Oman's Minister of Tourism Ahmed bin Nasser Al Mihrizi has signed an agreement with Orascom Development Holding to transform the Seeb area of Muscat into a tourist hub.

The deal was signed for a 47,499-sq-m City Walk in Seeb - a multi-million-dollar beachfront commercial city complex - and is expected to include a five-star hotel with 123 rooms and 76 shops; a suq with 110 shops, 47 restaurants and 23 offices; and an events centre and serviced apartments with 42 apartment units, a shop, a café, three restaurants, a cinema and a multi-purpose hall.

Work on the project has already begun and is expected to be completed in five years. - TradeArabia News Service