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  • Wednesday, 15 May, 2013

    MUSCAT — Dr Madeeha bint Ahmed al Shaibaniya, Minister of Education, received in her office here yesterday Clementina Acedo, Director of the International Bureau of Education of the Unesco, currently visiting the Sultanate. The meeting reviewed means of enhancing aspects of joint co-operation betw

  • Wednesday, 15 May, 2013

    MUSCAT — An official talks session between the Sultanate and Qatar was held yesterday at the Ministry of Finance. The Omani side was led by Darwish bin Ismaeel al Balushi, Minister Responsible for Financial Affairs, while the Qatari side was led by Yousef Hussain Kamal, Minister of Economy and Finan

  • Wednesday, 15 May, 2013

    MUSCAT — Shaikha Aisha bint Khalfan al Siyabiyah, Chairperson of the Public Authority for Craft Industries (PACI), received in her office here yesterday Shavkat Salikhov, President of the Uzbek Academy of Science. The meeting discussed enhancing and promoting existing cooperation between the Sulta

  • Wednesday, 15 May, 2013

    MUSCAT — Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME) said that Oman oil price (July delivery) has reached $100.10 per barrel, a decline of 0.18 cents from Monday’s $100.28. The average price of Oman oil (June delivery) has stabilised at $101.81, $3.69 per barrel lower than May average delivery. Meanwhile, Mu

  • Wednesday, 15 May, 2013

    GENEVA — The Sultanate yesterday continued its participation in the World Summit of the Information Society Forum by conducting a national workshop in which it reviewed through a number of working papers its experience in using information technology for community service. The first paper address

  • Wednesday, 15 May, 2013

    MUSCAT — As part of its study of the Omani non-tangible heritage, the Majlis Ash'shura committee for Information and Culture yesterday hosted a number of Omani local languages researchers and specialists and discussed with them issues about the Omani local languages and the efforts made to preserve

  • Wednesday, 15 May, 2013

    MUSCAT — Orpic — Oman Oil Refineries and Petroleum Industries Company, the leading Omani company in the field of petroleum and petrochemical industries, celebrates the graduation of 103 trainees today, as part of Orpic's Course for Graduate Engineers and Technicians. This course is designed and un

  • Wednesday, 15 May, 2013

    MUSCAT — The Higher Technical College yesterday marked the opening of new hi-tech laboratories at its applied sciences section. The new equipment was provided by Oman Gas Company as part of the company’s awareness of its corporate responsibility, said Dr Muna bint Salim al Jardaniya, Under-Secreta

  • Wednesday, 15 May, 2013

    MUSCAT — The Sultanate’s popular tourism publication DestinationOman and its award winning website www.destinationoman.com has created a good impact among potential tourists and visitors to Oman at the recently concluded Arabian Travel Market — the Middle East’s biggest travel and tourism event held

  • Wednesday, 15 May, 2013

    MUSCAT — Tourism Malaysia’s efforts to promote tourism in the Middle East continued with the launch of its 'Visit Malaysia Year 2014' campaign in Oman yesterday. “With the celebration of VMY next year, Tourism Malaysia will strive to attract more tourists from the Middle East to Malaysia. I’m conf