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Six hundred delegates, including 300 from abroad, will take part in the three-day International Conference on the Development of Secondary Education, which has been put off by one day and will held from December 22.

A Bahraini businesswoman has been charged with embezzlement in Oman after local investors filed complaints with the Royal Oman Police.

Omani Ruler His Majesty Sultan Qaboos's historic decision to allow citizens above the age of 21 years to vote in Majlis Ash Shura elections has been hailed as the right step towards democracy.

Juma'ah bin Ali bin Juma'ah, Oman's Minister of Manpower, praised the GCC Supreme Council's resolutions on efforts to provide jobs to nationals and facilitate labour movement in the GCC states.

OIB becomes first in Oman to launch Visa smart card

Oman destroys tainted frozen chicken

Oman Air prepares to spread its wings

Dr Santosh Laad, a senior Consultant and Head of Neurosurgical Department at the Al Khoula Hospital, told Gulf News yesterday that high-speed road accidents are a major cause of head injuries. "High speed accidents not only cause head injuries but also other poly traumas."

Oman tries to make milk popular among students

The Royal Oman Police (ROP) apprehended a bank robber just 15 hours after he staged a heist at the Oman Arab Bank's (OAB) Ma'awaleh branch, late on Monday afternoon.

Pehla loses Star Plus from its bouquet

Dr Ibrahim M. Abdel Rahim, the WHO Representative in Oman, told Gulf News yesterday: "Nowadays people spend most of their time behind wheels, in front of television and computers and that's unhealthy. I will say television is the biggest villain." The TV watching habit leads to lack of physical activities, he added.