Oman

Monday 17/December/2018 15:09 PM

Six in critical condition after consuming poisonous fish in Oman

Muscat: Six people are in critical condition after consuming poisonous puffer fish, the Ministry of Health has announced. In an online statement, the...

Monday 17/December/2018 11:33 AM

Three dengue patients in Oman recover, dengue inspection drive to continue

Muscat: Three patients who were diagnosed with dengue fever in Oman have recovered, a top official at the Ministry of Health has confirmed. Dr. Abdullah...

Sunday 16/December/2018 22:30 PM

Dengue inspection drive to cover more areas in Oman

Muscat: The search for the presence of the aedes aegypti mosquitoes will be extended to more areas, according to the Ministry of Health. Speaking to the...

Sunday 16/December/2018 14:39 PM

Expats arrested for selling meat from sick livestock in Oman

Graphic image warning. Muscat: A number of expats have been arrested for slaughtering diseased and sick animals and selling the meat to restaurants and...

Sunday 16/December/2018 14:02 PM

Oman transport: 14 km stretch of new road to be opened in the Sultanate

Muscat: A 14 kilometre long stretch of the Barka-Nakhal dual carriageway road project will be opened for traffic on Tuesday, the Ministry of Transport and...

Sunday 16/December/2018 12:00 PM

College in Oman ordered to stop accepting new students

Muscat: One of Oman’s most popular engineering colleges has stopped accepting new students, and is set to stop all current programmes after the present...

Sunday 16/December/2018 12:00 PM

Video: New Mwasalat bus service station to provide jobs for more than 200 Omanis

Muscat: Mwasalat, Oman's national transport company, has officially opened a new Integrated Bus and Coaches Maintenance and Service Station, with which...

Sunday 16/December/2018 10:58 AM

Ministry of Health releases new fees for medical examinations in Oman

Muscat: Oman's Ministry of Health has issued a ministerial decision 239/2018, specifying new fees that expats and Omanis will have to pay for medical...

Saturday 15/December/2018 23:20 PM

‘Reducing expat numbers in Oman will take time’

Muscat: Reducing the number of expats working in the private sector will “take a long time”, according to a senior manpower ministry official. The...

Saturday 15/December/2018 21:00 PM

Ministry to investigate six areas in Muscat for dengue mosquitoes

Muscat: A number of homes and farms in wilayat Seeb will be inspected on Sunday morning, as the Ministry of Health looks into the presence of Aedes aegypti...