MUSCAT -- Subscribers of the fixed phone service offered by OmantelOmantel in the Sultanate stood at 263,362 by the end of September 2009, against 267,475 in September 2008, constituting a 1.5 per cent decline. Statistics...
The government's ambitious airport development and modernisation programme will help fuel tourist inflows as well as open up new areas of the country to tourism development, according to the Under-Secretary of the Ministry of...
MUSCAT -- The reputable international law firm, Simmons & Simmons, has been awarded a contract to provide legal advisory services to the Omani government in the development of a major coal-fired Independent Water and Power...
Four international firms including a joint venture between India's Larsen & Toubro and Oman's Galfar Engineering have bid for the construction of a new terminal at Muscat's airport. Cypriot construction firm Joannou &...
The Royal Oman Police (ROP) raided 121 cyber cafes throughout the country and arrested 212 people for providing illegal Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoiP) service, a senior police officer said here yesterday. Many cyber cafes...
Having weathered the financial storm better than most, Oman's banks are reassessing their strategies and looking for new sources of growth. The cautious policy of the Central Bank of Oman regarding asset/liability management...
MUSCAT -- His Majesty Sultan Qaboos will open the third annual convening of the Majlis Oman (Oman Council) on Monday. The event marks the start of a new stage of domestic development, which also includes a further reinforcement...
The Tender Board yesterday awarded tenders to the tune of RO97.343,518 million, during its 14th meeting of the year. The tenders issued include: Implementation of water supply network to the Niyabat Al Jabel Al Akhdhar in the...
Having weathered the financial storm better than most, Oman's banks are reassessing their strategies and looking for new sources of growth. The cautious policy of the Central Bank of Oman regarding asset/liability management...
A new cement plant is under construction in the Governorate of Buraimi, enhancing security of supply of a strategic commodity vital to Oman?s ongoing infrastructure modernisation and economic development.