Dubai: Oman’s Ministry of Labour urged both expatriate employers and workers to benefit from its decision on exempting them from fees and fines arising from work permits if they want to leave the …
Despite pandemic, cargo firms in Oman hope to do more business
Cargo companies operating in Oman and the rest of the world are hopeful of increased business despite the pandemic. While production of and demand for goods slowed dramatically during the early months …
Ukraine, Oman discuss practical steps to intensify cooperation
Ukraine’s Deputy Foreign Minister Dmytro Senik and Sheikh Khalifa bin Ali al-Harthy, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Diplomatic Affairs of the Sultanate of Oman, have discussed …
OQ to invest in ‘alternative, green’ energy projects in Oman
The alternative energy projects will enhance OQ Initial Public Offering (IPO) story, and change the perception of OQ in capital markets …
Mosques in Oman to reopen for socially distant daily prayers
Amid a declining COVID-19 infection rate, mosques will reopen to a limited number of worshippers beginning Sunday; Friday prayers still will not be allowed.
‘Overworked’ in Oman, single mom yearns for kids in Mumbai
A month before the lockdown was imposed, Chandni Khan (not her real name) flew to Oman for work, leaving her two kids at their grandmother’s house in …
COVID-19 in GCC: 14 die in Saudi Arabia, 5 in Oman, 5 in Kuwait
Active cases in Kuwait have now touched 8,428, out of which 108 are serious cases under intensive care. Image Credit: Reuters Dubai: The total tally of coronavirus cases in the six GCC countries has …
Tourists spent $1.77bln in Oman last year: NCSI
Tourists staying for more than one night accounted for 71.3 per cent of the total (2.5 million). The number of tourists who preferred hotels and hotel apartments for their stay during their visit to …
COVID-19: Mosques to reopen in Oman on November 15
Oman’s Supreme Committee today announced that mosques in the Sultanate will be open to the public for prayers from5. Mosques have been closed since March this year when COVID-19 spread across the …
UAE Reiterates It Currently Doesn’t Plan to Raise VAT
The United Arab Emirates reiterated that it doesn’t have any plans at the moment to raise the value-added tax after neighboring Saudi Arabia tripled the levy and Oman said it plans to start imposing …