OAAAQA grants Institutional Accreditation to Oman Tourism College
MUSCAT: The Oman Authority for Academic Accreditation and Quality Assurance of Education (OAAAQA) has announced that Oman Tourism College (OTC) has been granted Institutional Accre…
OSHRM celebrates excellence in human resource leadership
MUSCAT: The Omani Society for Human Resource Management (OSHRM) celebrated outstanding achievements in the field of human resources during a ceremony held in Muscat. The event hono…
Dhofar II to boost energy transition
MUSCAT: Oman took yet another important stride towards a sustainable energy future with the signing of the Dhofar II Wind Power Project Power Purchase Agreement (PPA), a significan…
UN platform opens doors for Omani suppliers
MUSCAT: The Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OCCI), in cooperation with the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), organised yesterday a workshop titl…
Wind turbines arrive for PDO’s Riyah 1 and Riyah 2 projects
MUSCAT: OQ Alternative Energy (OQAE) — a subsidiary of OQ and the designated national champion for renewables, has confirmed the arrival of the first batch of wind turbines for the…
Inspections ongoing as 20 Turkish troops killed in plane crash
ANKARA: Türkiye on Wednesday said 20 of its soldiers were killed when a military transport plane crashed in Georgia a day earlier, marking the Nato member’s deadliest military inci…
Ukraine suspends cabinet minister as scandal shakes wartime govt
KYIV: Ukraine suspended a cabinet minister on Wednesday pending an investigation into an alleged $100 million energy procurement kickback scheme, as public anger over corruption sh…
Kuwait Crown Prince receives Interior Minister
Kuwait: Sheikh Sabah Al Khalid al Sabah, Crown Prince of Kuwait, received on Wednesday Sayyid Hamoud bin Faisal al Busaidi, Minister of Interior, at Bayan Palace in Kuwait. This wa…
Maritime buffer reserve to protect Oman’s natural resources
MUSCAT: The Environment Authority (EA) said that the Royal Decree establishing a new nature reserve in the Dhofar Governorate, named the Maritime Buffer Zone Reserve Around Al Hall…
Oman Air updates rules on power banks
Oman Air announced its updated rules for carrying lithium batteries, power banks, smart bags, and e-cigarettes.Power banks must be carried in hand luggage only (not checked baggage…