Muscat: Oman Airports has been recognised as the Best Airport Management Company for Operational Excellence – Middle East 2025 at the Global Brands Magazine (GBM) Awards 2025, marking another international achievement for the Sultanate’s aviation sector. The award recognises Oman Airports’ outstanding performance in enhancing operational processes and improving the passenger experience, outperforming several leading […]
The Sultanate of Oman’s property market continued to demonstrate resilience during the second quarter of 2026, with transaction values rising and foreign investment remaining on an upward trajectory despite ongoing regional geopolitical tensions. According to Savills’ latest Oman Property Market Q2 2026 report, the total value of property transactions reached RO1.43 billion by the end […]
Muscat: Sayyid Badr bin Hamad al Busaidy, Foreign Minister, held a consultative meeting today with the ministers of foreign Affairs of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states via videoconference. During the meeting, the ministers exchanged views on developments in the current phase, the latest updates on ongoing negotiations and efforts aimed at advancing them towards […]
MANILA: Sayyid Badr bin Hamad al Busaidy, Foreign Minister, met with Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Pakistan, on the sidelines of his participation in the ministerial meeting marking 50 years since the signing of the ASEAN Treaty of Amity and Cooperation held in Manila. The meeting addressed bilateral relations between […]
MUSCAT: Oman’s banking sector is expected to remain resilient despite the ongoing conflict involving Iran, with the country’s lenders benefiting from favourable economic conditions, strong capital buffers and stable funding, according to a new assessment by Fitch Ratings. In a peer review of the country’s banking sector, the ratings agency said the impact of the […]
MUSCAT: Sayyid Badr bin Hamad al Busaidy, Foreign Minister, received Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs of the Republic of India, in Muscat on Friday. During the meeting, they discussed the historical relations between the Sultanate of Oman and the Republic of India and explored ways to enhance the strategic partnership between the two […]
MUSCAT: Shaikh Abdulmalik bin Abdullah al Khalili, Chairman of the State Council, received on Sunday a delegation from the High Council of State in the State of Libya, headed by Hassan Ali Habib, First Deputy President of the High Council of State. The Chairman of the State Council highlighted the development of Omani-Libyan relations and […]
MUSCAT: The fifth conference of the Regional Network of Central Banks began in Muscat on Wednesday, hosted by the Central Bank of Oman (CBO) in cooperation with the World Bank Group’s Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan Regional Office. The two-day event brings together policymakers, economists and researchers to strengthen the role of scientific […]
MUSCAT: Sayyid Badr bin Hamad al Busaidi, Foreign Minister, received a phone call from Kaja Kallas, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission. The two sides exchanged views on the latest regional developments amid the rapidly evolving situation in the region and the challenges […]
