Energy

Wednesday 04/January/2017 22:05 PM

Gold price expected to remain high in Oman

Muscat: Even though gold prices are at a three-week high, jewellers in Oman say that the public is still buying the precious metal. “There have been...

Wednesday 04/January/2017 13:44 PM

Worker dies in Oman after pipe falls on him

Muscat: A water pipeline worker has died after pipes fell on him while on duty in Barka, Public Authority for Civil Defence and Ambulance (PACDA)...

Wednesday 04/January/2017 12:17 PM

Oman crime: Bid to smuggle gun, bullets foiled

Muscat: Customs officials foiled a bid to smuggle in guns and bullets to Oman at Sarfeet border, in Salalah, today, the authority said. “The vehicle which...

Tuesday 03/January/2017 22:45 PM

Zakat pays for medical bills in Oman

Muscat: More than 160 patients in Oman have undergone treatment in 2016 thanks to Zakat funds, according to the Ministry of Endowment and Religious Affairs...

Tuesday 03/January/2017 22:31 PM

Oman : Jordan university official received

Muscat: Sheikh Khalid bin Omar bin Said Al Marhoon, Minister of Civil Service, received in his Office on Tuesday Dr Rifaat Abdel Halim Al Faouri, President...

Tuesday 03/January/2017 22:30 PM

Oman crude hits 18-month high at $55

Muscat: Omani crude oil moved beyond $55 per barrel for the first time in 18 months, as oil producing countries see the results of OPEC’s late 2016 pact...