The death toll from Cyclone Mekunu that hit Oman and Yemen over the weekend rose to at least 13 today, authorities said, as relief workers and aid arrived in hard-hit areas in the two Arabian Peninsula
MUSCAT, Oman - The powerful Cyclone Mekunu hit the southern region of the Gulf Arab country of Oman and the neighboring Yemen on Saturday, leaving at least five people dead and dozens missing. According
South Africa, Chile, Oman and Sri Lanka want to follow in Kenya’s footsteps. They announced new measures including plastic bags bans, marine litter and ocean pollution, when their representatives visited
Petroleum Development Oman and GlassPoint Solar announced earlier this month the completion of the first block of one of the world’s largest solar plants, the 1,021 megawatt Miraah solar plant that will
The electricity sector in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is in the grip of an apparent paradox. Although the region continues to hold the world’s largest oil and gas reserves and has been able
Abu Dhabi-based clean energy company, Masdar, has identified investment potential in Oman – the firm has signed an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract with a global consortium to build
A bus that can operate on roads, as well as in water, has begun service in Khasab. Abdul Rahman Ahmed Almulla, General Manager of Golden Coast Travel and Tourism Company, said the vehicle, which moves
Stop sending your children to school with junk food, parents in Oman have been told by head teachers involved in a government healthy eating scheme.Some children sent to school with lunch boxes packed
Muscat: Although Oman is ranked second from bottom in the GCC region when it comes to deaths from lifestyle-related diseases, medical experts in the region have warned that rankings may soon get worse
– The child obesity rate is seeing an alarming increase in the region compared with the rest of the world because of sedentary lifestyle and unhealthy eating habits, a fitness expert has said. “A shift
