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       Muscat, Nov 5 (ONA) --- The Royal Opera House Muscat (ROHM) and the Omani Military Music band present annually in November a wide range of military performances, as part of the Sultanate's celebrations of its glorious National Day.         The performances will be held under the patronage of Sayyid Khalid bin Hilal Al Busaidi, Minister of the Diwan of Royal Court, with the participation of the music bands of the Royal Guard of Oman, the Royal Army of Oman, the Royal Air Force of Oman, the Royal Navy of Oman, Royal Oman Police, ...

Muscat, Nov 5 (ONA) --- His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Said has received a cable of thanks and gratitude from Chairmen of the GCC Supreme and Cassation Courts on the occasion of their fifth regular meeting, which was held in Muscat today.       In their cable, they expressed their utmost thanks and gratitude to His Majesty the Sultan and the Sultanate's government for the warm welcome and generous hospitality extended to them.        They praised the support accorded by His Majesty to the GCC blessed march, praying to Allah the Almighty to ...

       Muscat, Nov.04 (ONA) ---- The participants in the 17th meeting of the GCC Housing Ministers sent a cable of thanks and gratitude to His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Said on the occasion of the conclusion of their meeting held in Muscat today.    The participants in their cable expressed their sincere thanks and gratitude to His Majesty for the generous welcome and honor extended to them and the participating delegations in their second homeland, appreciating the support of His Majesty  and the GCC leaders to the joint housing action, praying Allah the ...

Muscat, Oct 31 (ONA) --- His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Said has cent a cable of condolences to President Moon Jae-in of the Republic of Korea on the death of his mother.       In his cable, His Majesty expressed his sincere condolences and sympathy to President Jae-in, the bereaved's family and the friendly Korean ...

Muscat, Oct 31 (ONA) --- His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Said has sent a cable of congratulations to President Abdul Qadir bin Saleh of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria on the occasion of his country's National Day.        In his cable, His Majesty the Sultan expressed his sincere congratulations along with his best wishes of good health, well-being and a long life to President Saleh, praying to Allah the Almighty for the return of this occasion on him and the brotherly people of Algeria to achieve their aspirations of progress ...

    Muscat, Oct 31 (ONA) --- His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Said has sent a cable of congratulations to Dr. Rodney Williams, Governor General of Antigua and Barbuda on the occasion of his country's Independence Anniversary.       In his cable, His Majesty the Sultan expressed his sincere congratulations and best wishes to Dr. Williams and his country’s friendly people. --- ...

       Muscat, Oct 30 (ONA) --- His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Said has received a cable of thanks and gratitude from the GCC Health Ministers on the occasion of concluding the 5th meeting of the GCC Health Minister Committee, held in Muscat today, 30 October 2019.        In their cable, they expressed their utmost thanks and gratitude to His Majesty for the warm welcome the generous hospitality extended to the participating delegations in their second homeland, valuing the support accorded by His Majesty and the GCC leaders to ...

           Muscat, Oct 30 (ONA) --- The GCC Environment Affairs Ministers sent a cable of thanks and gratitude to His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Said at the end of their 21st meeting and the conclusion of the 39th meeting of GCC Environment Undersecretaries, which were held in Muscat.          They expressed their sincere thanks and appreciation to His Majesty the Sultan for the warm welcome extended to the participating delegations. They valued the support accorded by His Majesty the Sultan and the GCC leaders to ...

Muscat, Oct.29 (ONA) ---- The GCC Ministers Responsible for Islamic Affairs and Awqaf sent today a cable of thanks and gratitude to His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Said on the occasion of the conclusion of the fifth meeting held in Muscat today.    They expressed their sincere thanks and gratitude for the warm welcome and generous hospitality extended to them and the participating delegations in their second homeland, praying to Allah the Almighty to protect his majesty and grant him a long life, good health and happiness and to grant Oman and its people progress and prosperity under ...

Muscat, Oct.29 (ONA) --- His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Said today issued two Royal decrees, as follows:   Royal Decree No. 73/2019 on the appointment of an Adviser at the Ministry of Legal Affairs.   Article (1) appoints Hussein bin Ali bin Zahir al-Hinai as Adviser at the Ministry of Legal Affairs with the Special Grade.   Article (2) says that this decree shall be published in the Official Gazette and enforced from its date of issue.   Royal Decree No. 74/2019 on the appointment of an Attorney General.   Article (1) appoints Nasr bin Khamis ...

           Muscat, Oct 28 (ONA) --- His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Said has sent a cable of congratulations to President Filipe Nyusi of the Republic of Mozambique on the occasion of him being re-elected as a President of the Republic for a new presidential term.              In his cable, His Majesty the Sultan expressed his sincere congratulations along with his best wishes of success to President Nyusi in leading the friendly people of Mozambique towards further progress, and the good ...

             Muscat, Oct 28 (ONA) --- His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Said has sent a cable of congratulations to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of the Republic of Turkey on the occasion of the 96th anniversary the declaration of the Republic.              In his cable, His Majesty expressed his sincere congratulations along with his best wishes of good health and happiness to President Erdogan and the friendly Turkish people further progress and prosperity. --- ...

Riyadh, Oct.27 (ONA) ---- Ambassador Hamad bin Rashid al- Mari, GCC Assistant Secretary-General for Legislative and Legal Affairs / Chairman of the GCC Secretariat General’s team in the organization of the GCC Days, expressed, on behalf of the Secretariat, his thanks and gratitude to His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Said, Chairman of the current session of the GCC Supreme Council, for the Sultanate’s hosting, as being the chairman of the current session, of the GCC Supreme Council of the recently concluded GCC Days. He also thanked His Majesty the Sultan for the support provided ...

     Riyadh, Oct.27 (ONA) ---- Ambassador Hamad bin Rashid al- Mari, GCC Assistant Secretary-General for Legislative and Legal Affairs / Chairman of the GCC Secretariat General’s team in the organization of the GCC Days, expressed, on behalf of the Secretariat, his thanks and gratitude to His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Said, Chairman of the current session of the GCC Supreme Council, for the Sultanate’s hosting, as being the chairman of the current session, of the GCC Supreme Council of the recently concluded GCC Days. He also thanked His Majesty the Sultan for the ...

Muscat, Oct 27 (ONA) --- His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Said has sent a cable of congratulations to President Milos Zeman of the Czech Republic on the occasion of his country's National Day.        In his cable, His Majesty expressed his sincere congratulations along with his best wishes to President Zeman and the friendly people of his country.   ---- ...

      Muscat, Oct 24 (ONA) --- Assigned by His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Said, Dr. Yahya bin Mahfoudh al-Manthri, Chairman of the State Council left here today heading to the Republic of Azerbaijan to lead the Sultanate's delegation in the 18th Summit of Heads of State or Government of the Non-Aligned Movement, scheduled to be held in the Azerbaijani Capital, Baku on October 25th and 26th.            Dr. al- Manthri is accompanied by Sheikh Khalifa bin Ali al-Harthi, Undersecretary of the Foreign Ministry for ...

         Muscat, Oct 23 (ONA) --- The GCC ministers of municipal affairs sent a cable of thanks and gratitude to His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Said at the end of their 22nd meeting, which was held in Muscat today.           They expressed their sincere thanks and appreciation to His Majesty the Sultan for the warm welcome and generous hospitality extended to the participating delegations. They valued the support provided by His Majesty the Sultan and the GCC leaders to the joint municipal ...

         Muscat, Oct 23 (ONA) --- The GCC ministers of municipal affairs sent a cable of thanks and gratitude to His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Said at the end of their 22nd meeting, which was held in Muscat today.           They expressed their sincere thanks and appreciation to His Majesty the Sultan for the warm welcome and generous hospitality extended to the participating delegations. They valued the support provided by His Majesty the Sultan and the GCC leaders to the joint municipal ...

Muscat, Oct 23 (ONA) --- His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Said has sent a cable of congratulations to President Edgar Lungu of the Republic of Zambia on the occasion of his country's Independence Anniversary.       In his cable, His Majesty expressed his sincere congratulations along with his best wishes to President Lungu and his country's friendly ...

Tokyo, Oct 22 (ONA) --- Assigned by His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Said, Sayyid Asa'ad bin Tariq al-Said, Deputy Prime Minister for International Relations and Cooperation Affairs, Personal Representative of His Majesty the Sultan took part today in the enthronement of Emperor Naruhito of Japan.        The ceremony took place at the Imperial Palace in the Japanese capital, Tokyo in the presence of a number of world leaders and high-ranking figures.     During the ceremony, Sayyid Asa'ad was accompanied by Sayyid Badr bin Hamad al-Busaidi, Secretary ...

Muscat, Oct 14 (ONA) --- His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Said today issued ten Royal Decrees, as follows:   Royal Decree No. 63/2019 on the establishment of Ministry of Technology and Communications.   Article (1) sets up a ministry under the name of “Ministry of Technology and Communications” whose prerogatives shall be defined and organizational structure shall be approved by Royal decree.   Article (2) states that all powers, prerogatives, allocations and assets of the Information Technology Authority (ITA) shall be transferred to the Ministry of ...

Muscat, Oct 14 (ONA) --- His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Said today issued ten Royal Decrees, as follows:   Royal Decree No. 63/2019 on the establishment of Ministry of Technology and Communications.   Article (1) sets up a ministry under the name of “Ministry of Technology and Communications” whose prerogatives shall be defined and organizational structure shall be approved by Royal decree.   Article (2) states that all powers, prerogatives, allocations and assets of the Information Technology Authority (ITA) shall be transferred to the Ministry of ...

Muscat, Oct 14 (ONA) --- The Ministry of Tourism, in cooperation with the Ministry of Manpower and several tourism institutions organized the first career opportunities exhibition in the tourism sector in Muscat Intercontinental Hotel today.             The exhibition comes within the framework of the efforts that aim at boosting the employment opportunities for the national manpower and enabling them to work in the tourism sector. It also comes in support of the efforts of the competent authorities on the employment of the ...

Muscat, Oct 14 (ONA) --- His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Said has sent a cable of congratulations to President Kais Saied of the Tunisian Republic on the occasion of him being elected as a new president for the Republic.     In his cable, His Majesty expressed his sincere congratulations and best wishes of success to President Saied in leading the brotherly Tunisian people and achieving their hopes and aspirations, and the good relations between the two countries further progress to serve interests of the Omani and Tunisian brotherly peoples. --- ...

Muscat, Oct 10 (ONA) --- His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Said received a cable of thanks and gratitude from the GCC Culture Ministers on conclusion of the 23rd Meeting of the GCC Culture Ministers Committee, which was held in Muscat today.     In their cable, they expressed their utmost thanks and gratitude for the warm welcome and generous hospitality extended to them in the Sultanate. They valued the support provided by His Majesty the Sultan and his brothers the GCC Leaders to the march of the GCC joint culture action.        They prayed to Allah the ...

Muscat, Oct 10 (ONA) --- His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Said received a cable of thanks and gratitude from the GCC Culture Ministers on conclusion of the 23rd Meeting of the GCC Culture Ministers Committee, which was held in Muscat today.     In their cable, they expressed their utmost thanks and gratitude for the warm welcome and generous hospitality extended to them in the Sultanate. They valued the support provided by His Majesty the Sultan and his brothers the GCC Leaders to the march of the GCC joint culture action.        They prayed to Allah the ...

Muscat, Oct 9 (ONA) --- His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Said received a cable of thanks and gratitude from the GCC Ministers of Education on the end of their 9th consultative meeting held in Muscat today.           In their cable, they expressed their sincere thanks and gratitude to His Majesty for the warm welcome and generous hospitality extended to them and to the participating delegations, which had a positive impact on the success of the meeting.       They valued the Sultanate's efforts in supporting march ...

Muscat, Oct 9 (ONA) --- His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Said has sent a cable of congratulations to President Jioji Konrote of the Republic of Fiji on the occasion of his country's Independence Anniversary.      In his cable, His Majesty expressed his sincere congratulations and best wishes to President Konrote and the friendly people of Fiji. --- ...

          Muscat, Oct 8 (ONA) --- GCC ministers of education sent a cable of thanks and gratitude to His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Said at the end of their 3rd meeting concluded in Muscat today.           They expressed their sincere thanks and appreciation to His Majesty for the warm welcome and generous hospitality extended to them. They valued the support accorded by His Majesty and the GCC leaders to the joint education work march. They prayed to Allah the Almighty to protect His Majesty and ...

Muscat, Oct 8 (ONA) --- His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Said has sent a cable of congratulations to President Yoweri Museveni of the Republic of Uganda on the occasion of his country's Independence Anniversary.     In his cable, His Majesty expressed his sincere congratulations and best wishes to President Museveni and the friendly Ugandan people. --- ...