RO 89.7 million for construction of 42 new schools
MUSCAT, OCT 6The Sultanate of Oman has awarded contracts worth RO 89.7 million for the design and construction of 42 fully integrated school buildings across various governorates.I…
Several agreements inked in Oman under Future City Projects Initiative
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning signed several agreements on Monday at the Oman Conference and Exhibition Centre. Seven agreements were signed for future city projects i…
Muscat International Forum in Banks Begins
Muscat: The deliberations of the third edition of “Muscat International Forum for Risk Management in Banks and Financial Institutions” began on Monday in Muscat.The two-day forum f…
Several agreements signed in Oman under future city projects iniative
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning signed several agreements on Monday at the Oman Conference and Exhibition Centre. Seven agreements were signed for future city projects i…
Brunkow, Ramsdell and Sakaguchi win Nobel medicine prize for immune discoveries
STOCKHOLM: American scientists Mary Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi from Japan won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on Monday for their discoveries in pe…
Negotiators gather for Gaza talks, mediators caution deal may not be swift
SHARM EL-SHEIKH: Hamas officials were in Egypt on Monday ahead of talks with Israel that the U.S. hopes will bring a halt to war in Gaza and release of hostages despite contentious…
Gold scales yet another peak on shutdown worries, rate cut bets
Washington: Gold surged over 1% to a new record high past$3,900 an ounce on Monday as US shutdown worries added to themomentum from expectations of more Fed rate cuts.Spot gold ju…
Housing Bank boosts affordable home access with RO 10 million financing
MUSCAT : Speaking on the sidelines of the “October Urbanism” events, Ammar Al-Nasri, Director of Media and Public Relations, said Oman Housing Bank is accelerating access to affor…
ROP arrest two for possessing counterfeit currency
Muscat: The Royal Oman Police (ROP) in Al Dakhiliyah Governorate have arrested two individuals on charges of possessing counterfeit national currency and attempting to exchange it…
GLOBAL MARKETS-Politics jolts markets, gold leaps to record high
Japanese stocks surged more than 4% to an all-time high while the yen skidded on Monday after fiscal and monetary dove Sanae Takaichi was elected as leader of the ruling party, put…