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Thursday 11/June/2020 07:45 AM

769 vehicles caught fire in Oman in 2019

In summer with high temperatures in most governorates of the Sultanate, vehicle fires increase significantly, which may result in human losses and material...

Wednesday 10/June/2020 19:17 PM

Is home office becoming a new normal during COVID-19?

Tokyo: The tides of salarymen and office ladies who used to cram into commuter trains to flood into Japan's major cities have slowed to a trickle over...

Wednesday 10/June/2020 18:58 PM

Consumer inflation in Oman records close to 1 per cent decline in May

Muscat: The inflation rate in the Sultanate measured by movement in the average Consumer Price Index (CPI), dropped by 0.96 per cent during May 2020,...

Wednesday 10/June/2020 18:35 PM

Health minister reviews preventive measures in Khoula Hospital

Muscat: Minister of Health (MOH) visited Khoula Hospital to review the progress and procedures followed by the hospital to tackle COVID-19. “His...

Wednesday 10/June/2020 16:42 PM

Funeral held in Houston to bid farewell to George Floyd

HOUSTON: The funeral of George Floyd was held Tuesday in the southern US city of Houston, where he grew up and spent most of his life, two weeks after his...

Wednesday 10/June/2020 16:30 PM

France to end state of health emergency on July 10

PARIS: The French government has decided to end the state of health emergency on July 10, two weeks ahead of the previously scheduled date, and expected to...

Wednesday 10/June/2020 16:25 PM

Here is how to maintain dental health and hygiene of young kids

Many parents assume that cavities in baby teeth don't matter, because they'll be lost anyway. But that's not true. Dental decay in baby teeth...

Wednesday 10/June/2020 16:20 PM

Oman's crude oil production touches 679,334 barrels in May

Muscat: The Sultanate’s average daily production of crude oil during May 2020 has reached 679,334 barrels, the monthly report by the Ministry of Oil and...

Wednesday 10/June/2020 16:20 PM

WHO urges Pakistan to lock down as COVID-19 cases rise sharply

ISLAMABAD: The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended the health authorities of Pakistan to adopt the "two weeks off and two weeks on"...

Wednesday 10/June/2020 16:16 PM

Digitalisation helping Oman banks drive business growth during COVID-19

Muscat: With margins under pressure and global macroeconomic uncertainty persisting, for now, Oman’s most successful banks will likely be those that...