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The Ministry of Information of The Sultanate of Oman won 6 awards at the closing of the 26th edition of the Arab Radio and Television Festival, held at the Opera Theatre in the City of Culture in Tunis.

In the television competitions, Oman TV won three awards. The documentary film The Arab Humpback Whale won first prize in the Documentary Films and Programmes category, while the programme Youth Talk won first prize in the Talk Shows category. The news report The Apricot Blossom Season in the Village of Wakan won second prize in the News Reports category.

In the main radio competitions, Oman Radio won three awards. The programme What the Shadow Said won first prize in the Cultural Programmes category, while the programme Hands That Bear Fruit won first prize in the Economic Programmes category. The programme Al Farahidi won first prize in the Drama Competition.