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Oman asks private sector to activate work-from-home measures

The country already suspended Friday prayers and began to impose a quarantine on all passengers arriving in the sultanate, including for Omanis

Oman Air to cut staff after virus hits airline as ‘never before’

Middle East airlines have lost $7.2bn in revenues from the Covid-19 pandemic as of March 11

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Covid-19: Saudi, Oman, Kuwait report new cases

The number of Covid-19 cases in Saudi Arabia and Qatar totals 238 and 452 respectively

Oman lifts curbs on some internet call apps to counter virus

Some Gulf states restrict the use of video calling services because they are encrypted

Covid-19: Saudi, Oman continue to report additional cases

Those infected in Saudi Arabia total 133 while the number of Covid-19 cases in Oman total 24

Covid-19: Saudi, Oman, Kuwait report additional cases; GCC recoveries cross 125

A total of 118 people tested positive for the Covid-19 virus in the kingdom

Isra’a wal Miraj holiday announced for public, private sectors in Oman

Sunday, March 22 will observed as a public holiday in the sultanate

Oman bans entry for all non-Omanis, except GCC citizens

The decision will be implemented from Tuesday, March 17, for an indefinite period to contain the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus

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Coronavirus: GCC reports over 800 cases, 12% recoveries

The WHO declared the new strain of the coronavirus as a pandemic on Wednesday

Oman suspends tourist visas, halts sports activities for month

Non-class student activities and the provision of shisha have also been prohibited while court attendance has been restricted in the sultanate

GCC coronavirus update – Total cases near 400, more than 50 recoveries

The coronavirus continues its spread across the world having infected over 117,000 people

Coronavirus update: GCC cases cross 260 as virus spreads

The Covid-19 has infected over 113,000 people residing in more than 100 countries

Oman’s new ruler takes a big reform risk

Will the new monarch stick to his resolve to reform the economy, or lapse into the habits that made those reforms necessary, asks Bloomberg columnist, Bobby Ghosh

Oman quarantines more than 1,300 people on coronavirus fears

The sultanate has reported a total of six Covid-19 cases

UAE banks invested Dhs141bn in Q4 2019 across the GCC

Saudi Arabia accounted for 54 per cent of the UAE’s total banking investment

Oman reports two cases of coronavirus, quarantines 250 on suspicion

The two women, who tested positive for the disease, had travelled from Iran

Oman’s new sultan embarks on long road to economic recovery

The Gulf nation plans to lower its debt and review state companies

Oman dismisses media reports, says no coronavirus case in the sultanate

Health ministry advises the public to source information only from official outlets

Swarms of locusts invade Oman

The sultanate is suffering from its worst locust infestation since 2014

What’s next for Oman’s economy?

As Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said takes charge in Oman, Georgia Tolley describes the challenges the GCC state faces and potential ways ahead

Oman to not renew work visas for expats in certain professions

Oman’s Ministry confirmed that the visas of expats working as sales representatives or promoters and purchase representatives will not be renewed

Dubai’s fuel delivery service Cafu expands to Oman

Oman remains the company’s first international market since it commenced services in the UAE in 2018

Who is Oman’s new ruler Haitham bin Tariq?

The new leader was sworn in as the ruler of Oman, succeeding his cousin Sultan Qaboos who died at age 79

Haitham bin Tariq Al Said sworn in as the new ruler of Oman

New ruler says he will “follow the path of Sultan Qaboos and build upon it”

Oman’s Sultan Qaboos dies at 79

He was the longest reigning monarch in the Arab world

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank grants $80m Ijara facility to Oman Shipping Company

The transaction reflects ADIB’s commitment to finance assets in the marine and energy sectors

Oman’s ruler Sultan Qaboos in ‘stable’ condition

Sultan Qaboos has travelled to Belgium in December for medical treatment

Oman’s SalamAir begins flights to Thailand

SalamAir will initiate flights from Muscat to Phuket thrice a week

Oman Oil Company to sell 20-25% stake by end of 2020

It could become the second state-backed oil producer in the GCC to be listed after Saudi Aramco’s IPO this month

More than 2,200 Omanis lost their jobs in 2019

The employees layoffs were from 18 main companies in Oman