Oman News

Oman: 2 hours, 15 minutes ago Mitsubishi Fuso Oman, distributed exclusively by Zubair Automotive in the Sultanate of Oman, was awarded the Historical Sales Award by Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation Japan for recording the highest sales volumes.

In the port of Salalah the Ukrainian delegation headed by Deputy Chief of Staff Andrii Goncharuk and Foreign Intelligence Service Chairman Mykola Malomuzh met with sailors of Ariana, freed from pirates' captivity.

Covering 40,000 sq metres, the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, built on a raised podium to elevate it from ground level, took 6 years to build.

With inflation at 12 per cent last year, people are turning to selling various wares on street stalls in order to meet their outgoings.

Oman: 32 minutes ago The CEO of eGovernment Authority in Bahrain Mohammed Al Qaed participated in the sixth meeting of the Gulf eGovernment Committee in Muscat, Oman, after the completion of the GCC Conference, exhibition and awards.

Power maintenance firm Oman National Engineering & Investment Co. NELE.OM decided not to proceed with a merger with a rival Omani utility billing firm, after receiving new contracts from the state, it said on Sunday.

Oman: 1 hour, 51 minutes ago Oman Air's Sindbad Frequent Flyer Programme is pleased to announce a partnership agreement with Rotana, the leading hotel management company in the Middle East and North Africa.

United Arab Emirates: 15 minutes ago A delegation headed by the Director General of the General Information Authority GIA, his Excellency Salem Khamis Al Shair has left for the Sultanate of Oman to represent the UAE Government in the first GCC eGovernment Conference and eGov Award 21 - 23 December 2009.

MUSCAT // Lavish funerals are placing an increasing emotional and financial strain on bereaved Omani families, with traditionalists claiming the lavish ceremonies are a modern phenomenon and some religious leaders calling for a reduction in the number of days of mourning.

Oman: 1 hour, 33 minutes ago Jane's Transport Finance 2009 has recognized Oman Air's European Export Credit Agency Financing deal for their two A330-300 aircraft as the "Best Aircraft Debt Deal of the Year 2009 - Middle East". Peter Hill.

Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari met with a visiting Omani military delegation in Tehran on Sunday.

Oman: 2 hours, 48 minutes ago A Qatari delegation headed by Supreme Council of Information and Communication Technology, ictQATAR, will participate in the first GCC e-Government Conference to be held in Muscat from 21-23 December 2009.

Two youngsters race each other on a highway while performing 'wheelies'. Courtesy the al Shaibany Family MUSCAT // A recent road safety report says motorbiking fatalities among younger drivers have more than doubled over the past year, resulting in calls for the stricter implementation of speeding penalties and an increase in the age at which ...

In BMI's Q209 Oman Infrastructure Report we are forecasting real growth of 3.71% in 2009, to reach a value of OMR1bn .

AUSTRIA MARKETPLACE Career Tip At interview when asked about your interests, try to strike a balance between the solitary and the sociable.

The stunning fjords of the Musandam peninsula inspire lazy exploration. Nick Maes takes a dhow and falls under the spell of dolphins and Iranian smugglers Nick Maes On the rocks ... the Strait of Hormuz, between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, is one of the world's most strategically important water ways.

Gulf Arab oil exporters will move closer to a unified currency when their rulers meet on Monday in Kuwait, which promised to seek the return of the United Arab Emirates and Oman to the monetary union plan.

MUSCAT // Mobile telephone providers have been accused of exploiting religious sentiment by sending automated religious text messages asking customers to forward the messages to other users in a bid to increase profits, according to Omani telecommunications experts.

MUSCAT a ' The Sultanate and the Arab Republic of Egypt, last evening, signed at the Foreign Ministrya TMs general diwan memoranda of Understanding on the conclusion of the 12th session of the Omani- Egyptian joint committee on technical cooperation for the protection of the environment against pollution, mutual exemption of visas in the two ...

If this year's increments had left you crestfallen, the coming year might bring back the spring in your step as Oman is expected to lead pay hikes in 2010.