MUSCAT — His Majesty Sultan Qaboos, the Supreme Commander, has issued a Royal pardon for a number of prisoners who had been earlier convicted in different cases. The number of prisoners who were honoured from the Royal pardon is 182 Omanis and 96 expatriates of different nationalities. The Royal par

HIS Majesty Sultan Qaboos has exchanged Eid al Fitr greetings by telephone with King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al Saud of Saudi Arabia, Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed al Nahyan, President of the UAE, and Hosni Mubarak, President of Egypt. His Majesty expressed his sincere congratulations and best wishes of g

MUSCAT — THE final match of His Majesty’s Cup Hockey Championship will be held at the Sohar Sports Complex on Tuesday, October 26. This was stated by Dawood bin Ahmed al Raisi, Chairman of the Oman Hockey Association. The championship kicked off on August 21 with the participation of 10 clubs. The 1

By Kabeer Yousuf - MUSCAT — “Asdaa Musiqiya”, the pre-launch season of the iconic Royal Opera House is all set to host a unique fusion of art and music in Muscat between September 20 and December 21. In September alone, as many as four internationally acclaimed artistes and opera houses will arrive

JEDDAH — Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) foreign ministers have said they “welcome” the relaunch of direct Israeli-Palestinian peace talks but warned that Israeli “acts of aggression” may compromise them. “The ministerial council welcomes... the resumption of direct Palestinian-Israeli peace negotia

By Conrad Prabhu - MUSCAT — The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has introduced new labelling guidelines for telecom equipment, aimed to curbing the import of counterfeit and substandard equipment into the local market. The new guidelines were issued on June 23, but will be strictly enf

In celebration of 40th National Day - NIZWA — In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the blessed renaissance led by His Majesty Sultan Qaboos, the Nizwa University has offered 400 partial and full scholarships. The university announced yesterday that Diploma holding graduates of general education

MUSCAT — The official Eid al Fitr holidays for all banks in the Sultanate will be for four days starting from Sunday (September 12) to Wednesday (September 15), the Central Bank of Oman (CBO) announced yesterday. A statement issued by the CBO stated that work will resume at commercial banks on Thurs

HONG KONG — Long-term weight loss may release into the blood industrial pollutants linked to illnesses like diabetes, hypertension and rheumatoid arthritis, researchers said yesterday. These compounds are normally stored in fatty tissues, but when fat breaks down during weight loss, they get into th

HIS Majesty Sultan Qaboos has sent a cable of greetings to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil on the occasion of his country’s National Day. His Majesty the Sultan wished the president good health and happiness and the friendly people of Brazil further progress. — ONA