The Ministry of Education yesterday affirmed its preparedness to put to action the Royal directives of His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik on upgrading technical and vocational education in the post-basic education stage. The Ministry valued the Royal directives which,...

The Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) concluded yesterday its participation in the joint (Tuwaik 2) exercise in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). The exercise was conducted from 10 to 16 July at Prince Sultan Air Base with the...

The 2020 e-census revealed that the number of Omani people with disabilities reached 42,304 (1.55% of Omani citizens). The rate of people with disabilities was about 15.5 per thousand of the Omani population. The highest rate was registered A'Dhahirah Governorate at...

    Muscat, 16 Jun (ONA) --- HH Sayyid Shihab bin Tarik al-Said, Deputy Prime Minister for Defence Affairs received in his office at Al Murtafaa Camp today, Abdullah Saud al-Anzi, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) appointed...

    Muscat: The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Wednesday reported 2,142 new cases of Covid-19 and 26 deaths. The total number of cases registered in the Sultanate has now reached 240,708, including 2,591 deaths. The total number of recoveries...

The Sultanate today took part in the 42nd session of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) virtual conference, held during 14-18 June. Dr. Saud Hamood al-Habsi, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources chaired the Sultanate's delegation. During the conference, Dr. Saud previewed...

His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik today presided over a meeting of the Council of Ministers at the Cabinet’s premises in Muscat. At the outset of the meeting, His Majesty the Sultan gave thanks and praise to the Almighty Allah...

The Sultanate took part in the 13th session of the Executive Office of the Arab Information Ministers Council, held at the Arab League premises here. Ali Khalfan al-Jabri, Information Ministry’s Under-Secretary for Information, represented the Sultanate at the meeting.  ...

    Muscat, 15 Jun (ONA) --- An official session of talks was held at the Foreign Ministry here today between the Sultanate and the Islamic Republic of Iran.  The Omani side was headed by Sheikh Khalifa Ali al-Harthy, Under...

    Muscat: The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Tuesday reported 2,126 new cases of Covid-19 and 33 deaths. The total number of cases registered in the Sultanate has now reached 238,566, including 2,565 deaths. The total number of recoveries...

  The National Center for Statistics and Information (NCSI) in accordance with the Ministry of Health (MoH) conducted a survey about Covid-19 vaccination campaign (15-31 Dec 2020). The study sample was 3000 people, 67% of which were Omanis and 33%...

As many as 124 Covid-19 patients have been admitted to the field hospital where occupancy stood at more than 90%. Dr. Nabil Mohammed al-Lawatia, Director of the Covid-19 Field Hospital, said in a statement to Oman News Agency (ONA) that...

The Sultan Qaboos Centre for Cancer Treatment and Research will begin operations on an experimental basis and receive patients in mid-July this year (2021).   Set up on an area of 45,000 square metres, the centre has 300 beds, rooms...

    Muscat: The Civil Aviation Authority in Oman has approved Jordan Aviation to operate two flights weekly. CAA said that the two flights will operate between Queen Alia International Airport in Amman to Muscat, starting June 25. Jordan Aviation is...

    Dhofar is in the monsoon mood, while the desert and open areas of the Sultanate might touch 50 degree Celsius on Monday and Tuesday. Monsoon indications are confirmed as Dhofar experiences clear to partly cloudy skies along the...