Sifah Ultra Marathon debuts on Friday
Muscat: Blending sport, nature and community engagement, the first edition of the Sifah Ultra Marathon will be held on Friday, giving a strong boost to inbound tourism and adventur…
‘India assures joint actions’
MUSCAT, DEC 18Both India and the Sultanate of Oman are two countries connected by various cords of diplomacy, friendship, culture, and geography, as well as people-to-people contac…
HM confers Order of Oman upon Indian Premier
MUSCAT: His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik conferred the Order of Oman upon Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of the Republic of India, in recognition of the advanced bilateral relat…
Melting soon: Thousands of glaciers
Paris: Thousands of glaciers will vanish each year in the coming decades, leaving only a fraction standing by the end of the century unless global warming is curbed, a study showed…
Muscat emerge champions of short course swimming
MUSCAT, DEC 18 The Muscat Short Course Swimming Championship concluded on Wednesday at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in Bausher, featuring strong competition and impressive tech…
AI-driven learning plan wins WISE prize
The TUMO Center for Creative Technologies, an Armenian tuition-free after-school programme, has been named the top winner of the 2024-2025 World Innovation Summit for Education (WI…
Top schools recognised in fifth ‘Namat’ Competition
MUSCAT, DEC 18The Ministry of Education (MoE) recently celebrated the winners of the fifth edition of the ‘Namat’ Sustainability Competition at a ceremony held under the auspices o…
Health Ministry marks Oman Organ Donation Day
MUSCAT: Represented by the Omani Centre for Organ Transplant, the Ministry of Health on Thursday marked Oman Organ Donation Day, which falls on December 19 every year.The event cel…
Top creatives honoured at Sultan Qaboos Award
MUSCAT, DEC 18Under the auspices of Dr Mohammed bin Said al Maamari, Minister of Awqaf and Religious Affairs, the 12th Sultan Qaboos Award for Culture, Arts and Literature ceremony…
Finance Ministry launches first phase of ‘Maliya’
MUSCAT: The Ministry of Finance launched the first phase of the transition to the Unified Government Financial System, codenamed ‘Maliya’, on Thursday.The step is in pursuance of a…