Ignazio Cassis, Vice President of the Federal Council, Head of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) yesterday visited the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, within the framework of his current visit to the Sultanate. The guest was briefed on designs...

The Royal Opera House Muscat (ROHM) today unveiled a new digital initiative codenamed “From Our Stage to Your Home”, heralding a long-term programme offering world-class classical music treats online to Omani and international audiences, who will have a thrilling experience...

A research paper prepared by Oman Studies Centre based at Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) describes the "Hobyout" language, spoken in a narrow border strip along Omani-Yemeni borders, as an endangered language that might go extinct any time, according to the...

Dr. Faisal Mekdad, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the Syrian Arab Republic yesterday visited the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque and the Natural History Museum, within the framework of his current visit to the Sultanate.       During...

The Higher Committee of the Royal Opera House Muscat (ROHM) held a meeting yesterday under the chairmanship of HH Sayyid Fahd bin Mahmoud al-Said, Deputy Prime Minister for the Council of Ministers during which it reviewed the progress of work...

The Board of Trustees of the National Museum yesterday held its seventh meeting under the chairmanship of Salim Mohammed al-Mahrouqi, Minister of Heritage and Tourism, Chairman of the National Museum’s Board of Trustees.   The original manuscript of "Kitāb al-fawāʼid...

The National Museum is setting up a special corner named after the late His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Said Bin Taimour.   The initiative comes as part of efforts to develop museum narrative art, which is considered among innovative pillars...

The National Museum said that it re-opened the Belarusian exhibition themed "Patterns and Symbols: A Heritage of Belarusian Ornament" and runs through till the end of April 2021.  The exhibition was opened on 5 March 2020 and closed on 17...

The Ministry of Information has released a new book titled ‘Oman 2020’, on Wednesday. The book documents the achievements that took place during the 50 years of the blessed Renaissance. It also talks about the continuation of the blessed Renaissance...

The National Museum yesterday signed an agreement with Oman Airports company to lend antiques to the latter and set up a Museum Corner at Muscat International Airport.   The agreement aims to convert passenger corridors at Muscat International Airport into...

A specialized field study on birds of prey roaming the plains and countryside of Dhofar shows that the numbers of steppe eagle ‘Falco Cherrug’ dropped significantly since 2018.   The study was conducted by the Environment Conservation Office (Diwan of...

The Royal Opera House (ROH) Muscat will reopen its doors to the public starting from today Sunday 17 January. Visitors can once again enjoy the magnificent opera house building and experience the inspiration of this splendid institution through special guided tours....

The short documentary “Omani Nairooz” directed by Hussein Al-Balushi, won the Best Short Film Documentary Award at the International Moving Film festival in the Islamic Republic of Iran.   The documentary talks about the bullfighting sport that is popular in...

 A Ceremony was held at the National Museum yesterday to launch an encyclopedia titled “Oman Since Antiquity: Photo-illustrated Historical Record”.   The encyclopedia, consisting of four large relics, reconstructs Omani history and showcases images spanning a period of more than...

The National Museum, represented by the Learning and Community Outreach Department, in cooperation with the Ministry of Heritage and Tourism, organised a virtual session yesterday to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the inscription of the Land of Frankincense in the...