 20200592Category: General
Meeting Focuses On Reviving Tourism Sector In GCC
Oman, represented by the Ministry of Heritage and Tourism, took part in the 23rd meeting of the Arab Tourism Ministers Council on Wednesday.
Held via video-conferencing, the meeting was heade...
December 24, 20200531Category: General
Two Held For Drug Smuggling And Money-laundering
Police arrest people accused of drug trafficking and money laundering.
Royal Oman Police said: "The General Administration for Combating Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances mana...
December 24, 20200594Category: General
Health Insurance For Private Sector Employees Discussed
The key developments in the preparation for implementation of the compulsory health insurance scheme for the employees of the private sector and visitors (Dhamani) were discussed on Wednesday.
The ...
December 23, 20200655Category: General
NCSI Carrying Out Opinion Poll On COVID-19 Vaccine
The National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI), in cooperation with the Directorate General for Disease Surveillance & Control at the Ministry of Health, continues carrying out an opini...
December 23, 20200564Category: Coronavirus
Price Of Oman Oil Decreases
The Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME) on Wednesday said that Oman oil price for February delivery reached 49.77 US Dollars (USD).
The DME statement said that the price of Oman oil today declined 13 c...
December 23, 20200583Category: General
Muscat Municipality Intensifies To Site Visits To Monitor Abandoned Vehicles
Muscat Municipality has warned of the growing trend of owners abandoning their vehicles in public and private parking lots and open spaces that pose both environmental and security risks.
The municip...
December 23, 20200612Category: General
Innovation, Digitalisation To Drive Oman’s Vision 2040
Innovation and digitalization will play a huge role in achieving the objectives of Oman’s Vision 2040, while a favourable environment is a key to attracting talent for a knowledge-based society,...
December 23, 20200870Category: General
93 New Corona Cases In Oman, Total Cases Reached To 128,236
The Ministry of Health has registered 98 new coronavirus cases and 1 deaths in Oman and 8 number of cases admitted in last 24hrs, bringing the total cases to 128,236. Total number of patients admitted...
December 23, 20200580Category: Coronavirus
Traffic Accident In Oman Results In 12 Injuries
A traffic accident has occurred in Al Wusta Governorate, and 12 light and medium injuries were recorded.
The Health Administration of Al Wusta said in a statement, "Haima Hospital received 12 ...
December 23, 20200693Category: General
Online Workshop On Patient Safety
The Ministry of Health’s Directorate General of Quality Assurance Center (DGQAC) organised recently a online workshop to train the trainers (TOT) on implementation of the World Health Orga...
December 23, 20200546Category: General
New Population Of Blue Whales Discovered By Researchers Off Oman Coastline
An international team of researchers has discovered what it believes to be a new population of blue whales in the Western Indian Ocean, including the Arabian Sea and the Coast of Oman.
This c...
December 23, 20200754Category: General
Graduates Learn Job Skills
Sohar University, in cooperation with Outward Bound Oman, organised camping trips in the Rimal Al Sharqiya, one targeting women graduates and the other for men for four days. Each trip programme was d...
December 23, 20200673Category: General
HM The Sultan Confers Al Nuoman Order On The Sultanate's Honorary Consul
His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik has conferred Al Nuoman Order, Second Class, on Leonardo B. de Ocampo, the Sultanate's Honorary Consul in the Philippines. He was granted this Order in appreci...
December 23, 20200587Category: General
Discussion Held On Money Laundering, Financing Terrorism
A discussion was held on combating money laundering and terrorist financing in the auditing sector, gold, precious stones and precious metals.
The Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investmen...
December 23, 20200582Category: General
Fixed Internet Subscriptions Increase In Oman
Oman’s total fixed internet subscriptions rose 6.9 per cent to touch 506,091 at the end of November 2020 compared to the same period for 2019.
Of this, fixed broadband internet connecti...
December 22, 20200590Category: General
Travel Agencies Flooded With Rebooking Requests After Oman Border Closure
Travel agents in Oman have been getting calls and visits from customers all day, as they try to rearrange bookings after the country’s ports of entry through land, air and sea were temporarily c...
December 22, 20200651Category: General
First Laparoscopic VVF Repair In Oman
The department of obstetrics and gynaecology at the Royal Hospital performed the first laparoscopic vesicovaginal fistula (VVF) repair in the Sultanate to two female patients.
This specific l...
December 22, 20200591Category: General
