Oman under extreme heat as Mahout touches 50°C
MUSCAT: Oman continued to experience intense summer heat on Wednesday, with Mahout recording a scorching 50°C, making it the hottest location in the Sultanate of Oman, according to…
RO 17.2 million Wadi Al Sahtan water project reaches 46% completion
AL RUSTAQ, JUNE 3Nama Water Services continues the implementation of the Wadi Al Sahtan Water Transmission and Distribution Network Project in the Wilayat of Al Rustaq, an area whe…
Oman-founded WFC opens first African chapter in Cameroon
MUSCAT, JUNE 3The global Women Future Cities (WFC) initiative has announced the launch of its first African chapter in Cameroon during a special ceremony held at the Republic of Ca…
Shura Office reviews ministerial responses and committees’ reports
MUSCAT: The Office of Majlis Ashs’hura Shura held its fifteenth regular meeting of for the third regular session of the tenth term (2023-2027), under the chairmanship of Khalid bin…
RO 3.4 billion investments strengthen Oman’s logistics edge
MUSCAT, JUNE 3The Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OCCI), represented by its Transport and Logistics Committee, in cooperation with the Ministry of Transport, Communications…
Monitoring drug trafficking trends
Not only is the temperature scorching in Oman, but so is the persistence of people attempting to smuggle illegal substances into the country.I have just returned from an overseas t…
A residual culture that navigates amid the noise
“Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” Lord Acton’s warning feels increasingly relevant in an age where unpredictability itself has become a political in…
Environmental language now carries a weight
Someone sent me an image this week, passed around as a joke. The premise was simple: slap environmental protection fees in negotiations, and watch it begin to sound like an act of…
Oman, Belarus strengthen cooperation in agriculture and food security
MINSK: Oman and Belarus have reaffirmed their commitment to expanding cooperation in agriculture, food production and food security as the two countries seek to strengthen economic…
Oman condemns attacks targeting Bahrain, Kuwait
Muscat: The Sultanate of Oman has condemned and denounced the attacks that targeted the Kingdom of Bahrain and the State of Kuwait, affirming its firm rejection of all military act…