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 countries. Flooding and damage remain considerable after the cyclone, the strongest-ever recorded to hit …
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 countries. Flooding and damage remain considerable after the cyclone, the strongest-ever recorded to hit …
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 to local officials, the cyclone lashed southern Oman on Saturday and was more powerful than any …
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 Nairobi last week during the United Nations Environment Assembly. “For too long, we have treated the ocean as a bottomless …
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 deliver 6,000 tonnes of steam per day for use on the Amal West oilfield in Oman. On November …
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 to maintain electricity access rates of close to hundred percent in most of its …
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 50MW wind power project. Gulf Business news reported that once the plant reaches full operation, it is expected to …
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 on water and drives on land, will cater to tourists visiting the port city. Khasab, …
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 with junk food are turning up their noses at a new healthy option offered by the government. …
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 as stress at work begins to take its toll on people’s health. According to the World Health …
– 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 in the eating habits and lifestyle in the last decade has contributed to an alarming …
Muscat: Global warming is less of a concern to the fisheries industries along the Omani coast during the summer season of June through September than previously thought, a new study has revealed. The study, which was published in Geophysical Research Letters, an earth sciences journal, was conducted by researchers from …
Twenty-four countries will participate in a large scale tsunami simulation exercise organized under the auspices of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO on 7 and 8 September. Together, they will test standard operating procedures of the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System including communications links between all stakeholders, as …
Muscat: 500 Omani businesses violated environment regulations in 2015, revealed the Ministry of Environment and Climate Affairs (MECA). Almost 100 of those firms were slapped with fines. According to the report nearly 54 companies violated the Ultra Violet protection limits. And eight companies were fined for chemical violations in Oman. …
Muscat: Oman has been ranked second in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) for food security, availability and quality on Global Food Security Index 2016. According to the report, which was published for June 2016 by the Economist Intelligence Unit, Oman is one of the newest additions to the report, where …
According to the latest statistics, 76 per cent of water comes from desalination plants and is distributed to the north of the Sultanate, with its high population density. Photo – Files98% population in Oman to get safe, piped water by 2040 Muscat: By 2040, 98 per cent of the Sultanate’s …
Muscat: Oman Air, the National Carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, is fully aware of the importance to conserve the national resources and supports of the efforts exerted by the international community in this regard, which aims to develop and implement international conventions to protect wildlife. There is an urgent …
Muscat: An earthquake of magnitude 4.6 on the Richter scale was recorded by an earthquake monitoring station at 6:46pm in Oman on Sunday, an official from the centre said. “The epicentre of the earthquake was far from Salalah in the sea,” the official added. The earthquake was 10.0 km deep, …
Oman will get an early warning system to predict flash flood three to six hours before it occurs, said Ahmed Al Barwani, water resources expert at the Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Water Resources. “The model is expected to be ready in the next 12 months in cooperation with the …
Rising population and dwindling water supplies will affect millions of people and exacerbate conflict in the region Water supplies across the Middle East will deteriorate over 25 years, threatening economic growth and national security and forcing more people to move to already overcrowded cities, a new analysis suggests. As the …
Nearly half of 33 countries expected to face extremely high water stress by 2040 are in the Middle East, where surface water is limited and demand is high, said experts who ranked 167 nations. Thirteen Middle Eastern countries plus the Palestinian Territories are projected to face extremely high water stress …
