Muscat: The monitoring station in the Wilayat of Muscat recorded a temperature of 41°C, as a heatwave continues to affect several coastal and desert areas across the Sultanate of Oman. According to data released by the National Multi-Hazard Early Warning Centre of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), temperatures at the Muscat station was at 41°C […]
MUSCAT: Sayyid Badr bin Hamad al Busaidy, Foreign Minister, received on Wednesday Prince Faisal bin Farhan al Saud, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, as part of the exchange of fraternal visits between the two countries. The two ministers discussed the trajectory of the strong fraternal relations between the Sultanate of […]
BUSINESS REPORTER MUSCAT, JULY 8 Oman Investment Authority (OIA) and the Jordanian Social Security Investment Fund (SSIF) have signed an agreement to launch the Omani-Jordanian strategic partnership to mark the beginning of a new phase of joint investment cooperation between the two brotherly countries and to enhance the established historical ties and growing economic relations […]
Muscat: Oman Investment Authority (OIA) and Jordan’s Social Security Investment Fund (SSIF) have signed an agreement to establish an Omani-Jordanian investment company with a capital of RO 38.5 million, marking the beginning of a new era of joint investment cooperation between the two countries and further strengthening their long-standing historical ties and growing economic relations. […]
MUSCAT, JULY 6 Oman should adopt a comprehensive national strategy for critical minerals to safeguard its energy transition ambitions – a move that could create around 4,000 skilled jobs, and unlock between $8 billion and $12 billion in cumulative economic value over the next decade, according to a new policy paper published by the Majan […]
IBRA: The Environment Authority has highlighted major environmental achievements between 2020 and 2025, including the planting of more than 72 million trees and the expansion of Oman’s nature reserve network to 32 protected areas, supporting the country’s path towards Net-Zero emissions. The review was presented at a joint meeting in the Wilayat of Ibra, Al […]
MUSCAT, JULY 5 As many as four mega solar PV-based Independent Power Projects (IPPs) are planned for implementation across key locations in the Sultanate of Oman, starting from 2028–29. At 1 GW capacity apiece, these four large-scale schemes are central to achieving the Sultanate of Oman’s goal of generating at least 30 per cent of […]
Muscat, July 2 An international consortium of Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) specialists, headed by GUAMobility, has been mandated by the Omani Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology, in coordination with the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and the Oman Logistics Centre (OLC), to design the National Advanced Air Mobility Strategy of the Sultanate of Oman. […]
MUSCAT, JULY 2 Oman’s economy grew 2.58 per cent in real terms in the first quarter of 2026, but weaker performance in manufacturing and construction showed that the next phase of diversification will depend increasingly on productivity, investment depth and stronger non-oil industrial activity. The Ministry of Economy’s June 2026 Economic Performance Bulletin shows that […]
BUSINESS REPORTER MUSCAT, JUNE 30 Oman’s Platform for Smart Manufacturing (Ectron), a subsidiary of the National Energy Centre (NEC), has signed a strategic partnership with France’s Sagemcom to localise the production of smart metering technologies and strengthen the Sultanate of Oman’s advanced manufacturing sector. The agreement was signed by Salah Abdullah al Zakwani, Chief Executive […]
