Meeting reviews digital excellence strategy
MUSCAT: A meeting held via video conferencing reviewed the strategy and general framework for measuring digital excellence for the National Digital Transformation Programme for 20…
Intl Wellness Day marked with Wadi Kabir trail hike
MUSCAT: Scores of people joined Nadhira al Harthy, the first Omani woman to summit Sagarmatha (Mt Everest) and Sulaiman al Naabi, an Everest climber, to raise awareness on healthy…
Oman, Morocco review social and family cooperation
MOROCCO: Dr Laila bint Ahmed al Najjar, Minister of Social Development, and Naima Ben Yahya, Minister of Solidarity, Social Integration and Family of the Kingdom of Morocco, held a…
Hundreds ride Mwasalat buses on World Public Transport Day
MUSCAT: Hundreds of citizens and expatriates across Muscat and Salalah made use of public transport on World Public Transport Day, as Mwasalat marked the occasion on April 17 in co…
Private sector value added tops RO 8.6 billion
MUSCAT: The number of active private establishments in the Sultanate of Oman rose marginally by 0.2 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2025 to reach 268,286, compared with 267,734 i…
RO 45.4 million finances 521 SME projects
MUSCAT: The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (Riyada) reported that 521 financing applications were approved from its loan portfolio by the end of December 2025,…
Oman’s OETC to invest RO 376 million in battery energy storage projects
MUSCAT: Oman Electricity Transmission Company (OETC), the sole owner and operator of the country’s national grid, is placing battery energy storage systems (BESS) at the centre of…
Nama Water expands treated water reuse drive
MUSCAT: Nama Water Services is advancing treated water reuse as part of a broader strategy to enhance water security and support the green economy, focusing on maximising the econo…
In Oman’s banking sector, bigger is not the real story
At first glance, the debate seems simple: fewer banks, bigger institutions, stronger system.But Oman’s banking sector is not that simple — and reducing it to size alone risks missi…
Oman-UAE railway project is 40% complete: Hafeet Rail
Muscat – Hafeet Rail Company (Hafeet Rail), a joint venture project between Etihad Rail, Oman Rail and Mubadala Investment, has announced the completion of 40 Percent of the total…