Omantel, AI Startup Decoil Partner to Launch 'Enterprise Brain' - AI-Powered Knowledge Platform

Omantel has partnered with Decoil, an Omani AI startup and graduate of Omantel Innovation Labs, the company’s innovation arm dedicated to nurturing startups and accelerating technological breakthroughs, to co-develop Enterprise Brain, an...

UP Govt Will Provide 10,000 Jobs In UAE, Oman With Upto Rs 1.2 Lakh Salary

The Uttar Pradesh government has opened 10,655 overseas employment opportunities in the UAE and Oman for skilled, semi-skilled, and unskilled workers. The jobs, listed on the Rojgar Sangam portal, cover multiple trades and offer salaries ranging...

Oman’s Airport Cities to target $800 million in investments

MUSCAT: A trio of Airport Cities under early development at Muscat, Suhar and Salalah airports is projected to collectively attract over $800 million in investments by 2030, in line with a national strategy to transform Oman’s air gateways into...

Oman’s GDP up 2.44% to RO 20.66 billion in H1 2025

MUSCAT: Oman’s economy expanded in the first half of 2025 as non-oil activity strengthened and natural gas output surged, while inflation stayed low and the country maintained a healthy trade surplus, according to the Ministry of Economy’s latest...

Omani artists explore identity, heritage and time

Stal Gallery and Studio in Madinat Sultan Qaboos has opened an exhibition that reflects on how memory, identity and belonging shape Oman’s artistic landscape. 'Memories of Place' brings together six Omani artists and one guest artist from Germany,...

Oman seeks investment in semiconductor design venture

MUSCAT: The Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology has announced an investment opportunity in the ICT sector, represented by a project to establish a semiconductor design company in Muscat, with a total investment cost of...

Oman’s Vision 2040 Commitment to Fairness, Human Dignity: New regulations to protect workers

MUSCAT: In a move that underscores Oman’s deep commitment to social justice and human dignity, the Ministry of Labour has issued a Ministerial Decision enacting the Executive Regulation governing the work of domestic workers and those in similar...

Oman's ancient copper industry stands as testament to advanced civilization

Al Rustaq: The ancient copper industry in the Sultanate of Oman serves as compelling evidence of an advanced civilization that evolved into a leading industrial power nearly five thousand years ago. Historical records from Sumerian and Assyrian...

Oman Participates in World Free Zones Conference in China

Hainan: The Sultanate of Oman, represented by the Public Authority for Special Economic Zones and Free Zones (Opaz), participated in the World Free Zones Conference held in Haikou, China, engaging in the 11th global gathering of the World Free...

Oman Cables Industry Powers the Region’s Energy Transition at Solar & Storage Live 2025

Oman Cables Industry SAOG, the Sultanate’s leading cables manufacturer and end-to-end solutions provider, takes part today in Solar & Storage Live 2025 at Riyadh Front, the Kingdom’s largest platforms for renewable-energy, with a special focus on...

Local content policy drives economic self-reliance in Oman

Muscat – In a move aimed at reinforcing Oman’s economic self-reliance, the Authority for Projects, Tenders and Local Content has announced that its Rabt platform now connects more than 300 local companies with over 5,000 industrial products. The...

Oman’s Sur Industrial City attracts six projects worth over RO 13 million in H1 2025

MUSCAT – This brings the cumulative investment volume in Sur Industrial City to RO 2.3 billion, with the total leased area touching 6,602,122 sqm out of the total developed area of 7,796,686 sqm. Eng. Nasser Hamoud Al Mabsali, Director General of...

Women’s teams shine in the 2025 Omani women’s sports games

MUSCAT: The second week of the 2025 Omani Women’s Sports Games was filled with excitement and energy, featuring three new tournaments: Hockey5s, Table Tennis, and Athletics, held over two days at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex in Bausher. The...

Oman's ancient copper industry stands as testament to advanced civilisation

A’Rustaq: The ancient copper industry in the Sultanate of Oman serves as compelling evidence of an advanced civilization that evolved into a leading industrial power nearly five thousand years ago. Historical records from Sumerian and Assyrian...

Oman sets age limit in new domestic worker law

New decision replaces 2004 regulation According to Atheer newspaper, the decision — which takes effect the day after its publication in the Official Gazette — replaces Ministerial Decision No. 189/2004 and cancels outdated recruitment forms...

Asian Paints begins white cement production in Fujairah

Asian Paints Ltd, an Indian multinational paint company, has commenced commercial production at its white cement manufacturing facility in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Asian Paints white cement production began through its wholly...

UAE striker Canedo on Oman fightback: ‘If we have to die, it is going to happen’

At half-time on Saturday night, the air was thick with disappointment. The same UAE fans who had rocked central Doha late into the previous night sat stunned and silent in the stands of Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium. The World Cup dream which had felt...

Oman sets fresh terms for the recruitment of domestic workers

Muscat: The Ministry of Labour issued Ministerial Resolution No. 574/2025, promulgating the regulations for the work of domestic workers and those in a similar status. The decision aims to enhance the protection of domestic workers, clarify...

Oman’s local content lab spurs economic gains, identifies 58 investment opportunities

MUSCAT – The policy’s recent National Local Content Lab has successfully identified 100 development opportunities, including 58 core investment opportunities that contribute to enhancing local content and generating thousands of jobs in sectors...

Dhofar Islamic expands network to 30 branches across Oman

MUSCAT – Dhofar Islamic, the Islamic banking window of BankDhofar, has announced the opening of five new branches in key locations across the Sultanate, strengthening its network to a total of 30 branches covering all governorates of Oman. This...