Nawras launches data roaming solutionNawras, a leading telecom operator in Oman and an Ooredoo company, has launched a mobile data roaming solution designed to help customers stay online for less when travelling to any GCC country. With prepaid and postpaid plans off More… |
Raytheon to ink $2.1bn Oman arms dealRaytheon Company, one of the largest US weapons makers, is expected to sign an estimated $2.1 billion deal to sell Oman an air defence system while US Secretary of State John Kerry visits the Sultanate state this week, US officials said. More… |
Sembcorp inks Oman utilities JV projectSembcorp Industries, a leading energy, water and marine group operating across six continents worldwide,has signed a JV agreement with Takamul Investment Company, a subsidiary of Oman Oil Company to develop centralised utilities units for Duqm S More… |
$1bn Salalah IWPP opened officiallySembcorp Industries (Sembcorp) today (May 19) celebrated the official opening of its $1 billion Salalah Independent Water and Power Plant (Salalah IWPP) in Oman. The ceremony was graced by Sayyid Mohammed bin Sultan bin Hamoud Al More… |
Nawras to help Omani boys meet MessiTwo Omani youngsters Majid Al-Shabli and Mohamed Al Balushi will get to meet Soccer star Lionel ‘Leo’ Messi in Qatar as part of a programme organised by Oman's telecom operator Nawras. More… |
Oman hotel occupancy rates up 54.5pcThe three to five-star hotels in the Omani capital recorded solid growth last year with the overall occupancy rate in the five star hotels across the Sultanate increasing to 54.5 per cent from 47.9 per cent in 2011, said a report. More… |
PDO, Omantel to aid scholarship schemePetroleum Development Oman (PDO) has teamed up with telecom operator Omantel to support the Middle East Leadership Academy (Mela) to offer scholarship and training opportunities for budding young business leaders. The partnership More… |
Omani lender Nizwa starts roadshowOman’s first full-fledged Islamic lender Bank Nizwa has kicked off its first road show in the Sultanate aimed at creating awareness on its Islamic fnance products and service. Nizwa Souq, a highly interactive and informative More… |
Nawras wins top Pan Arab awardsOman-based Nawras’ new website has won the gold award in the telecommunications category at the 10th Pan Arab Web Awards where its CEO Ross Cormack, was named Telecommunications Man of the Year, for the second time. The awar More… |
Bank Muscat mulls options to recover card fraud moneyBank Muscat, Oman's largest lender, is looking at options to recover the $39 million it lost in a pre-paid card fraud, it said on Sunday, after US authorities brought to light a $45 million global cyber heist this week. Bank M More… |








