Banks will remain closed from November 15 to 18 on the occasion of Eid Al Adha, the Central Bank of Oman (CBO) announced yesterday.
The banks will reopen for business on November 21.
The Central Bank will remain closed on November 15, but other banks are permitted, if necessity arises, to open some of their branches for providing services to the public on November 15 and compensate their staff...
Sayyid Ali bin Hamoud bin Ali Al Busaidi, minister of the Diwan of Royal Court and chairman of the Civil Service Council, and Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser Al Bakri, minister of manpower, yesterday issued ministerial decisions declaring Eid Al Adha holidays.
The Eid Al Adha holidays for the employees of ministries, public authorities, other departments of the state administrative apparatus, and...
MUSCAT: With a string of high-profile events coming up in Oman, the Ministry of Tourism is making all efforts to cash in on them by launching a global destination campaign for the first time.
The campaign is slated to be launched today at 5pm at the World Travel Mart in London by Mohammed Al Toobi, undersecretary at the Ministry of Tourism.
The maiden global tourism campaign using Oman's new...
MUSCAT: In a rare but interesting move, an event management company plans to bring an elephant from the south Indian state of Kerala to add colour to the festivities, probably during the forthcoming Muscat Festival.
According to the present plan, the tusker will be in Oman for about 10 days in February next year, during which the organisers will arrange an opportunity for the Muscateers to see...
Times of Oman and Al Shabiba readers, Mohammed Ashraf, C.M. Noushad and Mary Philip, have been chosen the winners of the raffle draw which was part of MPPH's Ramadan promotion this year.
A senior official from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry picked the winners in the raffle draw at the office premises of Muscat Press and Publishing House (MPPH) on Thursday. The draw was common for both...