Sayyid Bilarab graces concluding of Murtakaz
Muscat: HH Sayyid Bilarab bin Haitham al Said, Minister of State and Governor of Muscat, graced the concluding ceremony for the Murtakaz Programme on Wednesday.Reflecting an ongoin…
UTAS Council reviews institutional performance
MUSCAT: The Council of the University of Technology and Applied Sciences (UTAS) held its third meeting for the academic year 2025/2026 at the university’s headquarters in Muscat on…
9,000 tonnes of locally grown wheat harvest expected this year
Muscat, July 2Oman Flour Mills Company is expected to receive around 9,000 tonnes of locally produced wheat during the 2026 harvest season, sourced from approximately 54 farmers ac…
Direct flights between Muscat and Medan from Friday
MUSCAT: SalamAir, the low-cost carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, will operate on Friday, its first direct flights between Muscat and the Indonesian city of Medan.This step marks th…
Walls That Speak .. The Art of Saba Merati
Whenever you wander through an art gallery, you can notice that most art hangs on a wall. Saba Merati’s art is the wall. For Saba, who is a specialist in mural painting, decorative…
Planning for Safe and Healthy Travel
Most people spend weeks deciding where to stay, what to visit and what to pack. Far fewer plan for their health. Yet a holiday can quickly turn stressful when a traveller develops…
The new face of African entrepreneurship
Over the past six years as a judge for Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH), I have witnessed first-hand one of the most important shifts taking place across the continent: the evolution of African entrepreneurship itself.
HM meets UK Prime Minister
London: His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik met on Thursday with Sir Keir Starmer, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (UK), at 10 Downing Street in the British capital, London.T…
Oil pollution not found – AL Halaniyat
The Environment Authority, in coordination with the relevant authorities said they found no traces of oil near Al. Halaniyat islands. The Authority said it is closely monitoring th…
MoL achieves 56.82% of employment, training plan in H1
Muscat: The Ministry of Labour (MoL) said on Thursday that the number of employment and training opportunities stood at 34,092 during the first half of 2026, achieving 56.82 per c…