The 48-year-old Nadhira al Harthy was the second person from the Sultanate of Oman and the first Omani woman to climb Mount Everest. She passed away while on a mission following an avalanche below Camp III on Broad Peak (8,047m) in Pakistan’s Karakoram, authorities said, as a search mission continues for the remaining climbers unaccounted […]
SALALAH: Greater Salalah’s new structural framework proposes integrating the Port of Salalah, Salalah Free Zone and Salalah Airport into a single economic growth strategy, aiming to strengthen links between logistics, manufacturing, investment and urban development as the city prepares for long-term expansion through 2040. Presented during a workshop on the final framework of the Greater […]
Dibba: The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Water Resources has completed the construction work for the marine area rehabilitation project in Musandam Governorate. The initiative covered several coastal areas across the Wilayats of Dibba and Khasab, as well as the Niyabat of Lima, as part of the Ministry’s ongoing efforts to develop the infrastructure supporting […]
Muscat: The Shura Council will discuss on Monday the draft agreement between the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the elimination of double taxation on income taxes and the prevention of tax evasion and avoidance, as part of its 22nd regular session of the third annual […]
MUSCAT: Oman’s economy has shown a growing ability to adapt to global shifts on the back of balanced policies and gradual structural reforms, according to Mahmoud bin Abdullah al Awaini, Secretary-General of the Ministry of Finance and a board member of the International Financial Centre of Oman (IFC Oman). Al Awaini cited IMF estimates pointing […]
MUSCAT, JUNE 20 The University of Technology and Applied Sciences recently participated in the Employers Summit 2026, organised by Muscat University under the theme “Workforce Transformation in the Age of AI: Aligning Engineering, Business and Logistics Skills with Industry Expectations”. The university was represented by Dr Musab al Rawahi, Director of the ISESCO Chair for […]
Why do some people seem to thrive under pressure while others seem to fold or crumple? This phenomenon is also known as choking and is defined as performing worse than expected given ability in a situation with a high degree of perceived importance. The concept of pressure can take on many forms or manifest in […]
Muscat: As Oman India Fertiliser Company (OMIFCO) prepares to open its initial public offering to investors, one of the most important elements behind the company’s profitability lies outside the share offer itself: a long-term natural gas supply agreement with the Government of Oman. The agreement, signed in September 2025 and effective from July 15, 2025, […]
