Day: July 22, 2024

Muscat: The smell of human stress affects dogs’ emotions and could lead to them making more pessimistic choices, new research has suggested.

University of Bristol-led researchers suggest the findings are important for dogs in kennels and when the ani…

Muscat: His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik has sent a cable of greetings to President Abdul Fattah El Sisi of the Arab Republic of Egypt on the occasion of the 23 July Revolution Anniversary.

In the cable, His Majesty expressed his sincere sentimen…

Muscat: The Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) signed a contract with the American company (Bell Textron) to purchase a number of helicopters. The move comes within the framework of development and modernization plans aimed at strengthening the RAFO capab…

Muscat: Dr. Rahma Ibrahim Al Mahrouqi, Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation received today in her office Dr. Lamia Al Melhem, Acting Undersecretary of the Ministry of Higher Education in the State of Kuwait.

During the meeting, the t…

Muscat: The instant messaging platform /WhatsApp/ has developed a new (security check) feature, which aims to enhance account security settings and protect users’ privacy.

This feature allows users to prevent people from taking screenshots of profile…

Muscat: More than 1,100 cooling units have been received at the Central Market for Vegetables and Fruits (Silal) in the Wilayat of Barka, South Al Batinah Governorate, since the start of market’s operations in June 2024.

The marketplace accommodated …

Muscat: The Sultanate of Oman is taking part in the 46th session of the World Heritage Committee meetings, held in New Delhi, India.

The meetings, which will run till 31 July, are organized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural O…

Muscat: The Academy for Strategic and Defence Studies today celebrated the graduation of the 37th batch from the Joint Command and Staff College.

The ceremony was held under the auspices of Sultan Salim Al Habsi, Minister of Finance.

Moreover, the b…

Muscat: Delegated by His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik, HH Sayyid Shihab bin Tarik Al Said, Deputy Prime Minister for Defence Affairs, today received Veronique Aulagnon, Ambassador of the French Republic to the Sultanate of Oman, to bid her farewel…

Muscat: The Youth Centre today implemented a number of summer programmes in various governorates of the Sultanate of Oman. The programmes were meant to develop the skills, talents and capabilities of young people.

The programmes were diversified in t…

Muscat: During the first half of 2024, the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology followed up 200 million data exchange requests and observed the processing of one billion transactions through the Government Integration Platf…

Muscat: Local authorities on a tourist island in the Guangxi region in southern China evacuated more than 26,000 tourists as the fourth typhoon of the year approaches.

The Maritime Safety Administration of Beihai City, which manages the island, said …