Oman

Wednesday 26/June/2019 13:43 PM

Omani death crash bus driver faces 7 years in Dubai jail

Muscat: Dubai’s Public Prosecutor has called for the bus driver responsible for a crash that claimed 17 lives to be jailed for seven years. Public...

Wednesday 26/June/2019 12:34 PM

837 vehicle fires in Oman last year

Muscat: 837 vehicle fires were recorded by the Public Authority for Civil Defence and Ambulance (PACDA) last year, according to official statistics. It is a...

Wednesday 26/June/2019 11:42 AM

New school in Duqm

Muscat: A new international school will open in Duqm this September. The port town of Duqm in the Al Wusta region is all set to witness the opening of...

Wednesday 26/June/2019 11:25 AM

5G coming soon in Oman: TRA

Muscat:Oman could see 5G technology become available during 2019 or 2020, according to industry chiefs and regulators. In the Middle East and North Africa,...

Tuesday 25/June/2019 19:47 PM

British School Muscat conferred world class learning award

Muscat: British School Muscat has been confirmed as only the third international school to gain the High-Performance Learning (HPL) World Class School...

Tuesday 25/June/2019 14:26 PM

This 'penguin' finds oil slicks fast

Muscat: A group of young Omani engineers has invented a marine robot that detects oil pollution in the sea within six hours. Five Sultan Qaboos University...

Tuesday 25/June/2019 13:53 PM

Use official weather data: Met office

Muscat: As the temperature continues to rise across the Sultanate, the Public Authority for Civil Aviation (PACA) is urging motorists to rely on official...

Tuesday 25/June/2019 12:29 PM

Temperatures touch 50 degrees in Oman

Muscat: Temperatures in Fahoud reached 50 Degrees Celcius on Monday, according to the Public authority for Civil Aviation. On Sunday, Oman Meteorology had...

Tuesday 25/June/2019 12:10 PM

More than 3,000 tourists visit Salalah tourism festival

Muscat: Nearly 4 thousand people visited this year's Salalah tourism festival during the first two days, according to the National Centre for Statistics...

Tuesday 25/June/2019 12:05 PM

Drones examine Sohar port for infrastructure analysis

Muscat: For the first time in the history of the Sultanate's ports, Asyad will use a remote-controlled drone to examine the port of Sohar for further...