Oman

Travel, Tourism & Hospitality

Oman to develop Al Saleel Natural Park Reserve in Al Kamil Wal Wafi

Wed, 08 Oct 2025

Oman’s Environment Authority has signed an agreement to develop Al Saleel Natural Park Reserve in the Wilayat of Al Kamil Wal Wafi, South A’Sharqiyah Governorate, at a total cost of RO 2.6 million ($6.7 million). The project is expected to boost the tourism sector in the governorate and create job opportunities related to tourism.

Construction & Real Estate

New precast factory opens in Oman’s Halban Nakhal area

Wed, 08 Oct 2025

In a boost to Oman’s sustainable development and infrastructure ambitions, the Global Precast Industries Factory was inaugurated on October 5 in Halban Nakhal. The world-class facility represents a partnership between Arab Contractors and Al Abrar Real Estate of Al Siyabi Group.

Health & Environment

Ominvest hosts key event to advance group-wide sustainability alignment

Tue, 07 Oct 2025

Oman International Development and Investment Company (Ominvest) recently hosted the ESG Connect event in collaboration with Sustainable Square, to drive forward collective progress on Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) integration.

Travel, Tourism & Hospitality

Oman to open 9,600 new hotel rooms by 2030

Mon, 06 Oct 2025

Oman is set to open 9,600 new hotel rooms between now and 2030, with 2,600 scheduled for completion by the end of 2025, says real estate advisory group and property consultant, Cavendish Maxwell. The upcoming keys will boost Oman’s existing inventory of 36,000 rooms by more than 25%, the company said.

Energy, Oil & Gas

Oman Across Ages Museum, BP Oman sign clean energy deal

Mon, 06 Oct 2025

Oman Across Ages Museum signs a cooperation agreement with BP Oman to fund and implement a project for installing a grid-connected solar system with a capacity of 800 kW and an annual output of approximately 1,300 megawatt-hours (MWh) at the Museum's facilities.

Travel, Tourism & Hospitality

SalamAir achieves 82.32pc punctuality in Q3 2025

Mon, 06 Oct 2025

SalamAir, Oman’s low-cost carrier, reported its On-Time Performance (OTP) for Q3 2025, achieving 82.32% punctuality across 6,264 flights and 915,223 passengers.

Travel, Tourism & Hospitality

$260m contracts signed for 2025 tourism projects in Oman

Wed, 29 Oct 2025

Oman’s Ministry of Heritage and Tourism has announced the signing of 36 usufruct contracts to implement tourism projects in different governorates from January to September 2025, to the tune of RO100 million ($260 million).

Industry, Logistics & Shipping

Oman IGC to sign landmark deals with leading industrial companies

Wed, 29 Oct 2025

Oman-based Integrated Gas Company (IGC) is set to ink a series of gas purchase agreements with leading industrial companies at a key event in the sultanate. The deal will allocate over 27 million cu m of gas per day for an average of 10 years per agreement.

Energy, Oil & Gas

Oman's Environment Authority conducts oil pollution drill in Musandam

Wed, 29 Oct 2025

Acting in cooperation with OQ Exploration and Production Company (OQEP), Oman’s Environment Authority carried out a national oil pollution control exercise in the Governorate of Musandam.

Energy, Oil & Gas

Oman’s Environment Authority adopts fiscal policies for net-zero targets

Mon, 27 Oct 2025

The Environment Authority (EA) is implementing innovative financial policies to meet Oman’s 2050 carbon neutrality goals. This includes securing funding from the Green Climate Fund and enhancing project proposals, partnerships, and international cooperation for effective climate action.