India orders a tracking app for all smartphones
NEW DELHI — India’s government sent a notice to private companies last week giving them 90 days to ensure that a government app was “preinstalled on all mobile handsets manufacture…
Council of Ministers, State Council Office review cooperation
MUSCAT: HH Sayyid Shihab bin Tarik al Said, Deputy Prime Minister for Defence Affairs, along with some of Their Highnesses and Excellencies, members of the Council of Ministers, re…
Winners to get Sultan Qaboos Sailing Trophy
The Royal Navy of Oman (RNO) will celebrate the conferment of the Sultan Qaboos Sailing Trophy, in its 13th edition, to winners on Thursday. An official ceremony to this effect wil…
Putin and Witkoff begin talks on ending war in Ukraine
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin met US President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner in the Kremlin on Tuesday for talks on a possible…
HM gives audience to Bhutan Prime Minister
His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik gave an audience at Al Barakah Palace on Tuesday to Dasho Tshering Tobgay, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bhutan. The Prime Minister conveyed…
Symposium on flash floods begins on Tuesday
MUSCAT: The Ninth International Symposium on Flash Floods in Wadi Systems began on Tuesday, organised by the Water Research Centre at Sultan Qaboos University in partnership with t…
Event wraps up Mosque programmes conclude
MUSCAT: A celebration was held on Tuesday in the Wilayat of Al Seeb, Muscat Governorate, to mark the conclusion of the Mosque Programmes in their twelfth session, organised by the…
The Military Technological College wins Net-Zero competition
Muscat, Dec 2The Military Technological College (MTC) won the top prize in a contest organised by the Environment Society of Oman (ESO) to develop and design implementable sustaina…
Include entrepreneurial skills in varsity courses
STAFF REPORTERMUSCAT, DEC 2 Oman Vision 2040 posits entrepreneurship as a strategic driver for economic growth, emphasising its role in creating jobs, fostering innovation, and sh…
Oman ranks first regionally in ‘Quality of Life’ rating
MUSCAT: The Sultanate of Oman occupied first place at the level of Asia and the Middle East region, according to the latest report of “Numbeo” Global Quality of Life Index for 2025…