The country already suspended Friday prayers and began to impose a quarantine on all passengers arriving in the sultanate, including for Omanis
Middle East airlines have lost $7.2bn in revenues from the Covid-19 pandemic as of March 11
The number of Covid-19 cases in Saudi Arabia and Qatar totals 238 and 452 respectively
Some Gulf states restrict the use of video calling services because they are encrypted
Those infected in Saudi Arabia total 133 while the number of Covid-19 cases in Oman total 24
A total of 118 people tested positive for the Covid-19 virus in the kingdom
Sunday, March 22 will observed as a public holiday in the sultanate
The decision will be implemented from Tuesday, March 17, for an indefinite period to contain the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus
The WHO declared the new strain of the coronavirus as a pandemic on Wednesday
Non-class student activities and the provision of shisha have also been prohibited while court attendance has been restricted in the sultanate
The coronavirus continues its spread across the world having infected over 117,000 people
The Covid-19 has infected over 113,000 people residing in more than 100 countries
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The sultanate has reported a total of six Covid-19 cases
Saudi Arabia accounted for 54 per cent of the UAE’s total banking investment
The two women, who tested positive for the disease, had travelled from Iran
The Gulf nation plans to lower its debt and review state companies
Health ministry advises the public to source information only from official outlets
The sultanate is suffering from its worst locust infestation since 2014
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Oman’s Ministry confirmed that the visas of expats working as sales representatives or promoters and purchase representatives will not be renewed
Oman remains the company’s first international market since it commenced services in the UAE in 2018
The new leader was sworn in as the ruler of Oman, succeeding his cousin Sultan Qaboos who died at age 79
New ruler says he will “follow the path of Sultan Qaboos and build upon it”
He was the longest reigning monarch in the Arab world
The transaction reflects ADIB’s commitment to finance assets in the marine and energy sectors
Sultan Qaboos has travelled to Belgium in December for medical treatment
SalamAir will initiate flights from Muscat to Phuket thrice a week
It could become the second state-backed oil producer in the GCC to be listed after Saudi Aramco’s IPO this month
The employees layoffs were from 18 main companies in Oman