Oman

Tuesday 05/February/2019 21:30 PM

Over 2,000 students form human ribbon to mark World Cancer Day

Muscat: For the first time since its inception as Oman Cancer Association (OCA), the group formed the human ribbon, with participation from 2,700...

Tuesday 05/February/2019 13:41 PM

Muscat Festival venues to reopen today

Muscat: Muscat Festival activities will resume today at both Amerat Park and Naseem Garden. The festival was suspended on Monday following heavy rains that...

Tuesday 05/February/2019 13:21 PM

Video: Meet Asmaa, Dar Al Hanan's youngest cancer patient

Asmaa, the youngest cancer patient at Dar Al Hanan was born with neuroblastoma cancer, which forms in certain types of nerve tissue. Hailing from Yemen, the...

Tuesday 05/February/2019 09:21 AM

Oman government denies rumours of MERS in cattle

Muscat: The Ministry of Agriculture denied the presence of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus in cattle and camels in the Sultanate. In a...

Monday 04/February/2019 21:10 PM

Two killed by MERS coronavirus in Oman

Muscat: Two people have died as a result of the Middle–East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS CoV) in Oman, the Ministry of Health confirmed....

Monday 04/February/2019 10:23 AM

Muscat Festival to be shut for one day

Muscat: The organising committee of Muscat Festival has decided to shut the festival’s sites today (February 4) keeping in mind visitors’ safety,...

Sunday 03/February/2019 22:05 PM

New home for terminally ill cancer patients in Oman

Muscat: The Oman Cancer Association (OCA) is setting up a home for terminally ill cancer patients who could stay there for a brief period after leaving the...

Sunday 03/February/2019 21:35 PM

Hundreds of meteorites discovered in Oman’s deserts

Muscat: More meteorites have been discovered in deserts across the country. Last year, 352 pieces of meteorites were found, weighing some 53kg, according to...

Sunday 03/February/2019 18:22 PM

Over 48,000 visited Ras Al Jinz turtle reserve in 2018

Muscat: The number of domestic and foreign visitors to the Ras Al Jinz turtle reserve in the Ras Al Hadd district of wilayat of Sur last year reached...

Sunday 03/February/2019 13:11 PM

Sultan Qaboos University ranked 13th in the Arab World

Muscat: Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) has been ranked the number one university in Oman and 13th in the Arab world, according to Webometrics ranking...