Outward Bound Oman recently celebrated 10 years of operations in Oman, at an event held under the auspices of Shaikh Khalid bin Omar al Marhoon, Minister of Civil Service, and in the presence of Outward Bound Oman Patron His Highness...

    The Sultanate is using renewable energy according to the governmental plans that target providing about 10 per cent of electricity from it through optimising the natural resources of the country, Masoud bin Salam al Riyami, Acting CEO of...

    The Ministry of Tourism is all set to participate in five major international tourism exhibitions with several promotional programmes in a number of countries. Among the most prominent international tourism exhibitions in which the Sultanate participates is the...

    Air Vice-Marshal Matar bin Ali al Obaidani, Commander of the Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO), on Wednesday received Lt Gen Joseph Guastella, Commander of Air Forces at the US Central Command, who is currently visiting the Sultanate....

    The Sultanate, represented by the Ministry of Defence, hosted the 16th Joint Defence Council of the GCC Defence Ministers under the auspices of Sayyid Badr bin Saud al Busaidy, Minister Responsible for Defence Affairs, at Al Bustan Palace...

    His Highness Sayyid Fahd bin Mahmoud al Said, Deputy Prime Minister for the Council of Ministers, received on Wednesday Dr Ahmed bin Salim al Mandhari, Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean at the World Health Organisation (WHO). HH...

    The Cyclone Kyarr, which has weakened to Category 1, is unlikely to hit Oman coasts. It is very likely to weaken into a severe cyclonic storm by early hours of Thursday, and into a cyclonic storm by evening,...

Deliberations of the 15th meeting of the Omani-US Joint Military Committee, which began yesterday at the office of Secretary General of the Ministry of Defence, were concluded today.  The Omani side was chaired by Mohammed bin Nasser al-Rasbi, Secretary General of the...

His Majesty Sultan Qaboos on Tuesday issued two Royal Decrees. Royal Decree No 73/2019 on the appointment of an Adviser at the Ministry of Legal Affairs. Article (1) appoints Hussein bin Ali bin Zahir al Hilali as Adviser at the...

Seeking to lead by example, the Ministry of Oil and Gas has slashed its monthly electricity bills by around a quarter following the adoption of simple energy conservation measures. Salim bin Nasser al Aufi (pictured), Ministry Under-Secretary, said the savings were...

Tanfeedh, a cornerstone of the government’s strategy to accelerate the diversification of the Omani economy, aims to also promote a culture of speedy policymaking and decision-taking across the state machinery, according to a high-level official. Talal al Rahbi (pictured), Secretary General...

His Highness Sayyid Fahd bin Mahmood al Said, Deputy Prime Minister for the Council of Ministers, received on Tuesday Tayseer Farhat, Ambassador of the State of Palestine to the Sultanate, who handed over a written message to HH Sayyid Fahd...

The elected members of Majlis Ash’shura will hold an extraordinary session on Sunday to elect the chairman and two deputies for the ninth term of Majlis Ash’shura. This was stated by Shaikh Ali bin Nasser al Mahrouqi, Secretary-General of Majlis...

 As protection of organisations and government agencies from data breaches and attacks is of utmost importance, the demand for cybersecurity professionals is growing at a fast pace, said Dr Henry Pearson, Cyber Security Ambassador at the Department for International Trade...

    The Sultanate is likely to experience indirect effects of the tropical cyclone Kyarr, which is being currently classified as category 4 cyclone, the Oman Meteorological Department said in its weather bulletin on Monday. Indirect effects of the cyclone...