Oman News

The - Qaboos Oman' national painting competition aimed at creating the best portrait of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said was launched yesterday under the patronage of Sayyid Abdullah bin Hamad bin Saif Al Busaidi, chairman of the State Audit Institution.

Oman's national IT Strategy and the Information Technology Authority launched the official eGovernment services portal www.oman.om and the national awareness campaign at the Al Bustan Palace Hotel yesterday under the patronage of His Highness Sayyid Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, minister of heritage and culture.

MUSCAT: Oman has awarded Singapore's Sembcorp Utilities a 15-year contract to build a 450-megawatt power plant in the southern port city of Salalah, a tender board official said yesterday.

The Brunei Economic Development Board hosted a briefing for Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood Al Busaidi, Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Sultanate of Oman yesterday.

Oman: 57 minutes ago Oman air will partake in World Travel Market 2009 , the global event for the travel industry during the period 9-12 November.

SALISBURY -- In 2005, Hunaina Sultan Al-Mughairy made history when she became the first woman appointed to an ambassadorship from the Middle East.

The 11th bilateral consultative meeting between Brunei Darussalam and the Sultanate of Oman was held yesterday.

Cruising along the deep blue waters of the Gulf of Oman, I understand why Muscat has been treasured for 5000 years.

MUSCAT // Oman will issue residence visa to foreign home owners after the completion of the properties and not on registration, a government official said today.

Oman: 46 minutes ago Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, is sponsoring a major luxury travel industry summit, to be held on Wednesday 4th November, at the InterContinental London Park Lane hotel.

MUSCAT a ' Oman LNG has held a ceremony to honour 176 Omani graduates in six batches, who have successfully completed their training programmes funded by the company.

The civil aviation authorities of the Sultanate and Sri Lanka held an official session of talks on regularising air transportation services between the two countries at Muscat International Airport yesterday.

Valued at INR2.05bn , the order envisages supply and supervision of erection and commissioning of a 126MW gas turbine generating unit for a power project being set up by Petroleum Development Oman at Qarn Alam, nearly 400km from Muscat.

Indian Ambassador to Oman, Anil Wadhwa, and Senior Indian Air Force Observer, Air Vice Marshal Ramesh Rai, visited the Thumrait airbase of Royal Air Force of Oman on Tuesday.

Under the auspices of Ahmed Al Dheeb, under secretary of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the Omani Centre for Investment Promotion and Export Development in association with Bank Muscat hosted a seminar - - Exporting To Libya' - at the Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry conference room yesterday.

Oman: 3 hours, 18 minutes ago Oman's biggest companies are putting their support behind the Gulf's largest tourism and property conference - the prestigious Gulf Tourism and Property Investment Forum - with Oman Air, Omantel, Oman Mobile and Bank Muscat having pledged their support for the event.

Oman: 3 hours, 44 minutes ago A total of 68 chefs from all major hotel properties in Oman will be taking part in the first-ever Chefs' Competition at Food and Hotel Oman 2009, which will be inaugurated on Monday at the Oman International Exhibition Centre in Seeb.

Is Oman soccer going places? Well if all goes well, Claude Le Roy's boys are likely to take on five-time World Cup champions Brazil on November 17 right here in Muscat, according to an agency report yesterday.

MUNICH/MUSCAT - The introduction of direct flight between Muscat and Munich will contribute to further bolstering of German-Oman connections, said Dr Marcel Huber, state secretary, Bavarian Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs recently.

Oman: 47 minutes ago Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman launched on September 30th its non-stop scheduled services between Muscat, capital of the Sultanate of Oman, and Frankfurt and services between Muscat and Munich on October 1st.