Friday 19 / April / 2024
Ministry of Manpower has put a temporary ban on issuing new visas for certain job categories in the private sector. This continued to dominate news agenda in Oman this week. Check out some of the best read stories of the week.
1. A temporary ban on issuing new visas for certain job categories in the private sector will be extended by another six months, a ministerial decision issued by Minister of Manpower, Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser Al Bakri, said.
2. A public holiday has been declared on the occasion of the Prophet’s (PBUH) birthday on December 12, 2016.
3. Price of gold is dropping, as 24C gold in Oman is now OMR1.8 per gram less expensive than it was in October.
4. Legal advisors and social workers welcomed the Assistant Attorney General’s comments made on NOC exploitation. Demanding money in return for a No Objection Certificate (NOC) is “exploitation” and could be a form of human trafficking, the country’s Assistant Attorney General has warned.
5. A designer fashion store in Muscat has closed its doors as a mark of respect to its founder, Junaid Jamshed, one of the victims of the Pakistan International Airlines plane crash on Wednesday
