A focused view of Oman’s latest business, economy and public-interest developments, organised for quick reading.
ConnsectMuscat – December 15, 2025His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik of Oman awarded the Order of Oman (Civil), First Class to António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, during an official meeting held at Al Barakah Palace. The…
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Oman, as part of a joint Arab initiative led by the State of Qatar, has successfully registered “Bisht: skills and traditional practices of production and use” as a shared Arab cultural element on UNESCO’s Representative List of the…
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Muscat – December 13, 2025The Muscat Stock Exchange (MSX) recorded its highest level in more than nine years, with the main index rising to 5,961 points during trading on December 9, marking its strongest performance since May 2016.…
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His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik, Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of Oman, hosted an official dinner on Thursday evening, 11 December, at Al Alam Palace to mark Oman Armed Forces Day. The ceremony was attended by…
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Muscat – December 11, 2025The Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion (MoCIIP) has unveiled a new digital service on the Oman Business Platform that enables investors to transfer Commercial Registration (CR) ownership entirely online, using secure visual…
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Lebanon’s President, General Joseph Aoun, arrived in Muscat on an official two-day visit (9–10 December 2025), where he was received with full state honours by Sultan Haitham. The welcoming ceremony took place at the Royal Private Airport with…
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Statistics from the international company ForwardKeys show that international tourist arrivals to Oman increased by approximately 7% between September 2024 and August 2025. In the first half of 2025, the markets of Italy, Spain, and the Netherlands recorded…
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Winner of the “Bilharith bin Haitham Architecture Award” to Be Built in Muscat Muscat Municipality has officially awarded the construction contract of the “Muttrah Square” project — winner of first place in the inaugural Bilharith bin Haitham Architecture…
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According to the latest 2025 Global Quality of Life Index by Numbeo, Oman has maintained its first-place ranking in Asia and the Middle East for the third consecutive year. This achievement for the years 2023, 2024, and 2025…
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The Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion of the Sultanate of Oman, in the largest reform initiative in the history of the country’s commercial registry, has removed more than 42,000 inactive and expired commercial records from official…
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