Muscat: The wilayats of North Al Sharqiyah, Al Dakhiliyah and Al Dhahira received heavy rains along with thunderstorms and strong winds. The weather pattern was due to the local cloud development seen across Al Hajr mountains in the summer....

  San Francisco, Aug 19 (ONA) – A new report issued by US business and media service consultancy agency Market Watch commended the Sultanate’s efforts in economic diversification.  It pointed out that such efforts are expected to boost Oman...

Oman’s recent operationalisation of its membership of TIR — the global transit system — has been lauded by IRU, the world’s road transport organisation representing bus, coach, truck and taxi operators globally. TIR — a global treaty — enables goods...

Considering the safety of the public in mind, the driving license tests will be limited to two students for each driving instructor a week, Royal Oman Police (ROP) said in a statement. The number will be gradually increased in line...

Sayyid Hamoud bin Faisal al-Busaidi, Minister of Interior and Chairman of the Governorates Affairs Council (GAC), chaired the first meeting of the GAC at the Interior Ministry.          At the outset of the meeting, Sayyid Hamoud valued the issuance of the...

    Muscat,(ONA) - The Environment Authority launched today the first land-planting sites in the Mina Al-Fahal area as part of the national initiative to plant 10 million wild trees, which was launched last January with the support and initiative...

    Muscat: The total number of positive Covid-19 cases in the Sultanate has reached 85, 005, while the number of recoveries stood at 79, 608, which is 93.6 percent of new cases reported. The Ministry of Health reported 187...

    Muscat: The Environment Authority on Wednesday planted 1,800 seedlings on the first site of the cultivation of wild trees, in the Mina Al Fahl area. This is the part of the national initiative to plant 10 million wild trees...

    Muscat: His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik has conferred Royal Order of Commendation, First Class, on Retired Minister Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdallah. The conferment ceremony took place at Al Barakah Palace on Wednesday. –ONA  

    Muscat: Before His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik, a number of their highnesses and excellencies took the oath of office at Al Baraka Palace on Wednesday. They were: Sayyid Mansour bin Majid al Said, Special Adviser of His Majesty...

    Muscat: His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik presided over a meeting of the Council of Ministers at Al Barakah Palace on Wednesday, following a ceremony during which new ministers took the oath of office. At the outset of the...

    Muscat: The total number of positive Covid-19 cases in the Sultanate has reached 84, 818, while the number of recoveries stood at 79, 409, which is 93.6 percent of new cases reported. The Ministry of Health reported 166...

    Muscat,(ONA) – Laila bint Ahmed al-Najar, Minister of Social Development, today valued the generous Royal gesture of His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik to provide laptops for all new students belonging to Social Security and Low-income Families who...

    Muscat,(ONA)  -- Dr. Ahmed bin Mohammed al-Saidi, Minister of Health, commended the excellent performance of Omani doctors dispatched for study abroad. He hailed the remarkable progress made by the doctors in their respective specialties. Dr. Ahmed made the...

    Muscat: The first F&B Container Park, an innovative Omani concept aimed at attracting tourists while offering the local populace a different experience altogether, will come up in Bausher, it is learnt. ‘Thy Yard’, a novel initiative conceptualised by 2...