Oman’s GDP grows by 2.5% at constant prices in Q1 2025

Muscat: Oman’s gross domestic product (GDP) at constant prices recorded a growth of 2.5% by the end of the first quarter of 2025, reaching OMT 9.43 billion at market price. This reflects an increase from the OMR  9.20 billion recorded during the same …

Adventure tourism activities in Oman surge

Muscat: Adventure tourism in the Sultanate of Oman is witnessing a growing international interest in a number of activities. This is to benefit from and optimally exploit natural and cultural resources in developing the tourism and heritage sector, …

Oman: 18 arrested for illegally entering Sultanate

18 Ethiopian expats caught illegally entering Oman

Oman’s bank credit climbs to RO 33.6 billion, driven by private sector surge

Muscat: The Central Bank’s figures show that credit extended to the private sector reached RO 27.9 billion — marking a 6.8% increase compared to the same period last year. Within this, non-financial corporations held the lion’s share at 46.4%, followed …

Oman nationals offered chocolates to Kochi girls out of affection, not abduction bid: Police

Kochi: The alleged child abduction attempt reported from Ponekkara on Friday evening may have been a misunderstanding, police said. According to officers, the individuals in the car were Oman nationals on their way to a hospital in Edapally. They offered …

Salalah’s Atin Tunnel opens ahead of schedule, boosting Oman’s road network

Muscat: The newly launched project includes over 9 kilometers of upgraded road infrastructure, most notably a 1.35-kilometer dual carriageway tunnel. The project also features a major expansion of November 18 Street, now boasting four lanes in each …

Oman's National Autism Center earns landmark accreditation

Muscat: The National Autism Center (NAC) has achieved a historic milestone as it becomes the first organisation in the Arab region to receive full membership status with Qualified Applied Behavior Analysis Credentialing Board (QABA), a prestigious U.S.- …

UAE Airlifts Patient Suffering Medical Emergency From Oman

(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) The UAE has airlifted a patient, who had suffered a health emergency, from Oman. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in coordination with the National Search and Rescue Centre of the National Guard and the UAE Embassy in Muscat, …

CG Oman calls on Faryal Talpur

KARACHI  -    Central President of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Women’s Wing and Member of Sindh Assembly, Faryal Talpur, held a meeting with Consul General of Sultanate of Oman in Karachi, Eng. Sami Abdullah Al Khanjari. The meeting took place at …