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Oman needs to revise its copyright laws to take into account recent industry developments, Jawad Al Redha, regional director, Business Software Alliance (BSA), told Gulf News.

Oman led Middle East efforts towards airport privatisation when Oman Airport Management Co formally took over management of the country's Seeb and Salalah airports on Monday.

The number of Internet subscribers in the Arab world has rapidly increased last year, as some 368,280 new users subscribed to the network last year, while the available international Internet bandwidth grew at a faster rate of 155 per cent to add 1.205 gbps in available bandwidth for the eight Arab states - Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Syria and the UAE.

One cannot attend an official function in Oman and not be awed by the elaborately crafted daggers men proudly wear tucked into an intricately designed belt. Not to fear, however.

The Sultanate of Oman's Information and Awareness Department at the Ministry of Regional Municipalities and the Environment has won the prize for environment awareness in the GCC Award for Environment 2000-01 series.

The first Middle East executive retreat will be held at the Judge Institute of Management, Cambridge University's business school, from June 19 to 22, with the themes covered relevant to decision-makers in this region.

The Oman government is actively pursuing an e-governance strategy to provide online access to government information and services.

The next joint military exercises for Omani armed forces will be held in 2003 with other GCC countries, an Omani general said yesterday.

The next joint military exercises for Omani armed forces will be held in 2003 with other GCC countries, an Omani general said yesterday.

In an initiative to boost the fledgling film industry in the Gulf, Oman has held its first film festival showing what organisers call "quality" films from neighbouring countries.

The Wonders of Gold exhibition will open today bringing a golden sheen to Muscat - and money into many of the exhibitors' pockets.

Oman's first film festival has been a success in terms of the awareness it has generated about the Gulf's fledgling film industry.