Muscat, Nov 3 (ONA) —- Before His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik, Sheikh Abdulmalik bin Abdullah bin Ali al-Khalili, Chairman of the State Council took the oath of office at Al Barakah Palace this morning.   —- ...
Muscat, Nov 3 (ONA) —- Before His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik, Sheikh Abdulmalik bin Abdullah bin Ali al-Khalili, Chairman of the State Council took the oath of office at Al Barakah Palace this morning.   —- ...
    Muscat, Nov 2 (ONA)--- His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik has sent a cable of congratulations to President Dr. John Pombe Magufuli of the United Republic of Tanzania on him being re-elected as a president of his country for a second presidential term.       In the cable, His Majesty the Sultan expressed his sincere congratulations and best wishes of success to President Magufuli in leading the Tanzanian friendly people towards further progress and prosperity, and the good relations between the two countries further development and ...
  Muscat, Nov 2 (ONA) --- His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik has sent a cable of congratulations to President Laurentino Cortizo of the Republic of Panama on his country's National Day.        In the cable, His Majesty expressed his sincere congratulations and best wishes to President Cortizo and the friendly people of his country.   --- ...
Muscat, Nov 2 (ONA) --- His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik has sent a cable of congratulations to President Charles Angelo Savarin of the Commonwealth of Dominica, on his country's Independence Anniversary.       In the cable, His Majesty the Sultan expressed his sincere congratulations and best wishes to President Savarin and the friendly people of ...
Muscat, Nov 1 (ONA) --- Dr. Madeeha Ahmed al-Shaibaniya, Minister of Education, has valued the directives of His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik to the Diwan of Royal Court on setting up six priority schools over the forthcoming period.                       “The Royal directives come within the context of His Majesty’s keenness to provide support to school education and enhance the Ministry’s efforts to meet the actual needs of schools, including buildings, which serve as centres for ...
Muscat, Nov 1 (ONA) - - - -The Diwan of Royal Court today issued a statement reading as follows:   “Within the context of the attention accorded by His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik to the education sector and His Majesty’s keenness to provide a supportive, incentivizing environment for education and to empower it with all means, since it is the mainstay of nation building now and in future, His Majesty the Sultan has issued his Royal directives to the Diwan of Royal Court to fund the construction of six priority schools to the tune of RO 8.85 million in the ...
Muscat, Oct 28 (ONA) --- His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik has received a cable of thanks from King Felipe VI of the Kingdom of Spain in reply to His Majesty's congratulatory cable to him on the occasion of his country's National Day. King Philip expressed his sincere thanks for His Majesty the Sultan's congratulations and best wishes. He wished His Majesty the Sultan permanent health and wellbeing and the Omani people further progress and welfare. —- ...
Muscat, Oct 28  (ONA) --- His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik has sent a cable of congratulations to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of the Republic of Turkey on the occasion of the 97th anniversary of proclamation of the Republic. His Majesty expressed his sincere congratulations and best wishes of good health and happiness to President Erdogan and the Turkish friendly people further progress and prosperity. —- ...
Muscat, Oct 27  (ONA) --- His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik has sent a cable of congratulations to President Milos Zeman of the Czech Republic on the occasion of his country's National Day. His Majesty expressed his sincere congratulations and best wishes to President Zeman and his country's friendly people. —- ...
       Muscat, Oct 26 (ONA) --- His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik has received a cable of thanks from President Alexander Lukashenko of the Republic of Belarus in reply to His Majesty's congratulatory cable on his re-election as a president for his country.      In the cable, President Lukashenko expressed his utmost thanks for His Majesty's congratulations. He wished His Majesty good health and well-being, and the friendship and cooperation relations between the two countries further progress and ...
         Muscat, Oct 26 (ONA) --- His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik  has received a cable of thanks from President Xi Jinping of the People's Republic of China in reply to His Majesty's congratulatory cable on the occasion of 71st Anniversary of Founding the People's Republic of China.       In his cable, President Xi Jinping expressed his utmost thanks for His Majesty's congratulations. He stressed his keenness on promoting the Omani-Chinese strategic relations to achieve further progress and prosperity, ...
        Muscat, Oct 26 (ONA) --- His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik has received a cable of thanks from Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmed Al Jabir al-Sabah, Emir of the State of Kuwait, in reply to His Majesty's congratulatory cable on the occasion of him taking the oath and assuming power in the sisterly State of Kuwait.      Sheikh Nawaf expressed his utmost thanks and appreciation for His Majesty the Sultan’s good feelings and best wishes. He commended the historic and fraternal relations binding the two brotherly ...
Muscat, Oct 26 (ONA) --- His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik has sent a cable of congratulations to President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow of the Republic of Turkmenistan on the occasion of his country's National Day. His Majesty expressed his sincere congratulations and best wishes of good health and happiness to President Berdimuhamedow and the friendly people of Turkmenistan further progress and prosperity. —- ...
Muscat, Oct 25 (ONA) --- His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik has sent a cable of congratulations to President  Dr. Alexander Van der Bellen  of the Republic of Austria on the occasion of his country's National Day. His Majesty the Sultan expressed his sincere congratulations and best wishes of continuous health and happiness to President Bellen and the Austrian friendly people further progress and prosperity. —- ...
Muscat, Oct 22 (ONA) – Laila bint Ahmed al Najar, Minister of Social Development, valued Royal directives issued by His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik to speed up the establishment of an integrated social assurance system to protect Social Security Scheme families and low-income families from any adverse impacts that might occur within the context of measures and procedures of the Fiscal Balance Plan.       The Minister expressed her gratitude to His Majesty the Sultan for his constant keenness to place Omani human being on top of priorities of the modern ...
Muscat, Oct 22 (ONA) – In reaffirmation of the pledge he made in earlier Royal speech-proclaiming his keenness to direct financial resources in an optimum manner and to place fiscal balance on top of the government’s priorities—His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik has approved a Medium-Term Fiscal Balance Plan (2020-2024) devised by the government.         The plan includes a set of programs whose overall goal is to lay down foundations for financial sustainability in the Sultanate, cut down debt, raise the efficiency of government spending through ...
Sumail, Oct 20 (ONA) —- With the blessings of His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik, Al Fayha Resthouse was opened today in the Wilayat of Sumail, Governorate of A’Dakhiliya.        The tourism facility was set up at the behest of the late Sultan Qaboos Bin Said Bin Taimour with the aim of encouraging domestic tourism. With its neat accommodations, the resort serves as a relaxation stopover along the highway for tourists and visitors exploring Oman’s interior.       Officially opened by Nassr bin Hamoud al Kindi, Secretary ...
Muscat, Oct 17 (ONA) —- His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik today conferred the Order of Royal Commendation on a number of Omani women. The Honourable Lady, Spouse of His Majesty the Sultan, presented the Royal Orders during a ceremony held at Al Barakah Palace today on the occasion of Omani Women’s Day. She congratulated all Omani women on the anniversary, which falls on 17 October every year. On this occasion, the Honourable Lady, Spouse of His Majesty the Sultan gave a speech reading as follows: “In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful, ...
Muscat, Oct 15 (ONA) – Dr. Ahmed bin Mohammed al-Saidi, Minister of Health, Member of the Supreme Committee tasked with tackling developments resulting from coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, expressed his deep appreciation for the continuous support of His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik to the health sector and departments dealing with the pandemic.                          Speaking at the 17th press conference held by the Supreme Committee at the Ministry of Education today, the ...
Muscat, Oct 14 (ONA) --- His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik has sent a cable of congratulations to President Emomali Rahmon of the Republic of Tajikistan on the occasion of re-electing him as a President of his country for a new presidential term.        In the cable, His Majesty expressed his sincere congratulations and best wishes of success to President Rahmon in leading the friendly Tajik people to further progress and prosperity, and the friendship relations between the two countries further development and ...
       Muscat, Oct 12 (ONA)—- His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik today issued two Royal decrees reading as follows: Royal Decree No. 120/2020 on the amendment of some provisions of the Law on Penal Procedures. Article (1) replaces the text of the Second Clause of Article (221) of the Law on Penal Procedures promulgated by Royal Decree 97/99 as follows:         “The Criminal Court shall not issue a verdict for a death sentence except upon full consensus/unanimity of views. Prior to issuing such a verdict, the Criminal Court must send ...
Muscat, Oct 11 (ONA) --- The Royal Opera House Muscat (ROHM) has unveiled its new lyrical production, a national ode codenamed “Adheem Al Majd”.   Launching Adheem Al Majid or (“Great Glory”) ballad coincides with the anniversary of opening ROHM on 12 October. The national ode celebrates various aspects of the renewed Renaissance march in the reign of His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik.                  Featuring the influential words of Omani poet Ibrahim al-Salmi, the emotional tunes of ...
Muscat, Oct 11 (ONA) --- His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik has sent a cable of congratulations to King Felipe VI of Spain on his country’s National Day.        In the cable, His Majesty expressed his sincere congratulations and best wishes of good health and happiness to King Felipe VI and the friendly people of Spain further progress and ...
Paris, Oct 8 (ONA) – French magazine Les clés du Moyen-Orient has said that economic diversification and modernisation get top priority in the policy of His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik.                               The magazine underscored His Majesty the Sultan’s keenness to pursue the landmark programme Oman Vision 2040 and his government’s quest to diversify sources of the income away from oil exports, namely through the contribution of ...
Muscat, Oct 8  (ONA) --- His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik has sent a cable of congratulations to Sheikh Mishal Al Ahmad Al Jaber al-Sabah, on the occasion of naming him as a crown prince of the sisterly State of Kuwait.          In the cable, His Majesty the Sultan expressed his sincere congratulations and best wishes of good health and wellbeing to Sheikh Mishal, praying to the Almighty Allah to grant him success at a time the brotherly people of Kuwait achieved further aspirations of progress and ...
Muscat, Oct 8 (ONA) --- His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik has received a cable of thanks from President Bidhya Devi Bhandari of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal in reply to His Majesty’s congratulatory cable on her country's National Day.      President Bhandari expressed her utmost thanks for His Majesty the Sultan's congratulations  and his best wishes to her and the friendly people of Nepal. She wished His Majesty permanent health and happiness and the Omani people further progress and ...
Muscat, Oct 8  (ONA) --- His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik has sent a cable of congratulations to President Yoweri Museveni of the Republic of Uganda, on his country's Independence Anniversary.          In the cable, His Majesty expressed his sincere congratulations and best wishes to President Museveni and the friendly people of ...
Muscat, Oct 6 (ONA) —- His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik accords attention to different equestrian sports through his continuous support to horse races organized by the Royal Horse Racing Club and by encouraging Royal Cavalry’s participation in different events abroad.               “This support is aimed at preserving this historic Arabian sport that constitutes a source of income for a large segment of Omani society. It is aimed at attracting many young people to the sport and fostering equestrian sports culture ...
Muscat, Oct 6 (ONA) --- His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik has received a cable of thanks from the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) in reply to His Majesty's condolences cable to him on the death of Prince Fahd bin Mansour bin Jalawi al-Saud. King Salman expressed his thanks for His Majesty the Sultan's generous feelings and sincere prayers, praying to the Almighty Allah to rest the bereaved's soul in peace and protect His Majesty against all harms. —- ...
Muscat, Oct 5  (ONA) --- His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tarik has sent a cable of congratulations to President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of the Arab Republic of Egypt on the occasion of the 6th of OctoberAnniversary. His Majesty the Sultan expressed his sincere congratulations and best wishes of good health and happiness to President el-Sisi and the brotherly people of Egypt further welfare and prosperity. —- ...