Friday 15 / November / 2024
His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said left for Germany on Sunday for a periodical medical test. This continued to dominate the news agenda this week in Oman.
1) His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said left for Germany on Sunday for the periodic medical examinations, according to a statement of the Diwan of Royal Court. The medical checkups will take a short time, the Diwan of Royal Court statement added, praying to the Almighty Allah to protect His Majesty the Sultan within the Sultanate and away for his sincere and loyal people.
2) Heavy rain and hailstorm fell in several parts of Oman this week. Meanwhile, Even after repeated warnings from police to refrain from crossing wadis during rain, rescue personnel had to rush to save a person stuck in his vehicle in an overflowing wadi in Saham. This was the second best read story of the week.
3) All foreign exchange companies operating in the Sultanate have been cautioned by the Central Bank of Oman against adding any additional burden on the public with relation to exchanging Omani rials against UAE dirham at rates that are remarkably different from the old rates. This story drove the third most traffic to our site this week.
4) Oman’s Ministry of Transport and Communications (MoTC) has plans to construct air-conditioned bus stations and create a dedicated lane for Mwasalat buses. This was the fourth best-read story on our website.
5) Number five spot in most read stories this week was about construction of the new Muscat International Airport. According to Dr. Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Futaisi, Minister of Transport and Communications, the construction will be completed in 2016.
