Priority industries drive Oman’s transformation
Manufacturing represents one of the key pillars of economic diversification in the Sultanate of Oman, contributing to value addition, expanding the production base, creating new ec…
A new voice for the Global South: The 18th BRICS Summit
To understand the significance of the recent 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, India, we must understand the Global North and Global South Framework. Fundamentally, this framework is…
Oman payment platforms move towards integrated services
BUSINESS REPORTERMUSCAT, SEPT 20Oman’s digital payments sector is expanding its use of integrated platforms that connect online transactions, point-of-sale (POS) services and remot…
Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry portfolio grows 45%
MUSCAT: Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (OCCI) investment portfolio grew 45 per cent to RO 67.1 million between 2022 and 2025, strengthening its ability to fund programmes…
RO10 million threshold for strategic projects
MUSCAT, SEPT 20Oman has set RO 10 million as the general minimum investment threshold for a project to be treated as strategic in special economic zones and free zones, while defin…
Municipality seeks proposals for Muscat Nights events
Muscat Municipality has invited event management companies, institutions and innovators to submit proposals for events and activities planned as part of Muscat Nights.The municipal…
Police arrest Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan’s sister in Lahore
LAHORE: Police arrested Aleema Khan, the sister of Pakistan’s jailed ex-prime minister Imran Khan at her house in Lahore, a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Punjab spokesman said on Sun…
Ed Sheeran calls Israel’s treatment of Gazans ‘unjustifiable,’ apologizes for Macklemore controversy
PHILADELPHIA: Pop star Ed Sheeran apologized on Saturday for his handling of a controversy that erupted this week when rapper Macklemore was removed as an opening act over comments…
North Korea fires ballistic missile off east coast, Seoul says
SEOUL: North Korea launched a ballistic missile off its eastern coast on Sunday, its second test in roughly a week and days after Pyongyang accused the US of driving tensions on…
Oman joins IARU conference in Vienna
MUSCAT: The Royal Omani Amateur Radio Society (ROARS) is representing the Sultanate of Oman at the 27th General Conference of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Region 1,…