The reform is a rare example of social reform in a country that remains conservative. The sultan's decree, which has yet to be published, repeals a 1993 law that gave the Interior Ministry power over ...

THERE is no doubt that the decisions announced by Sultan Haitham bin Tariq to address the causes for the emergence of some rare protests in the Sultanate of Oman are a clear indication of the close ...

Against the backdrop of southern Oman's lush mountains, men in traditional attire chant ancient poems in an ancient language, fighting to keep alive a spoken tradition used by just 2% of the ...

Omanis will go to the polls on 4 October to vote for representatives in the 83-member consultative council (majlis al-shura). Voting has already taken place at embassies for Omanis living outside the ...

Bone-chilling cold is virtually unimaginable to the people of Oman, where temperatures routinely hit 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit) during the hot season. So when Bader Al Lawati and ...

(MENAFN- Muscat Daily) The forensic laboratory under the Directorate General of Criminal Inquiries and Investigations is conducting a study to understand the different handwriting characteristics of ...

17 January 2017 Vinod Nair Muscat - As the Majlis Ash’shura hosted the Minister of Manpower for the second consecutive day on Monday, members sought answers on a number of issues, including matters ...

31 May 2006 MUSCAT -- Omanis are as good as any expatriates -- all they need is to firmly apply the will to work and the drive to succeed, says Ali Al Hashmi, chairman and CEO of OmanLine told the ...

Observers and candidates say a fundamental change is required to rid the elections of tribal-based voting Muscat: As Omanis prepare to vote in Sunday’s elections for the 85 seats in consultative Shura ...

More than 60,000 Omanis resigned from the private sector in 2014 alone Muscat: 30.5 per cent of Omanis working in the private sector receive salaries that do not exceed 400 rials a month (Dh3,813), ...

The Administrative Court of Muscat issued its final verdict on Tuesday in favour of 60 Omanis in a lawsuit they filed against the Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (TRA), Oman Telecommunications ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The sultan of Oman has called on the country’s youth to work in the private sector, the latest stage of a ...