Trade surplus in Oman remains strong at RO 4.7 billion
MUSCAT: Oman’s trade balance recorded a surplus of RO 4.69 billion by the end of October 2025, compared with a surplus of RO 7.307 billion during the same period in 2024, reflectin…
Social protection and jobs anchor 11th Plan in Oman
MUSCAT: Social welfare and employment creation stand at the heart of Oman’s Eleventh Five-Year Development Plan (2026–2030), as higher budget allocations and targeted programmes ai…
Gas output in Oman tops 52 billion cubic metres
MUSCAT: Total domestic natural gas production, including imports, reached around 52,136,700,000 cubic metres by the end of November 2025, marking a modest increase of 0.6 per cent…
Foreign policy: Oman’s commitment to friendly ties with all countries
The Sultanate of Oman’s foreign policy is based on good neighbourliness, positive neutrality, and non-interference. The Council of Ministers recently emphasised Oman’s commitment t…
59 foreign defendants in Oman face imprisonment, deportation for vandalism, rioting
Muscat: The Court of First Instance in the Wilayat of Bidbid (Misdemeanor Division) issued a verdict on Thursday, January 8, 2026, convicting 59 foreign defendants, said a statemen…
Zero Visit Initiative among digital transformation plans for 2026
The State Budget 2026 has allocated around RO 400 million to carry out the following economic transformation projects, including in the area of digitalisation.The projects under th…
‘We don’t want to be Americans’: Greenland’s parties
Nuuk – “We don’t want to be Americans,” Greenland’s political parties said after US President Donald Trump again suggested using force to seize the mineral-rich Danish autonomous t…
Runway wall caused the South Korean plane crash
SEOUL, South Korea — Everyone on board a Jeju Air flight that crashed and killed 179 people just over a year ago would have survived if a concrete wall at the end of the runway had…
Awards bearing HM’s name to be unveiled
The Diwan of the Royal Court will unveil some awards bearing the name of His Majesty the Sultan, during a press conference to be held tomorrow, Sunday, at the theater of the Minist…
National Museum hints at soft opening of Bayt al Greiza
Muscat: The National Museum has announced the soft opening of Bayt al Greiza, a historic mansion in Old Muscat, originally built as a Portuguese complex in 1597.It is now managed b…