By: Times of Oman Muscat: SalamAir, the first low-cost carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, launched direct flights to the Turkish city of Rize using its latest Airbus aircraft. Flying every Saturday and Tuesday, it is one of the...

ONA__His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik has conferred the Order of Felicitation on Prof. Mikhail Piotrovsky, President of the Union of Museums of Russia, Director-General of the State Hermitage Museum and member of the Board of Trustees of the National...

ONA__The State Council yesterday held its 10th session of the 4th annual sitting of the 7th term. It discussed the draft Tourism Law and two studies; the first on legislative controls and regulations of e-commerce and the second on electric...

ONA__His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik yesterday issued Royal Decree No. 43/2023 on the ratification of an agreement between the governments of the Sultanate of Oman and the Arab Republic of Egypt. The decree deals with the elimination of double...

Times of Oman__The delegation accompanying His Highness Sayyid Bilarab bin Haitham Al Said, Honorary President of the Programme for Promising Omani Start-ups, visited specialised institutions and centres in the Swiss Confederation. While visiting Novartis and Roche Pharmaceutical Industries, the two...

Times of Oman__The  grouping of 14,000 pilgrims from the Sultanate of Oman to the Holy Land to perform the rituals of Hajj was completed on Saturday. The head of the delegation supervising the Hajj companies in the Omani Hajj delegation,...

ONA__Sayyid Badr Hamad Al Busaidi, Foreign Minister received here yesterday Hossein Amir Abdollahian, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The meeting touched on bilateral relations and following up the outcome of the Royal visit of His...

ONA__At the behest of His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik, HH Sayyid Bilarab bin Haitham Al Said, Honorary President of the Program for Promising Omani Start-ups yesterday visited a number of international organizations, research centers and business incubators in Geneva,...

ONA__His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik received, separately, at Al Barakah Palace yesterday, credentials of Ambassadors of several countries appointed to the Sultanate of Oman. His Majesty the Sultan received credentials of the following ambassadors: - Yahaya Lawal, Ambassador of...

ONA__A delegation from the Ministry of Defense in Japan, headed by Miura Jun, Director General for International Affairs of the Bureau of Defense Policy in the Japanese Ministry of Defense visited the Maritime Security Centre (MSC) yesterday. During the visit,...

ONA__Eid Al Adha holiday 1444 AH for employees in the State’s Administrative Apparatus and other legal entities, as well as establishments of the private sector will start on Tuesday, 9 Dhul Hijja 1444 AH, corresponding to 27 June 2023. Work...

ONA__Dr. Abdullah Nasser Al Harrasi, Minister of Information, said that the Council of Ministers decided to appoint spokespersons for service units of the State’s Administrative Apparatus and other public legal persons/entities. The minister pointed out that the step seeks to...

ONA__His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik received, separately, at Al Barakah Palace yesterday credentials of Ambassadors of several countries appointed to the Sultanate of Oman. His Majesty the Sultan received credentials of the following ambassadors: - Guillermo Emilio Nielsen, Ambassador...

ONA__His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik yesterday issued three Royal decrees reading as follows: Royal Decree No. 40/2023 promulgates the Water and Wastewater Sector Regulation Law, after presenting the same before the Council of Oman. Article (1) states that the...

ONA__An annual conference on creative thinking, organized by the Ministry of Labour, kicked off in Muscat yesterday. The two-day conference, titled “Think Like a CEO”, seeks to practice simulation and digital leadership applications, impart specialized skills that help develop better...