Senior officials from Oman’s Civil Defence and Ambulance Authority and Environment Authority have carried out a field visit to beaches affected by oil pollution in the Ras Madrakah area of Duqm.
Al Dakhiliyah Governorate is advancing a series of tourism, heritage and development projects across the Wilayats of Al Hamra and Bahla, with completion rates ranging from 40 to 94 per cent.
The Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs has announced that Friday, August 14, 2026, will mark the first day of Rabi’ al-Awwal for the year 1448 AH in Oman.
Oman’s National Committee for Emergency Management (NCEM) has activated key response sectors and is closely monitoring developments following the grounding of a tanker near Al Qibliya Island, part of the Hallaniyat Islands.
Oman-based aviation services company Transom has signed a memorandum of understanding with Air Algérie Group to establish a strategic partnership covering ground handling and other aviation-related services in Algeria.
A court in Oman has sentenced a social media user to one year in prison and ordered the closure of accounts used to publish content deemed to violate public morals, the Public Prosecution said.
A total of 332 meteors were observed and documented in Oman during the peak night of the Perseid meteor shower, with ideal astronomical conditions and a moonless sky providing favourable conditions for observing the annual phenomenon.
The number of visitors to Dhofar during the 2026 kharif season reached 472,449 by the end of July, marking a 6.9 percent increase compared with the same period last year, according to data from the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI).
Indian schools in Oman will resume regular on-campus classes for Kindergarten to Grade II from Sunday, August 16, ending two weeks of online learning introduced amid extreme summer weather conditions.
Postal service complaints in Oman will now be handled by the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology following the transfer of responsibilities for the postal sector from the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA).
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