Eid between two worlds: Where memory meets celebration
During Eid Al Fitr, as celebrations continue across Oman with family visits, shared meals and quieter moments of reflection, the festival takes on layered meanings for those who ha…
Heavy rains expected in 4 governorates
The National Committee for Emergency Management (NCEM) has activated the Emergency Management Centre, along with emergency response sectors and subcommittees across Al Dhahirah, Al…
Two dead, one rescued after three vehicles swept away in floods
The Civil Defence and Ambulance Authority (CDAA) rescued a person and recovered the bodies of two individuals, following an accident in which three vehicles were swept away by flas…
Rains: Bausher-Amerat Mountain road closed
Due to the expected heavy rainfall during the coming hours, the Bausher- Al Amerat Mountain Road will be closed as a precautionary measure, the Royal Oman Police (ROP) said. Use th…
Rains in Muscat, South al Batinah
The Oman Meterology is reporting the formation and extension of cumulonimbus clouds leading to heavy to moderate rains towards Muscat Governorate, South Al Batinah, and parts of No…
US, Israel attack Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility: IAEA
Tehran – The United States and Israel struck Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility on Saturday, the Islamic Republic’s atomic energy organisation said.”Following the criminal attacks by t…
Municipality to license mobile beauty salons in Muscat
Muscat Municipality has laid out conditions to establish mobile beauty salons in the country, which will be operated from vehicles.These conditions include that the licence will be…
Oman’s GDP at current prices rose by 4.6% in Q4, 2025
The Sultante of Oman’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at current prices reached RO42.143 billion by the end of December 2025, marking a 2.3 percent increase from the RO41.194 billion…
The Strait of Hormuz was supposed to be too big to fail
The Strait of Hormuz is usually an idyllic place for a vacation. Expatriates stationed in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, travel by road to Musandam in Oman, which juts into the strai…
An enforced day off every week in Sri Lankan
COLOMBO — It is a public holiday few people wanted.Residents of Sri Lanka’s capital said the streets were unusually hushed on Wednesday, a day after the government announced it wou…