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Muscat: The Sultanate witnessed a 1 per cent increase in expatriate workers, as of the end of April 2016, totalling 1,763,710 workers compared with...

Muscat: Majlis Al Shura’s sessions might be broadcast live for the public again, according to a senior Shura official. “This was suggested by one member...

Muscat: An amendment in article No. 112 of the Income-Tax will increase the cost of LNG, and lead to petrochemical and mining companies paying more tax. A...

MUSCAT: Stranded expatriate workers at the Al Sawadi Beach Resort are hoping that a meeting on May 30 — when the Labour Department meets their...

Moscow: Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Foreign Ministers and Sergey Lavrov, Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation held their fourth joint ministerial...

Cairo: Dr. Nabil Al Arabi, the Arab League secretary general, hailed the role played by Oman, which is characterised by wisdom. He affirmed that the...

Tokyo: World leaders meeting in Japan tangled over how to push the global economy toward growth amid an array of risks including geopolitical tensions, a...

London: Saudi Arabia has been fighting with fellow Opec members since the oil rout started two years ago. For the first time next week, it can argue...

Washington: US economic growth slowed in the first quarter although not as sharply as initially thought, amid a surge in spending on home building and a...

Brussels: The European Commission and China may be near a deal to avoid a dispute at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and a wider trade war, diplomats...