His Majesty Sultan Qaboos has sent a cable of greetings to President Sergio Mattarella of Italy, on the occasion of his country’s National Day. In his cable, His Majesty the Sultan expressed his sincere greetings and best wishes...

Delegated by His Majesty Sultan Qaboos, His Highness Sayyid Shihab bin Tareq al Said will head to Saudi Arabia to lead the Sultanate’s delegation taking part in deliberations of the GCC and Arab emergency summits scheduled to be held in...

Dr Hamad bin Said bin Sulaiman al Aufi, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, met a number of officials in government and private institutions in his office on Tuesday to boost support to Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) in the food...

 The Tender Board has announced RO 34,801,519 worth of tenders at a meeting held on Wednesday under the chairmanship of Dr Rasheed bin al Safi al Huraibi. The board also discussed several topics relating to additional works for development projects...

Darwish bin Ismaeel al Balushi, Minister Responsible for Financial Affairs, and Deputy Chairman of FAER, chaired a meeting of Financial Affairs and Energy Resources Council (FAERC) on Wednesday. The Council reviewed the economic and financial situation of the Sultanate. It...

The Ministry of Transport and Communications opened the 140-km stretch of the Adam-Haima-Thamrait road dualisation project on Wednesday. The opening of this segment is expected to smoothen traffic flow in Al Wusta and Dhofar governorates, and contribute to the economic...

    The Royal Navy of Oman Vessel (RNOV) Shabab Oman II anchored in Lisbon Port in the Republic of Portugal to be the 4th international port visited by the vessel as part of its international journey route themed (Masts...

    Celestial Bodies, a family saga set against Oman’s transition into a modern state, became the first novel originally written in Arabic to win the Man Booker International Prize. The prize, given each year to the best book translated...

    On behalf of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos, His Highness Sayyid Asaad bin Tareq al Said, Deputy Prime Minister for International Relations and Cooperation Affairs and Personal Representative of His Majesty the Sultan, on Monday received at his office...

    His Majesty Sultan Qaboos has sent cables of greetings to President Bidhya Devi Bhandari of Nepal, President Sahle-Work Zewde of Ethiopia, and President Dr Ilham Heydar Aliyev of Azerbaijan on the occasion of their countries’ National Day. In...

    The Organising Committee of the Salalah Tourism Festival (STF) is geared up to make this year’s festival more interesting and attractive with new features and facilities. The committee has already shortlisted many programmes for the one-month extravaganza, while...

    Man Booker International Prize winner Jokha al Harthi was given warm welcome at Muscat International Airport on Sunday on her arrival from London. Oman Airports hosted a reception at the airport which was attended by dignitaries including Dr...

    Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdallah, Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs, received at the General Diwan of the ministry on Sunday Dr Abbas Araghchi, Deputy Foreign Minister of Iran, who is currently visiting the Sultanate. The two sides discussed...

    His Majesty Sultan Qaboos has sent a cable of condolences to Sultan Abdullah bin Sultan Ahmad Shah, King of Malaysia, on the death of former King of Malaysia Sultan Ahmad Shah. In his cable, His Majesty expressed his...

    Jokha al Harthy, the 40-year-old assistant professor at Sultan Qaboos University (SQU), has become the first writer in the Arabic language to win the Man Booker International Prize for her novel Celestial Bodies. Jokha won the award for...