Participants in the 10th Arab conference of Arab Union for Astronomy and Space Sciences yesterday sent a cable to His Majesty expressing their gratitude and thanks for the warm welcome and hospitality lent to them. The conferees praised the blessed Renaissance the Sultanate experiences in all walks

MUSCAT — Coinciding with the celebrations of Muscat Arab Tourism Capital, and to enhance the Sultanate’s tourism services, the Tourism Ministry is launching a number of tourism projects during this year. Among the projects is the automatic guide to geology tracks, launching of mobile tourism inform

MUSCAT — Muscat Securities Market, after four successive sessions of rallying, yesterday fell slightly to close at 5,564.09 points, shedding 1.32 points or 0.02 per cent. As many as 7.24 million shares changed hands with a trading value of RO 2.55 million as against RO 3.39 million, less by 24.8 pe

By Sami al Bahri - MUSCAT — Believing in the importance of modern methods in achieving many of the services that lead to the development of economic activity and tourism, health and social ties between the communities, the Ministry of Transport and Communications is currently implementing several

LONDON — Oil prices rose yesterday, with Brent hitting six-month highs in part due to hopes of a Greek debt deal — helping to offset a slight cut in Opec’s demand growth forecast. New York’s main contract, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) light sweet crude for delivery in March, jumped $1.24 to $99.95