Muscat: The Oman India Fertiliser Company (OMIFCO) will begin its first introductory meeting on Tuesday in the wilayat of Sur, South al Sharqiyah Governorate, as part of a nationwide roadshow promoting its initial public offering (IPO) across several governorates of the Sultanate of Oman. The meetings aim to enhance investment awareness and provide investors with […]
A young mother remains in hospital after being bitten by a shark at Coogee beach in Sydney on Saturday morning. Leah Stewart, 35, was swimming about 30 metres offshore when the shark – believed to be a three to four metre great white shark – struck. In the wake of this tragic incident, there have […]
Muscat: Sultan Haitham City, represented by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning, has floated two major tenders for the construction of a government school complex and a cultural and social centre, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth. The initiatives form part of ongoing efforts to […]
With frontbencher Jonno Duniam’s decision the bail out of politics, the Liberals are not just further depleted, but the parliament is losing someone of the calibre we want to see there. Duniam performs well on policy and on the politics. He looks for compromises (often more than his party does), can negotiate in the Senate, […]
MUSCAT: Oman’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) announced its operational readiness for the Khareef Dhofar 2026 season, which astronomically begins on June 21 and runs until September 20, unveiling a comprehensive plan to enhance air connectivity and increase capacity on the Muscat–Salalah route amid growing travel demand. The authority said the plan has been developed in partnership […]
Share markets surged in Asia on Monday while the dollar slipped and oil prices tumbled as a tentative peace deal between the United States and Iran promised to ease inflationary pressures globally and lessen the need for higher interest rates. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on social media early on Monday that a deal […]
MUSCAT, JUNE 13 Entities and institutions engaged in radiation-related activities without the required regulatory approvals have been granted a six-month grace period to regularise their status, as part of a new initiative by the Environment Authority aimed at strengthening compliance and enhancing radiation safety standards across Oman. Ahmed bin Khalfan al Shueili, Head of the […]
NEW YORK: The Sultanate of Oman has highlighted its efforts to promote and protect the rights of persons with disabilities during its participation in the 19th session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, held at the United Nations headquarters in New York over three days. […]
In Apples and Oranges: Adventures in Poetics, Stuart Cooke concedes that his ideas “talk to one another, but how they do this isn’t clear. I can’t shake the idea that each of them makes sense only in relation to one person”. This is the challenge of the lyric essay. Readers must be willing to piece […]
STAFF REPORTER MUSCAT, JUNE 10 The Hadatha Centre for Cybersecurity Industry at SQU continues its efforts to strengthen the cybersecurity ecosystem in the Sultanate of Oman by fostering innovation, supporting student projects, and building strategic partnerships with government and industry stakeholders. Inaugurated in July 2025 through a strategic collaboration with the Ministry of Transport, Communications […]
