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Oman’s Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning has signed 23 land development (usufruct) agreements worth RO37 million ($95.8 million) with several private sector companies, reports say. The projects spread across various sectors, including business, sports, education, rehabilitation, agriculture, health and Read more
The sultanate of Oman is planning to build a “metro” that will serve its capital Muscat and tackle road traffic jams due to a rapid rise in its population, Zawya notes citing a government official. Ibrahim Al-Waeli, Director of strategic Read more
Four people have been found reportedly dead in Oman after Tropical cyclone Shaheen hit the country on Sunday causing other damages as well as, reports say. A child who had been swept away by water was found dead, the state Read more
Oman is planning to launch a light metro network linking the cities of Ruwi and Muttrah to the airport and Seeb, reports say. The project, Trade Arabia reports citing local media Times of Oman, will be one of the main Read more
A United Nations chartered aircraft has transported some fifty badly injured Yemenis from the capital Sana’a to hospitals in Muscat, the capital of Oman, for treatment, the UN envoy for the war-torn country has announced. In a tweet posted on Read more
Sophia, the world famous robot and future UN partner, will be addressing a conference late this month in Omani capital, Muscat. Sophia will kick off Oman Global Tech & Investment Summit from April 29-30, Muscat Daily reports citing the event Read more
The Emirati city of Dubai has topped US-based consulting firm Mercer’s survey for Quality of Life in the Middle East as it ranks 74th globally over 231 cities studied. Mercer is a top global human resource agency and is consulted Read more
State-run oil Oman Petroleum Development (PDO) has announced the discovery of a giant gas reservoir whose potential will boost the country’s economy and sustainable growth. The new find located in the Mabrouk gasfield, in the Garif formation in northern Oman, Read more
Bahrain’s capital city Manama has been named the best city by world citizens in the Expat Inside 2017 Survey where the Bahraini capital scores points in Quality of Urban Living, Getting Settled, Urban Work Life, and Finance & Housing indices. Read more
Oman authorities have asked an Indian Muslim scholar to leave the kingdom after criticizing Saudi Arabia for isolating a Muslim country in reference to Qatar and siding with Jewish and Christians, reports say. The foreign ministry said Salman al-Husaini had Read more