MUSCAT: The Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) has hit a new milestone in global classification and was ranked 375 out of 1047 universities from around the world for 2021 at the World University Ranking “QS”. SQU has ranked 61-70 among emerging...

    Royal Army of Oman’s Lieutenant Omar bin Mubarak al Alawi received the ‘sword of honour’ at Sandhurst Royal Military Academy in the UK. Al Alawi topped a group of officers from more than 13 countries outside the UK....

    Haya Water has won the Best Arab Company Award for 2019 in the Best Facilities and General Services, while the company’s CEO was selected as the Best Arab CEO in 2019 in the same category. It was announced...

    The Sultanate’s Ambassador to South Korea, Mohammed bin Salim al Harthi, has been honoured with the Best Ambassador Award by the NDN News and Seoul City magazines in recognition of his outstanding efforts and contributions in promoting relations...

  The national free-jump team was crowned first place in the ASEAN Open and Paragliding Championships held in the Chinese city of Jing.

    Oman tent pegging team dominated proceedings at the first edition of the Military tent pegging championship which is underway in Jordan until Thursday. The Sultanate team won the title of the sword competitions in team category. Oman’s rider...

    President Nguyen Phu Trong of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam granted the Friendship Order to Shaikh Sultan bin Saif al Mahrouqi, Sultanate’s Ambassador to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, in recognition of his fruitful contributions in enhancing the...

    Oman’s Hisham Mohammed Abdullah al Busaidy won three medals — a gold and two silver — at the Helsinki Karate Open 2019 on August 17 in the Finland capital. Helsinki Karate Open is a World Karate Federation (WKF)...

    Omani architect, Ali bin Jaffer al Lawati has been shortlisted as a finalist for the Mohamed Makiya Prize for Architecture 2019, which is also known as the Middle Eastern Architectural Personality of the Year. The annual prize is...

  Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium: Ahmad al Harthy and the Oman Racing team did the absolute unthinkable during round four of the Blancpain Endurance Cup season in Belgium over the weekend, July 27/28, by taking a stunning Pro-Am race victory in the...

    Royal Cavalry won the Jullianges endurance race in France (July 19-21) which was organised under supervision of International Equestrian Federation. The two-star race was ran for 122 km with 35 riders from Oman, France, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Spain...

    A week after crowning as champions of Morocco Beach Soccer Cup in Agadir, Oman beach soccer team impressed again at Neom beach soccer cup as they lifted the title of the tournament late on Saturday. The Sultanate team...

    The Ministry of Higher Education won the Quality Choice Prize 2019 run by the European Society for Quality Research (ESQR) at an awards ceremony held on Sunday evening in Berlin, Germany. The Ministry of Higher Education received the...

Student inventors Salem and Mohamed al Habsi, competing with a team of undergraduates and graduates of Sultan Qaboos University as Team Sumou, won plaudits and a prestigious gold medal at the 29th International Invention Exhibition in Malaysia (ITEX 2018) in...

Abdullah bin Hamood al Raqadi, the Director General of Information Technology at the Ministry of Health, has received well-earned recognition for his contributions at the Ministry of Health and to Oman’s digital transformation strategy, winning the IT Man of the...