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Al Rahbi visits a stall at the Omani Honey Market.

35 beekeepers display products at honey expo

The eighth Omani Honey Market opened under the patronage of Talal Bin Suleiman Al Rahbi, Deputy S

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Kids dribble a football in a lawn in Azaiba. (Right) A wadi being used as a football ground.

Cry out for open spaces

Shrinking green spaces are a perennial feature of urban environment with swathes of open green sp

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Oil price rises 92%

Oman oil price rises 92%

Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME) said that Oman oil price (September delivery 2017) reached $48.37

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oman announces - evisa

Oman announces E-visa for international tourists

Tourists planning to visit Oman can apply online for visas by submitting their applications at&nb

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Salalah Tourism Festival

PARENTS URGED TO MONITOR CHILDREN AT SALALAH TOURISM FESTIVAL VENUES

The ROP has urged parents and guardians to keep an eye on their children at the Salalah Tourism F

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Neymar Barcelona

'WE WANT THIS NOISE TO BE CLEARED UP' - INIESTA URGES NEYMAR TO SPEAK OUT ON PSG LINKS

Andres Iniesta is ready for the Neymar transfer saga to come to an end and believes the onus is o

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Registered Omani firms are seeking ban on ‘hidden trade’ as they can’t match black market drivers

Oman commerce agency stresses need to regulate transport industry

A thriving black market in door-to-door delivery needs to be throttled so that Omani firms can su

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Mukhaizna is by far the biggest and they are in discussion with Oxy for the provision of steam for that project. They however will not be able to provide all the steam as its way more than what solar can generate, said Salim Al Awfi, Undersecretary a

Steam is the way forward for raising Mukhaizna oilfield yield in Oman

 Officials are in talks with Occidental Oman to provide steam to extract he

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Rescues six persons from Two Boats

COAST GUARD UNIT RESCUES SIX PERSONS FROM TWO BOATS

The Coast Guard Unit in Musandam towed an Asian boat that broke down near the island of Makhbooq

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The Omani government raised extra funds from the domestic market by issuing development bonds and sovereign sukuk, in order to partially ease its budget deficit. - Times file picture

Bank interest rates in Oman increase amid tight liquidity situation

 Bank interest rates in Oman have increased in view of the tight liquidity situation and inc

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The Sultanate's delegation was led by Dr. Ali bin Ahmed al-Issa'ee, the Sultanate's Ambassador to Egypt, its Permanent Representative to the Arab League. Photo: ONA

Oman participates in emergency meeting of Arab foreign ministers

The Sultanate on Thursday took part in the emergency meeting of the Council of Arab Foreign Minis

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Ransomware now regularly makes more than $1m (£761,500) a month for its creators, found Google

Ransomware 'here to stay', warns Google study

The search giant created thousands of virtual victims of ransomware to expose the payment ecosyst

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Manchester City thrash Real Madrid 4-1 in Los Angeles but Mendy not ready

Manchester City thrash Real Madrid 4-1 in Los Angeles but Mendy not ready

Mendy, who joined from Monaco, was not involved and will miss the start of the season with a musc

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Air France-KLM is buying 31% of Virgin Atlantic

Air France-KLM is buying 31% of Virgin Atlantic

Air France-KLM is taking a 31% stake, worth £220m, in Virgin Atlantic as part of a four-way

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Airbus cuts superjumbo A380 production again

Airbus cuts superjumbo A380 production again

Deliveries of the double-decker will now fall from 15 this year to 12 in 2018 and eight in 2019,

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