Oman

At a cost of OMR 155 million (US$ 400 million), the Sultanate today celebrates the inauguration of the Ibri solar power plant; the facility is in line with Vision 2040 to invest in available opportunities and protect natural resources

A team of Polish archaeologists has discovered a 4.000-year-old stone board game from the Bronze and Iron Age settlement near the village of Ayn Bani Saidah

The Telecommunications Authority is formulating regulations to ensure that the Internet of Things and its networks are safe from security and cyber threats

The ongoing exhibition 'Sustainability and Job Opportunities', themed on the country's geological heritage, has been extended until 15 January 2022, given the large turnout of visitors

The Omani-Iranian Joint Military Friendship Committee has begun its annual meeting and will address a number of topics that would contribute to strengthening the existing cooperation in the military fields between the two countries

With the participation of 16 countries, the international tent pegging championship ends today in Duqm, Al Wusta governorate

A sum of RO11 million, nearly US$ 400.000, has been distributed to 11.000 families directly impacted by the recent tropical Shaheen condition, the Minister of Social Development stated

A new urban master plan and brand identity of the integrated tourism development of Yiti was presented within the frame of Oman Vision 2040: transform the tourism and real estate sector connecting and extending the city of Muscat, in a holistic approach

On Tree Day, celebrated in Oman every 31 October, HM Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik gave orders to distribute saplings of date palms and sprouts of fruit trees to wilayats farmers, damaged by the recent cyclone, in a symbolic gesture of respect for farming

For the first time in 18 months, Sohar Hospital has no Covid-19 patients currently being treated

Omani diver Omar Al Ghailani has set a new record at the World Free Diving Championships in the monofin category with a depth of 101 metres

UAE-based Indian entrepreneur Shamsheer Vayalil is among the first investors to receive Oman's long-term residency card, designed to incentivise expatriates to make further investments in the country

As of today, according to a decision by the Ministry of Heritage and Religious Affairs, mosques can be reopened for Friday prayers after obtaining a permit online