February 6th, 2019 | 0 commentsGeneral Sultan bin Mohammed al Numani, Minister of the Royal Office received General Zubair Mahmood Hayat, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee of Pakistan on Monday. The meeting discussed means of promoting and enhancing areas of cooperation between the two friendly countries and discussed a number of issues of common concern. The me...
February 6th, 2019 | 0 commentsIndian Embassy in Muscat has urged the nationals in the Sultanate to register and take part in the voting process for Indian general elections. It may be noted that the general elections in India are expected to be held in April and May this year and as of December 28, there are 660,736 Indian expatriates residing in the sultanate. Accord...
February 6th, 2019 | 0 commentsThe State Council will continue on Wednesday the discussion of the report of the Social Committee on the Draft law on the regulation of doctor’s practice and allied medical professions, forwarded by the Council of Ministers, and the report of the Majlis Ash’shura. The session was chaired by Dr Yahya bin Mahfoudh al Mantheri, the Chairman...
February 6th, 2019 | 0 commentsThe state-owned Oman Aviation Group (OAG) is planning to hire an adviser to secure around $5 billion in finance over the coming few years. The majority of the targeted fund will be used to purchase aircraft for Oman Air, an informed source told Reuters. “The planned financing, spread across the next few years, would come as Oman – which i...
January 28th, 2019 | 0 commentsOn behalf of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos, His Highness Sayyid Fahd bin Mahmood al Said, Deputy Prime Minister for the Council of Ministers, received at the Council of Ministers headquarters on Sunday Giuseppe Conte, Prime Minister of the Republic of Italy. At the beginning of the meeting, Giuseppe Conte conveyed the greetings of the Italian...
January 28th, 2019 | 0 commentsGiuseppe Conte, Prime Minister of the Italian Republic arrived here today in a short visit to the Sultanate. The Italian PM and his accompanying delegation were received by Yousef bin Alawi bin Abdullah, Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs, Dr Mohammed bin Hamad al Rumhy, Minister of Oil and Gas, Federica Favi, Italian Ambassador to...
January 28th, 2019 | 0 commentsWork is underway to establish a 24-hour souq in Wilayat Seeb according to the head of real estate developer BBH Group. Dr. Khalid bin Salem Al Muta'ani, Chairman of BBH Group, said that the group is working on establishing an integrated public market in Wilayat Seeb with more than 1,000 shops that will be will be open 24 hours a day. Al M...
January 28th, 2019 | 0 commentsMuscat Grand Mall (MGM), a leading shopping and entertainment destination in Oman, has announced its participation in the Muscat Festival 2019 with the launch of a ‘Shop and Win’ campaign. The annual festival, which kicked off on January 10, is taking place at Al Amirat Park, Al Naseem Park and Oman Automobile Association, including other...
January 28th, 2019 | 0 comments The Ministry of Health has issued a decision to withdraw all orders of the Zordyl mouthwash product produced by Gulf Pharmaceutical Industries (Julphar). According to the ministry, this decision was made "Due to non-compliance [of the product] with the standard specifications." "The same decision was taken by several other Gulf countries...
January 28th, 2019 | 0 commentsOmanis and expats will both play a significant role in securing Oman’s Vision 2040. Elaborating on the role expats will play, Eng Mohammed bin Salim Al Busaidi, Chairman of the Youth and Human Resources Committee at the Shura Council, said, “Expats have been included in the planning of this vision on more than one occasion. Oman, if we lo...
