Omanisation aims to reduce the expat work force in key industries Current expat population: 45% of the total population of Oman Majlis Al-Shura (مجلس الشورى) (The Consultative Assembly, Oman’s 86 seat lower house of council) has discussed a proposal for mandatory hiring of Omanis in technical positions in the private…
British woman jailed for two years for trying to open the airplane doors mid air on flight from Stansted airport A British woman who tried to force the doors of an airplane open mid air on a flight from Stansted to Dalaman has been jailed for two years A British…
Coronavirus Timeline A time line of Coronavirus developments to date Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses. They cause a range of illness ranging from the common cold and pneumonia to other severe diseases, such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV), Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV) and now 2019-nCoV, the current outbreak. 31…
Trump explains motivation for US wanting war with Iran US President Donald Trump explains the US motivations for wanting war with Iran. The US President, Donald Trump explains the US motivations for wanting a war with Iran, calls them pathetic then sanctions acts and orders to carry out the very plan he…
Trump threatens the UK with 25% post-Brexit trade tariffs unless it backs the US against Iran Trump threatens the UK with 25% post-Brexit trade tariffs unless it backs the US against Iran Tehran accuses Britain, France and Germany of succumbing to ‘high school bully’ tactics from the US. Donald Trump has threatened…
Iran to sue Trump over assassination of General Qassem Soleimani Iran to sue Trump over assassination of General Qassem Soleimani Tehran has announced Iran is to sue US President Trump, his administration and the US military in the international criminal court over the targeted assassination of Iran’s revered General Qassem…
HM Sultan Haitham hosts the US Presidential delegation HM Sultan Haitham bin Tariq bin Taimour Al-Said hosts the US Presidential delegation His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tariq bin Taimur Al-Said has received a personal written message from President Donald Trump. This came when His Majesty Sultan Haitham hosted at Al-Alam…
World rallies behind Sultan Haitham The world rallies behind Sultan Haitham bin Tariq bin Taimour Al-Said As world leaders send envoys to greet His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tariq bin Taimour Al-Said, the Omani nation and its people rallied behind His Majesty as the new Sultan takes over the reins…
UN mourns the death of Sultan Qaboos إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّآ إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ HM Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al-Said 18/11/1940 – 10/01/2020 Yesterday, the General Assembly of the United Nations observed a minute of silence, standing in mourning for the death of His Majesty, the late Sultan Qaboos bin Said bin…
Muscat Fest 2020 cancelled to honour the death of Sultan Qaboos إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّآ إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ HM Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al-Said 18/11/1940 – 10/01/2020 Muscat Municipality has declared that Muscat Festival 2020, has been cancelled following His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said bin Taimour Al-Said’s passing away. The Festival,…
