10+ hour, 18+ min ago   (882+ words) Palermo and Muscat may lie on distant shores, but centuries of cultural exchange have created unexpected affinities between them. For Italian artists Luca Moretti and Lucia Oliva, that connection has become deeply personal, inspiring stories of Oman in their latest…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (221+ words) Muscat Daily SalamAir adds Copenhagen as its ninth new destination in 2026 Muscat – SalamAir, Oman’s Low-Cost carrier, has announced the opening of ticket sales for its new service to Copenhagen, Denmark, via Baghdad, with the first flight scheduled for November 14, 2026. Operating…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (172+ words) Muscat – Muscat International Airport and Salalah Airport have received nine global awards as part of the Airport Service Quality programme’s Customer Experience Awards, presented by Airports Council International during the council’s 2026 summit held in Istanbul, Türkiye, last week. Salalah Airport…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (394+ words) Muscat – The Royal Academy of Management (RAM), in partnership with the Ministry of Education, launched the Zad Initiative for Promising Omani Leaders on Friday to prepare students for the academic, personal and cultural challenges of studying abroad. The initiative aims…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago   (586+ words) Have you been to Salalah this year? Here’s what tourists are missing this khareef season in Dhofar Every summer, as the rest of the Arabian Peninsula swelters under a relentless sun, the southern gateway of Oman undergoes a miraculous transformation…...

1+ week, 15+ hour ago   (115+ words) Muscat – Rwandan President Paul Kagame will pay an official two-day visit to Oman beginning Monday, the Royal Court stated on Saturday. Kagame will visit the sultanate on September 7 and 8 as part of efforts to strengthen relations and expand cooperation between…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (300+ words) Salalah – Dhofar’s Khareef 2026 attracted 881,424 visitors between June 21 and August 15, marking a 6.6% increase compared with 827,115 visitors recorded during the same period in 2025. Preliminary estimates released by the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI) showed that Omani visitors accounted for 72.5% of…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (358+ words) Muscat – Work is advancing on the Sayyid Tarik bin Taimur Cultural Complex in Seeb, a 400,000sqm development that will bring together some of Oman’s most important cultural institutions, including the National Library, National Archives and National Theatre. The project is one…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (361+ words) Nizwa – More than 300,000 visitors from Oman and abroad attended the Jabal Akhdar Festival 2026 during its 45-day run, boosting tourism and economic activity in the wilayat. Held from July 15 to August 29, the festival featured a wide range of cultural, entertainment, sporting,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (282+ words) Muscat – Oman is drawing up a new management plan for the Jabal Akhdar Biosphere Reserve, covering conservation, climate change monitoring and sustainable ecotourism as authorities seek to strengthen protection of one of the country’s key natural areas. The Environment Authority…...