As many as 65,173 expatriate workers have applied to rectify their irregular status and 46,355 of them have been able to leave the Sultanate terminally. In a statement issued today, the Ministry of Labour pointed out that the period designated...

The Sultanate has welcomed the initiative announced by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) to reach a political solution for the crisis in the Republic of Yemen. A statement issued here yesterday asserts that the Sultanate will continue to work...

The National Defence College (NDC) yesterday hosted via video-conferencing Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Secretary General of the Arab League.   Air Vice Marshal (Eng.) Saleh Yahya al-Maskari, NDC Commandant welcomed the guest, who gave a lecture titled (The Arab League, Future...

The State Audit Institution (SAI) is participating in the Global Anti-Corruption and Integrity Forum, which kicked off through video conferencing from Paris, France yesterday.   The three-day forum, organized by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), focuses on...

    Muscat: The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Tuesday reported 836 new cases of Covid-19, bringing the total number of cases registered in the Sultanate to 152, 364. MOH reported four Covid 19-related death, bringing the total death toll...

The Sultanate’s Government, represented by the Foreign Ministry, has welcomed the announcement in New Delhi yesterday that the Gandhi Peace Prize for 2019 has been conferred on the late His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Said Bin Taimour. A statement to...

en. Sultan Mohammed al-Nu'amani, Minister of the Royal Office received in his office yesterday Mohammed Irki, Ambassador of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria to the Sultanate. During the meeting, the two sides reviewed march of fraternal ties binding the...

HH Sayyid Theyazin bin Haitham al-Said, Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth received in his office yesterday Jassim bin Abdulrahman al-Thani, Ambassador of the State of Qatar to the Sultanate. The meeting reviewed the bilateral relations between the two brotherly countries....

Dr. Faisal Mekdad, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the Syrian Arab Republic and his accompanying delegation left here yesterday after a several-day visit to Oman during which he met with senior officials. He was seen off by Sayyid...

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources yesterday held a celebration marking World Water Day, which falls on 22 March every year.   Held via videoconferencing, the event was organized in cooperation with the Office of the UN Food...

    Muscat: The Ministry of Health (MOH) reported 728 new cases of Covid-19 on Sunday, bringing the total number of cases registered in the Sultanate to 151,528. MOH reported seven Covid 19-related deaths, taking the total death toll to...

The Sultanate and the Syrian Arab Republic held a round of official talks at the Foreign Ministry here yesterday. The Omani side was headed by Sayyid Badr Hamad al-Busaidi, Foreign Minister while the Syrian delegation was led by Dr. Faisal...

Vice Admiral Abdullah Khamis al-Ra'eesi, Chief of Staff of the Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF) yesterday received in his office at Al Murtafa Camp Rear Admiral Jacques Fayard, French Joint Forces Commander in the Indian Ocean and his accompanying delegation, currently visiting the Sultanate....

As per royal directives of His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik, the Ministry of Health (MOH) yesterday rolled out vaccination campaign against Covid-19 for all citizens aged 18 and older in Governorate of Musandam. Dr. Ahmed Mohammed al-Sa'eedi, Minister of...

 The Honourable Lady, Spouse of His Majesty the Sultan, yesterday went on an inspection tour of the Child Care Centre affiliated to the Ministry of Social Development, in A'Seeb. During the visit which coincided with the Mother's Day, the Honourable Lady...