25/03/2021 Oman Observer MUSCAT, March 26 – A new report, Economic Update: Middle East Q1 2021, compiled by Oxford Economics and commissioned by ICAEW, predicts that the rollout of coronavirus vaccines should allow a return to relative normality in the Middle East in the second half of 2021, while much…
App to streamline organ donation process in Oman soon
By: Times News Service Tuesday 23/March/2021 Muscat: An app is being developed to make it easier for people to donate organs, which will be given, once they pass away, to patients in need of transplants. The app is being developed by the Ministry of Health, which is running campaigns of the…
Muscat municipality announces tax exemptions
25/03/2021 Oman Observer Muscat: Muscat Municipality on Thursday announced it would stop collecting tax from some covid-hit commercial establishments until the end of December. Based on the economic stimulus plan to mitigate the repercussions of the pandemic, Muscat Municipality has decided to stop collecting the Municipality’s taxes from hotels, tourist…
HM receives message from Mauritanian president
By ONA His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik has received a written message from President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania. The message deals with bilateral relations and fields of cooperation between the two brotherly countries. The message was received by Sayyid Fahd bin Mahmoud al Said,…
PDO’s $4bn long-term service contracts to create more jobs
Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) signed major service contracts worth US$4bn, on Wednesday, covering project delivery, and maintenance and integrity work in the north and south of its concession area. The agreements with Arabian Industries Projects (AIP) and Special Technical Services (STS) encompass the design and execution of more than 200…
Sultanate highlights efforts in conserving water resources
The sultanate has reiterated its keenness to protect water resources through the enactment of laws and legislations and the establishment of an appropriate infrastructure for the management of water supplies in a rationalised and sustainable manner to help meet present and future requirements. https://muscatdaily.com/Oman/390210/Sultanate-highlights-efforts-in-conserving-water-resources
COVID 19 : Are we going back to square one?
Epidemiological situation linked to pandemic ‘worrying’ as daily count of cases rises further MoH announced 728 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours
Oman and UK partnering to power Sultanate’s green goals
22/03/2021 Oman Observer Oman and Britain are partnering to power the Sultanate’s green goals by discovering common ground between UK’s industrial and energy strategy priorities and the Sultanate’s visionary sustainability plans.Among the lessons that the world learnt from the Covid-19 pandemic is the need to build back better. This November,…
Value water — make every drop count
22/03/2021Oman Observer Oman observed World Water Day on May 22nd with seminars organised on line amidst the wait for rain to replenish groundwater. In Oman the focus is also on recycling water.The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources, Sultan Qaboos University and FAO office in Oman at a webinar…
Call to donate organs, save lives in Oman
Monday 22/March/2021 Muscat: Organs donated by a single person after they die can help improve the lives of up to eight patients suffering from organ failure, a senior official at the Ministry of Health has said. More need to be done to spread awareness of the importance of donating organs to…