Oman News

MUSCAT: To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Oman, the Embassy of Japan plans to hold an exhibition of photography titled 'Japan's Advertising Photography '. The exhibition will be co-hosted by the Oman-Japan Friendship Association in cooperation with the Omani Society for Fine Arts.

CHENNAI: The sand dunes, oases, mountains and ancient ruins in Oman have been ideal locales for film shoots for long and the country now plans attract more visitors by offering incentives and subsidies to Kollywood producers willing to shoot movies there.

Oman India Fertiliser Co is set to begin from this year to supply the local market with as much as 30,000MT of urea for farmers across the Sultanate, Muscat Daily has reported.

Up for the challenge: Hamed Al Wahaibi Oman's legendary rally driver gives the thumbs up sign along with his Wahaibi Motor Sports team ahead of the Rally Oman 2012.

In remarks at the 10th Conference of the Arab Union for Astronomy and Space Sciences in Oman, he said the centre seeks to develop the skills of scientists and workers in the field of environmental research, remote sensing and other related sciences.

The Sultanate of Oman has received little attention throughout the so-called Arab Spring, despite unprecedented protests last February.A Although there is no reported online political censorship , reports that the government monitors private communications, as well as the country's recently amended penal code , suggest that the Omani blogosphere ... (more)

Oman Telecommunications Co., the country's biggest telecom operator, said Tuesday that fourth-quarter net rose 10% on the year to 30 million Omani rials , as the telco's Pakistani unit began to make a profit.

MUSCAT: Some Omani companies have made Corporate Social Responsibility a norm, but the Sultanate still needs to do much more to promote CSR and sustainability, said experts at a conference yesterday.

DUBAI/MUSCAT: Central Bank of Oman , the Sultanate's banking regulator, has initiated steps to migrate to chip-enabled payment infrastructure called EMV smart cards, from less secure magnetic-stripe payment cards prevalent in the country.

Top trio: Marcus Casey along with Head Professional James Wood and Chris Jones at the Almouj Golf Academy.

MUSCAT: Visit the stall of jewellery designer AssA©tou Gologo's - better known as Tetou - at the Mali pavilion at the International Congress on Innovation and Creativity in Arts and Crafts and you will be stunned to see her creations.

Exquisite craftsmanship: Chess pieces made of papier mache are just a few of the many items from Uzbekistan on show.

This online feature that allows Sindbad members to spend their "miles" to participate in exclusive online raffle draws and stand a chance to win exciting prizes.

TEHRAN In a meeting in Tehran on Monday the Iranian and Omani navy commanders called for promotion of military cooperation between Tehran and Muscat.

MUSCAT: Muscat audience got a peek into the personal life of Bollywood actor Anupam Kher, when he staged his one-character play Kucch Bhi Ho Sakta Hai here recently.

The Sixth Meeting of the Union of Arab Securities Authorities will be held in Doha on February 6, 2012.

MUSCAT: Global information technology giant Infosys, which has its popular universal banking solution product Finacle, will be investing in Oman to further strengthen its presence in the country.A International Information Technology Company , part of OHI group, will now be Finacle's partner in the region to provide sales, service and post-sales ... (more)

Oman's Research Council plans to establish the Oman National Solar Energy Centre to conduct research in solar energy and ensure proper and efficient technology transfer by global firms, Muscat Daily has reported.

Mega event: Dr Khalid Al Zadjali, chairman of Muscat International Film Festival and Oman Film Society , with Mohamed Issa Al Zadjali, director of Black & White events, at the press conference yesterday.

A U.S. State Department bid to fulfill President Obama's quest for cooperative scientific centers -- outlined in his well-publicized speech in Cairo, Egypt , in 2009 -- may soon result in a cross-cultural network of scientists based in Oman to work on water issues -- and could serve as an opening to ease Israeli and Palestinian tensions.