Dr. Ahmed bin Mohammed al-Saidi, Minister of Health, member of the Supreme Committee tasked with tackling developments resulting from coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, has said that the past six weeks in the Sultanate’s pandemic scenario witnessed annoying, deplorable and frightful changes....

The Virtual Educational Exhibition for Higher Education Institutions 2020 continues for the second day in a row, with scientific attendance and tangible student interaction.          The exhibition witnessed continuous visits from students wishing to learn about all the offered...

The Virtual Regional Consultative Technical Meeting to discuss the Covid-19 pandemic impact on Agriculture and Food Security in the Near East and North Africa Region continued today. The meeting is organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United...

The National Defense College (NDC) concluded today activities of the strategic exercise "Decision Making- 7". The exercise was carried out by the NDC seventh batch from the various military, security and civil institutions in the country.         The closing...

His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik has issued three Royal decrees reading as follows: Royal Decree No. 65/2020 appoints a Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries. Article (1) stipulates that Dr. Saud bin Hamoud bin Ahmed al-Habsi shall be appointed as...

    New York: The Sultanate ranked third among Arab countries in the 2020 Sustainable Development Report issued by the UN Development Institution. The report, published in the institution’s last night, said that Oman occupied the 76th position globally and won...

    Khasab: The Royal Air Force of Oman (Rafo) carried out medical evacuation operations, on Wednesday. A new-born baby suffering from health problems was transferred from the Wilayat of Khasab to one of the referral hospitals in Muscat Governorate to...

  Muscat: The latest weather charts and analysis of the National Multi Hazards Early Warning Center indicate the continuity of upper air low-pressure system over the Arabian Sea causing advection of clouds with chances of rain occasionally thundershowers until Friday,...

The Environment Conservation Office at the Diwan of Royal Court registered the return of migrating bird Cream-coloured Courser to the Wildlife Reserve in the Governorate of Al Wusta, two years after it was last spotted in the sanctuary.                  ...

The Sultanate chaired the virtual Regional Consultative Technical Meeting for the Near East and North Africa, to discuss the Covid-19 pandemic impact on Agriculture and Food Security in the Near East and North Africa Region. The meeting is organized by the Food...

    Muscat: The Ministry of Health (MOH) has announced 1,124 new cases of Covid-19 in the Sultanate, including 862 Omanis and 262 residents, which brought the total number of positive cases to 41, 194. Nine new deaths were also reported...

    Muscat: All services provided by the Royal Oman Police (ROP), including traffic, passport and residence and civil status departments, resumed today. Some of the safety precautions to be followed are: Wearing masks and hand gloves until the end of...

    Muscat: The Sultanate reviewed its experience in combating the COVID-19 pandemic at a webinar organised on Tuesday by the Royal College of Physicians of the UK and attended by health ministers, leaders from around the world. Dr Ahmed bin...