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Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem has attended the opening ceremony of regime-affiliated Embassy in Oman. (AFP/ File Photo)

March 29th, 2018 - 01:13 GMT

Syrian Regime Launches New Embassy in Oman

A Syrian regime-affiliated Embassy was inaugurated Wednesday in the Omani capital Muscat.

The increase in tobacco prices was mainly due to an increase in transportation, housing, water, electricity and fuel categories. (File photo)

March 21st, 2017 - 01:00 GMT

Tobacco prices in Oman up 23 percent

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January 28th, 2016 - 09:30 GMT

Open sesame: Oman mulls 100 percent foreign ownership of investments

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January 27th, 2016 - 12:00 GMT

Oman to amend laws to entice foreign investment

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April 21st, 2014 - 04:31 GMT

Bouteflika mocked on hacked Omani news website

The sultanate’s government recently released a 2014 budget with state planning to spend OMR13.5 billion, up five per cent from the original plan, which envisaged a 29 per cent hike from 2012 expenditure.

January 9th, 2014 - 03:55 GMT

The quiet overachiever: Oman's household income went up almost 85% in 10 years!

At the governorate level, the data indicated that the inflation rate in August 2013 showed that prices fluctuated, rising in some governorates, falling in others and remained stable in other governorates.

October 21st, 2013 - 07:29 GMT

Inflation in Oman declines by one fifth

Oman has announced a decision to increase the minimum wage for nationals employed in the private sector to 325 Omani riyals from July 1

February 7th, 2013 - 01:09 GMT

Oman to raise minimum wage for private sector workers

Oman's oil workers were battling with the dangers of a bad bit of chicken.

January 10th, 2013 - 12:16 GMT

Pulling a sickie? 300 oil workers in Oman struck with food poisoning

Non-OPEC member Oman is increasing its oil output

October 23rd, 2012 - 11:46 GMT

Sultanate pumps 915,000 barrels a day of crude oil

A safety inspector looks over containers alongside the Jebel Ali Free Zone in Dubai (Credit: The New York Times)

June 23rd, 2011 - 01:04 GMT

Oman Free Trade Zones take major economic strides

January 15th, 2008 - 02:28 GMT

Oman: Rusail Industrial Estate to expand

October 27th, 2007 - 06:07 GMT

Omanis vote for consultative council