Salalah

Saudi ACWA Power Wins Water Desalination Project

Riyadh - Muslimchronicle

A consortium led by Saudi-based ACWA Power has been awarded the Salalah Independent Water Project by the Oman Power and Water Procurement Company. The plant will be located in Salalah, Dhofar region and will have a capacity to generate 25 million gallons per day of desalinated water using reverse osmosis technology. The consortium also includes Veolia, Veolia Middle East and Dhofar International Development &Read more

Pact on minimum wage with a company for Omanis in Dhofar

Salalah - Musimchronicle

Ministry of Manpower, represented by the Directorate General of Manpower, Governorate of Dhofar signed, yesterday, the minutes of an agreement with the Health Food Company LLC, on increasing the minimum wage of national employees in Oman effective from September. The agreement ensures that the minimum wage shall not be less than OMR430 for the company’s existing employees and for anyRead more

Listed companies distribute OMR418m dividend

Muscat - Arab today

Listed firms on the Muscat Securities Market have announced that they will distribute OMR417.6 million worth of dividend to their shareholders. The cash dividends approved by the annual general meetings that were held in March stood ataboutOMR360 million. Still, a number of companies announced that they will distribute interim cash dividends in the coming months, the most notable of whichRead more

Cruise ship visits Salalah

Salalah - Arab today

A cruise ship "Black Watch" visited Salalah Port on Monday with 946 passengers on board as part of its tour programme to several ports around the world. Passengers of the cruise ship visited major archeological, historic and tourist landmarks renowned in the Governorate of Dhofar, besides visiting beaches and markets in Salalah. The cruise ship "Black Watch" came from MaldivesRead more

Oman crime: 18 arrested in drug smuggling rackets

Muscat - Arab today

Seven drug smuggling operations were foiled in Dhofar waters, the ROP announced on Tuesday. The Coast Guard Police and the Anti-Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Department, led by Dhofar Governorate police, have recently foiled seven drug smuggling operations in Omani territorial waters around Salalah airport. 18 people were arrested in connection with the operations, all of Arab and Asian nationalities. Read more

Two Indian expats found dead in Oman

Muscat - Arab Today

Two expats from the south Indian state of Kerala have been found dead in Salalah, a spokesman for the Royal Oman Police has confirmed. The victims were found dead in Dahariz. It is not yet known if their deaths are connected. According to sources, one victim was found dead in his apartment and the other victim was found dead inRead more

First Arab Forum for Women Entrepreneurs Opens in Salalah

Salalah - QNA

The First Arab Forum for Women Entrepreneurs kicked off in Salalah in the Sultanate of Oman on Tuesday to discuss various issues ranging from opportunities, marketing and training to support policies. The three-day forum is organized by the Women Entrepreneurs Committee in Dhofar and Salalah chapter of the Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OCCI). The forum willRead more

Omani Foreign Minister Meets African Union Envoy to Libya

Muscat - Arab Today

Yousef bin Alawi bin Abdullah, Omani Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs met in Salalah today with Jakaya Kikwete, former Tanzanian President and Special Envoy of the African Union to Libya, on the sidelines of meetings of the Libyan Constitutional Drafting Assembly, being hosted by the Sultanate. Oman News Agency said the meeting discussed the developments of situations at the LibyanRead more