Oman

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...

Saturday 15/December/2018 17:58 PM

Win up to OMR4,000 at next year's Muscat Festival

Muscat: Film enthusiasts in Oman now have the opportunity to win up to OMR4,000 if their documentary wins the competition at next year’s Muscat Festival,...

Saturday 15/December/2018 14:55 PM

In pictures: Spartan obstacle race begins in Oman

Muscat: The Spartan international obstacle race began on Saturday morning, in front of the Sifawy Hotel at Jebel Sifah, Muscat. "The global obstacle...

Friday 14/December/2018 10:18 AM

Municipality starts combatting dengue-causing mosquitoes in Oman

Muscat: Municipal authorities have started combatting the dengue-causing aedes aegypti mosquito in the Wilayat of Seeb, where the mosquitoes were found by...

Friday 14/December/2018 10:09 AM

Here’s how you can stay safe from mosquitoes in Oman

Muscat: With Oman’s Ministry of Health recently announcing the discovery of a case of dengue fever in Oman, the government has launched an investigation...