The Sultanate, represented by the Ministry of Health, today took part in the 7th meeting of the GCC Health Undersecretaries held via video-conferencing. The meeting came as per a decision of the emergency meeting of the GCC Health Ministers...
The Ministry of Health, represented by the Directorate General of Health Services in the Governorate of Muscat, today opened a fourth medical center in North Al Hail in the Wilayat of A'Seeb, to test residents in the Sultanate who show...
The National Youth Commission (NYC) and Oman Logistics Center (OLC) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance cooperation aspects in a manner that serves and develops youth sector. The MoU was signed by Dr. Sami bin Salim...
The Sultanate launched today the Nursing Now Campaign, which is a global campaign run in collaboration with the International Council of Nurses and the World Health Organization, with the support of the Burdett Trust for Nursing. The inauguration...
The Research Council (TRC) announced the winners of the Salalah Award for Water and Wastewater, an initiative organized by TRC and sponsored by Salalah Sanitary Drainage Services Company, in which 64 applicant researchers and innovators participated for the first edition...
The Royal Air Force of Oman (Rafo) carried out medical evacuation for an Omani woman suffering from health issues. She was transported by a Rafo helicopter from Khasab Hospital in Musandam Governorate to Suhar Hospital in North Al Batinah Governorate,...
The number of malicious attacks on mobile users in the Sultanate reached 14,941 during the January – June 2020 period, according to researchers. In comparison, the figure for Kuwait was 20,000, 12,000 for Qatar and around 5,000 for Bahrain. The...
Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdallah, Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs on Sunday received a video call from Martin Griffiths, Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Yemen during which they discussed peace efforts in Yemen. The UN special envoy to...
An earthquake of 5.23 Richter is detected in southern Iran at 10.06 pm local time and 318 km from Khasab. The third earthquake detected by the center on the same site today.OmanObserver
The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries today signed an agreement for a project to develop Daba fishing jetty in the Governorate of Musandam. The agreement, inked with Al Sarouj Constructions Company, cost RO40 million. The agreement was signed...
The Private Office today issued a statement, reading as follows: "In light of the local and global economic impacts of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik gave his Royal orders to form a committee...
The Ministry of Health represented by the Department of Blood Banks Services and in collaboration with the World Health Organization Office organized today a blood donation campaign, coinciding with World Blood Donor Day that comes this year under the theme...
The Research Council (TRC) participated via a virtual meeting of the UN’s Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD) of the twenty-third session. The virtual meeting of CSTD included the participation of Dr. Sharifa al-Harthy, Director of...