r. Ahmed Mohammed al-Saidi, Minister of Health, has said that the Supreme Committee tasked with tackling developments resulting from coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic takes special care to study all aspects of life impacted by the epidemic, including economic, social and health...

Ann Linde, Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Sweden and her accompanying delegation left here yesterday after an official two-day visit to the Sultanate. She was seen off by Dr. Khalid Said al-Jaradi, Head of the Protocols Department at the...

 The Sultanate, represented by Oman Human Rights Commission (OHRC), took part in the 17th general assembly meetings of the Arab network for national human rights institutions. Sheikh Abdullah Shuwain al-Hosni, Chairman of the OHRC, represented the Omani institution at the meetings,...

    Muscat: The Supreme Committee on Wednesday has decided to extend the suspension of entry to the Sultanate until further notice for those coming from the Republic of Sudan, the Federal Republic of Brazil, the Federal Republic of Nigeria,...

    Muscat: The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Wednesday reported 1258 new cases of Covid-19 and 14 deaths. The total number of cases registered in the Sultanate has now reached 219, 529, including 2,370 deaths. The total number of recoveries...

    Muscat: The Supreme Committee on Wednesday has decided to reopen mosques that have a capacity of not less than 100 worshipers for the five daily prayers (Friday prayer excluded), following the conditions previously announced by the Ministry of Endowments...

Mohammad Shtayyeh, Prime Minister of the State of Palestine and his accompanying delegation arrived here yesterday on a three-day visit to the Sultanate.   The Palestinian Prime Minister and his accompanying delegation were received upon their arrival by Sayyid Badr...

As many as 32,172 have been vaccinated within the current drive being undertaken by the Ministries of Health and Education for immunization against coronavirus (Covid-19).   The proportion of GED students vaccinated so far stands at 43% of the total...

 The Ministry of Health has said that, as per vaccine procurement agreements signed with different firms, the Sultanate will receive 1.25 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines at a rate of 200,000 doses per week. The Ministry strives to cover all...

The Office of the Minister of State and Governor of Dhofar signed yesterday 3 Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with the Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) to fund projects in Thumrait and Al Mazyunah. The MoUs included building 2 public Majlises in...

    With maximum temperatures in Muscat expected to be 46 °C today, people have been warned to take all precautions while venturing out, especially by taking more liquids. Temperatures in Suhar will be around 47 °C, while Salalah will...

    Muscat: The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Tuesday reported 1047 new cases of Covid-19 and 11 deaths. The total number of cases registered in the Sultanate has now reached 218, 271, including 2,356 deaths. The total number of recoveries...

Authority for Civil Defence and Ambulance (ACDA) yesterday reported that the number of fire accidents in land transport vehicles last year dropped from 769 to 606, down by 21.1%. The ACDA explained that automobile fires happen as a result of...

 In implementation of the Royal directives of His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik to speed up the process of employment for job seekers and, in pursuance of the Sultan’s Armed Forces (SAF)’s keenness to provide opportunities to all to join...

    Oman Air and Qatar Airways have expanded their codeshare partnership to cover more than 80 destinations on Qatar Airways’ network. The expansion of the agreement will provide more convenient and seamless travel options for both airlines’ passengers. This...