A focused view of Oman’s latest business, economy and public-interest developments, organised for quick reading.
Connsect🗓 Schools in Oman will be closed on Sunday, February 23, 2025, for both public and private schools, in celebration of Omani Teacher’s Day. 📌 According to the Oman 2025 academic calendar and Ministerial Decision No. (2024/152), this…
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Tourism in the Gulf region witnessed significant growth in 2023. Jasem Mohammed Al-Budaiwi, Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), announced during the ninth meeting of GCC tourism ministers held on February 17, 2025, in Kuwait, that the…
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The Omani Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning has confirmed that the $1.3 billion Al-Khuwair Skyscraper Project in Muscat is progressing as planned and will soon enter the detailed design phase. The construction of this project is set…
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📌 Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) Account for 80% of Deaths in Oman | Annual Cost Reaches OMR 1 billion (≈2.6 billion USD) According to a new report from the Ministry of Health Oman, Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) are responsible for…
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📌 Official Report on Vehicle Registration in Oman According to the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI), the total number of registered vehicles in Oman reached 1,753,872 by the end of December 2024. Private vehicles accounted for…
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Tonight, Oman’s night sky (Sunday, February 16, 2025) will showcase one of the rarest celestial events of the year—Venus at Peak Brightness, making it the brightest object in the night sky after the Moon. 🔭 Wisal bint Salem…
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On February 2, 2025, Sultan Haitham bin Tariq of Oman officially ratified the new Omani citizenship law, replacing the 2014 citizenship law. The new legislation imposes stricter conditions for acquiring Omani nationality, raising serious concerns about human rights…
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Oman has strongly condemned the deliberate vehicle attack targeting protesters in central Munich on Thursday, February 13. The Omani Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued an official statement expressing solidarity with the German government and the victims’ families while…
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The National Bank of Oman (NBO) has signed a strategic credit facilities agreement with Dar Global to finance the AIDA Integrated Tourism Project in Yiti, Muscat. The agreement, signed at NBO’s headquarters, was formalized by Abdullah al Hinai,…
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Oman’s telecommunications sector witnessed significant changes in mobile subscription patterns by the end of 2024, with a sharp increase in postpaid subscriptions and a slight decline in prepaid users. Overview of Mobile Subscriptions in Oman (2024) Subscription Type…
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