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  • Wednesday, 22 May, 2013

    MUSCAT — The National Youth Commission (NYC) launched its partnership with Awareness and Information Committee of the National Committee for Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NCNDPS). The inauguration comes to co-ordinate the joint work of the two commissions to ensure achieving the goals

  • Wednesday, 22 May, 2013

    MUSCAT — Dr A'amer bin Ali al Rowas, Assistant Vice-Chancellor of Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) for Higher Studies and Scientific Research, received yesterday UNCTAD expert delegation, currently visiting the Sultanate to evaluate the Sultanate's status in the field of science, technology and innova

  • Wednesday, 22 May, 2013

    MUSCAT — The Royal Army of Oman (RAO) celebrated the graduation of a new of batch of recruits at the Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF) Training Regiment ground yesterday in a ceremony held under the auspices of Maj Gen Salim bin Musallam Qatan, Commandant of the National Defence College (NDC). The gradua

  • Wednesday, 22 May, 2013

    MUSCAT — The Consultative Authority of the Supreme Council of the Gulf Cooperation Council meeting started yesterday at Grand Hyatt, under the auspices of Shaikha Maryam bint Hassan al Khalifa of Bahrain and last for two days. Abdullah Yaqoub Bishara, a member of the Consultative Authority from Kuw

  • Tuesday, 21 May, 2013

    MUSCAT — The Ministry of Higher Education has announced its approval for covering certain allowances for B category scholarships undergraduate students abroad within the 1,500 scholarships project for which a sum o RO 70,447,500 has been slated over the Eighth Five Year Plan (2011-2015). This step

  • Tuesday, 21 May, 2013

    MUSCAT — On the sidelines of the Omani Journalism and Media Week, the Omani Journalists Association (OJA) yesterday launched a five-year training programme for the Omani journalists under the auspices of Dr Rasheed bin al Safi al Huraibi, Chairman of the Tender Board. Ali bin Rashid al Mata'eni, m

  • Tuesday, 21 May, 2013

    MUSCAT — The Food and Water Security Committee at Majlis Ash'shura yesterday hosted Dr Ahmed bin Suhail al Hadhri, General Manager of Al Najd Agriculture Development Company, and a number of members of the company's Board, as well as investors in the grass plantation sector in Al Najd area within t

  • Tuesday, 21 May, 2013

    MUSCAT — Majlis Ash'shura's Office yesterday reviewed a reply from the State Council on the proposal to establish the Parliamentary Institute and number of discussion requests by some members of the Majlis to ministers, including a request to the Minister of Housing on planning policies and conditio

  • Tuesday, 21 May, 2013

    MUSCAT — The Sultanate yesterday took part with other countries in the world in marking the World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) under the theme "ICTs and Improving Road Safety". The Information Technology Authority (ITA), the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) and

  • Tuesday, 21 May, 2013

    DOHA — The Sultanate is currently taking part in 13th Doha Forum, which was opened by Shaikh Hamad bin Khalifa al Thani, Emir of Qatar, yesterday. The Sultanate's delegation to the forum is being led by Sayyid Badr bin Hamad al Busaidy, Secretary-General of the Foreign Ministry. The three-day foru