Oman
July 16, 2000
(AFP, MUSCAT) – The sultanate of Oman is set to boost foreign ownership of industrial businesses from the current level of 49 percent to 100 percent.
July 11, 2000
Oman's trade balance recorded a surplus of 2.388 billion dollars in 1999, a sharp recovery from a deficit of 313 million dollars the previous year, a newspaper reported on Sunday.
July 10, 2000
French Defense Minister Alain Richard on Monday held talks with Omani officials on boosting military cooperation, the official news agency ONA reporte
Oman's trade balance recorded a surplus of 2.388 billion dollars in 1999, a sharp recovery from a deficit of 313 million dollars the previous year.
July 9, 2000
In its latest development plan, the Omani government has set aside five trillion cubic feet of gas for industries in Sohar, as part ofa major industrialisation drive in the Indian Ocean port city of S
July 7, 2000
Oman has had its application to join the World Trade Organization (WTO) accepted, the sultanate's trade minister said Friday. "The WTO working group c
June 30, 2000
Oman's Foreign Minister Youssef Bin Alawi will visit Singapore from July 3rd-5th, officials said Friday. He will meet Singaporean Prime Minister Goh C
A dark, baseball-size rock found in the deserts of Oman is the latest confirmed meteorite from Mars, reported The Associated Press, quoting University
June 25, 2000
Japan's Petroleum Energy Center (PEC) will conduct a study to evaluate the reliability of existing refining oil facilities in Oman, reported the Engli
June 24, 2000
Oman will not join the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries in raising output, reported the English daily Oman Observer. "Oman will not be ab
June 21, 2000
Oman's government has set aside five trillion cubic feet of gas for a major industrialization drive in the port city of Sohar, said the Oman Observer,
June 19, 2000
The Sultanate of Oman may gain accession to the World Trade Organization WTO) in November, a Commerce Ministry official recently remarked in Muscat. "The working party report and the protocols of (Om
June 18, 2000
Indonesian president Abdul-Rahman Wahid arrived on Saturday in Oman for talks with Sultan Qaboos bin Sa'eed, reported Kuwait News Agency (KUNA). An Om
June 12, 2000
Oman's Sultan Qaboos held talks on Sunday with Pakistan's military ruler General Pervez Musharraf at the start of two-day visit, Oman News Agency (ONA
June 10, 2000
Oman, having one of the Middle East's highest rates of pirated software, is to impose two-year jail terms or fines of 2,000 riyals (more than $5,000)