Oman

Sunday 06/October/2019 17:02 PM

Torrential rainfall causes traffic snarls on these roads in Oman

Muscat: A number of roads were closed down as torrential rainfall lashed many parts of the Sultanate on Sunday. In a statement, the Royal Oman Police said,...

Sunday 06/October/2019 15:07 PM

Newborn airlifted by RAFO for medical emergency

Muscat: A newborn was airlifted by a Royal Air Force of Oman helicopter from Khasab Hospital to Royal Hospital in Muscat. The child was evacuated due a...

Sunday 06/October/2019 14:53 PM

New play area for disabled children built in Oman

Muscat: A new play area for the disabled has been set up in Al Sahwa Park in Muscat governorate. The total cost of the project is OMR116,000. According to...

Sunday 06/October/2019 12:44 PM

Poachers shoot at Oman government officials in nature reserve

Muscat: Wildlife watchers in Oman had a "miraculous" escape when poachers in Muscat turned their rifles on them after they had been caught...

Sunday 06/October/2019 12:09 PM

Hefty fines for rule breakers at this nature reserve in Oman

Muscat: A fine between OMR 50 and OMR 500 will be slapped on those who violate the laws of the Jabal Samhan Nature Reserve in Dhofar...

Saturday 05/October/2019 22:31 PM

SMEs’ support key to tourism boost in Oman

Muscat: Oman’s government will work towards providing Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) more partnership opportunities with big companies in the country...

Saturday 05/October/2019 20:32 PM

Enjoy the vistas of Al Sawadi and its beautiful islands

Barka: The Al Sawadi village, located in the Wilayat Barka in the Governorate of South Al Batinah, is a beautiful coastal village in the Sultanate famous...

Saturday 05/October/2019 18:30 PM

Travel Oman: Visit Al Nu'man Park in Barka

Running a zoo is surely not one of the first things that comes to mind when you think of taking up a hobby. It was, however, a pet project (no pun intended)...

Saturday 05/October/2019 10:25 AM

Ministry of Education seeks to lighten school bags of students

Muscat: After heavy school bags were identified as being ‘troubling’ for children in Oman, the Ministry of Education is ramping up its efforts to...

Saturday 05/October/2019 08:33 AM

Morning rain over parts of Oman

Muscat: Scattered rainfall has been recorded over Northern and Western Oman, according to the Public Authority for Civil Aviation. A statement by the...