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...
In a move to provide shelter for the underprivileged Omanis, Dar Al Atta'a, the charitable organisation, signed an agreement with Al Masarat Engineering and Contracting to construct 13 houses for Omani families yesterday. The project will cost approximately RO332,000.
"Other than the 13 new houses planned, three more houses will be built in association with firms like WJ Towel, Al Yousef,...