Oman

The first race of the 22nd annual camel races for 2024-2025 season will start on Friday and continue for 3 days with 89 laps in the Barka and Adam fields in an event organised by the Oman Camel Racing Federation in cooperation with the Royal Camel Corps

A decrease of about 93% in dengue fever cases, compared to the previous season, show the effectiveness of the 2023-2024 contrast plan

A national tour to present the National Digital Economy Programme and its key initiatives kicked off upon initiative of the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology, in collaboration with other ministries and entities

The Ministry of Heritage and Tourism will organise a series of events called ‘Marhaba Dhofar’ – or ‘Welcome to Dhofar’ in the coming period to attract tourists from various regional and international tourist markets

For the academic year 2024-2025 school transport will be strengthened with a comprehensive plan by the Ministry of Education that includes renewal of contracts, improvement of safety standards and training programmes for drivers and students

The project for the construction of a flood protection dam in Wadi Anar and for the lateral protection of the port of Salalah, in the Dhofar governorate, achieved a completion rate of 81%

The number of vehicles registered in the country during the first half of 2024 amounts to approximately 1.704.873 vehicles, of which private licences account for 79,6%

An emergency financing programme to support small and medium-sized enterprises during emergencies has been launched, as announced by the Small and Medium Enterprise Development Authority

The National Museum opened the 'Oman Day' exhibition and events with the title 'The Splendour of Silver: Treasures of the Omani Court' at the Kremlin Museums in Moscow, Russia

As of today, the use of plastic bags will be banned in health care facilities, pharmacies, hospitals and clinics

Mawelah's largest central fruit and vegetable market, one of the Sultanate's landmarks, will cease operations on Friday and be relocated entirely to Khazaen Economic City

The country ranked fifth in the compliance index for the effective implementation of aviation security screening after scoring 95,95% compared to 60,47% and 133rd in 2020

Data from Oman's first satellite, Aman-1, launched by Omani company ETCO Space, will monitor and track the gas networks, according to an agreement signed by Omantel and OQ Gas Networks, which owns and operates Oman's natural gas transportation system