The Ministry of Transport has announced the opening of the 39-km-long Ibri-Yanqel dual carriageway road project for traffic. It starts from Qarn Al-Kabsh area in wilayat Ibri and ends at the Al-Boweedrah area near Suhar-Yanqel interchange. The opening of this dual carriageway comes after the completion of the remaining part in phase 1, a 10km
According to Oman News Agency, Eid holidays starts from Thursday, July 30th to Monday, August 3rd. Work resumes on Tuesday, August 4th.
The Ministry of Transport has opened a new 16km stretch of the Al-Sharqiyah expressway in Al-Kamil wa Al-Wafi. This portion of the road will help avoid congested residential and commercial areas, making it a faster option to connect to the Wilayats of Al-Sharqiyah North and South Governorates. The new portion will include two flyovers; the
The Main Committee of the Moon Sighting announced that today Wednesday, 22-7-2020 shall be 1 Dhul Hijja 1441H and Friday, July 31, shall be the first day of Eid Al Adha. The Ministry of Awqaf and Religious Affairs also confirmed the vision of Dhul Hijja hilal on Tuesday, July 21 evening in the Sultanate’s sky.
The Central Bank of Oman has issued a new fifty rial banknote to celebrate the Sultanate’s 50th anniversary of modern blessed Renaissance and the new banknote will be available from July. The Central Bank of Oman is offering the 50 Riyal note from its sixth edition, and will start circulating this July to celebrate the
The citizens and residents can renew their driving license card electronically starting from Sunday, 12th July. The Royal Oman Police (ROP) said, ”The Royal Oman Police announces that citizens and residents can renew the terminated driving license card electronically through the police website and the police application via smartphones from Sunday 12th July 2020.” “With
An earthquake has been reported in Southern Iran on Tuesday, according to the Earthquake Monitoring Center (EMC), at the Sultan Qaboos University. the earthquake was in southern Iran with magnitude of 4.8, at 5:10 am MCT and at a depth of 27 km. The earthquake was recorded 216 km away from Diba.
Saudia Arabia has announced health protocols for the Haj season for the year 1441 AH. A statement issued Oman News Agency said, "Saudi Arabia announces health protocols for the prevention of Covid-19 disease for the Haj season this year 1441 AH, which will cover all movements of pilgrims during the pilgrimage, from their arrival in
A statement issued by Muscat Municipality "The Muscat Municipality in coordination with the Supreme Committee to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic has decided the following to ensure the safety of all individuals and reducing the risk of corona-virus infections: 1. Working hours of commercial complexes will be from 10 am to 10 pm, hypermarkets are
His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik has issued orders to approve the formation of the Board of Directors of the Oman Investment Authority. A statement issued online by Oman TV said, "The Board comprises of His Excellency Sultan bin Salem Al Habsi Chairman of the Board and four members who are: 1. His Excellency Abdullah
