MUSCAT — Dr Madeeha bint Ahmed al Shibaniya, Minister of Education, said the rise in job nature allowance for teaching staff and associated jobs, which will take effect from this month, will benefit 66,174 teachers and other employees of the ministry. The rise in allowance will cost more than RO 38

MUSCAT — Majlis Ash’shura Office yesterday held its eighth regular meeting of the first annual sitting of the seventh term under the chairmanship of Khalid bin Hilal al Maawali. The meeting approved the minutes of its previous meeting and reviewed the follow up schedule for execution of its decision

MUSCAT — Deliberations of the "1st Dialogue Seminar on Citizenship and Voluntary Work" began at the auditorium of the Education Ministry in Al Wattiyah yesterday under the auspices of Sayyid Saud bin Hilal al Busaidy, Minister of State and Governor of Muscat in the presence of under-secretaries and

MUSCAT — A joint meeting was held yesterday between Transport and Communications Ministry and The Research Council (TRC) during which the national strategy for scientific research and the goals sought by the council were reviewed. Dr Ahmed bin Mohammed al Futaisi, Transport and Communications Minis

MUSCAT — Officials from the Public Authority for Investment Promotion and Exports Development continue their field visits to Omani factories in different industrial areas to learn about the export capabilities of these factories and to offer necessary support to them. The visits included Sohar ind

BARKA — The 1st qualification race for the final race of His Majesty the Sultan's Camel Races Cup 2012 kicks off today at the Royal Camel race track in Al Fulaij in the Wilayat of Barka. The two-day qualification race is organised by the Royal Court Affairs (RCA) represented by the Camel Race. The

By Kabeer Yousuf - MUSCAT — Four Omani nationals including a 5year-old girl was killed in two different accidents in the Wilayats of Yanqul in Al Dhahirah North Governorate and Bidiya in Al Sharqiyah South Governorate yesterday. In Yanqul, two men aged 57 and 17 were killed instantaneously when thei

By Hasan Kamoonpuri - MUSCAT — Omran, the Sultanate’s premier tourism-related investment, development and management company, is all set to open Duqm City Hotel in April. Zuwaina al Rashdiya, Omran’s Brand and Communications Manager, told the Observer that “the total Omran investments in Duqm is ar

MUSCAT — IFC Capitalisation Fund will invest $170 million in subordinated debt in BankMuscat, the largest commercial bank in the Sultanate of Oman, to strengthen its capital base and help increase access to finance for small and medium enterprises (SME) and middle-income home buyers. The $170 milli

MUSCAT — Muscat Securities Market (MSM) index continued rising spree in its second session of the year as it added 0.11 per cent to close at 5,710 points compared to 5,703 points previously. The MSM daily bulletin pointed out that all main sectors rose, most importantly the financial sector rose by